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One of the joys of summer is homegrown sweet corn, picked right outside your back door and plopped straight into a pot of boiling water or onto the grill. The advantage of having a home garden is that you can pick and savor your...
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Know the average first frost date in your area will help you calculate when to plant these late vegetables.
Some vegetables will tolerate some frost and keep growing even when temperatures are in the low forties. Others cannot...
Sweetcorn, cabbage, beans, beets, onions, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and so much more can be found at the local Farmers Markets and food stands. Be sure to check out one close to you and get in on all that fresh, locally-grown produce.
Canning season has begun! In no time, it will be in full...
The Backyard Bumble Bee Count is an iNatualist citizen science project that will help the organizations and agencies committed to conserving the endangered rusty patched bumble bee and all bumble bees. This count is open until August 2, 2020.
Anyone with an iNaturalist account can take part in this...
Peonies and iris are long-lived favorite perennials for Minnesota. Peonies can easily outlive their gardeners and may not need to be divided or moved. Iris, especially bearded iris, benefit from regular division and flower better when they are regularly divided. August is a good time to divide...
White, yellow or brown blotches on fruit raise alarm bells, but they may be sunburn rather than a disease or chemical injury. This article lay out clues to identifying fruit damage as sunburn or another issues.
Hot weather, strong sunlight, and low humidity are a recipe for sunburn on fruit crops...
Cicada killer on top of a cicada
With news of “murder hornets” in the U.S., Minnesotans have been wary of large wasp-like insects flying around. Murder hornets have not been found in Minnesota, but there are some native insects that may seem similar, such as the elm sawfly and the cicada...
Lots of fresh produce can be found at the area Farmers Markets and produce stands, along with many other locally produced items, such as maple syrup and honey. Here are a few recipes utilizing those fresh goodies.
If you have a favorite summertime recipe that you would like to share, we would...
The year 2020 is one few people will soon forget. Life changed dramatically and perhaps forever in 2020, when the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 forced billions of people across the globe to make sacrifices in an effort to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly virus.
The...
Midsummer is when we start to see all kinds of problems in cucurbit crops. This article provides a brief overview of potential problems and interventions that growers can address at this point in the season.
Disease pressure
While there are whole host of pathogens that affect cucurbits this time...
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