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From The Ground Up
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Gardeners are learners, and our landscapes are outdoor laboratories full of questions that keep us looking for answers. We are always searching for ways to broaden our horticulture knowledge base. How can I improve my soil? What insect is...
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Dormant pruning of various fruit crops is often done after the coldest parts of winter have passed, and before bud break begins, allowing enough time to finish the total acreage. However, from now until the time you start pruning, it can...
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Given that it's November, we're far away from the start of the growing season, but now is a good time to think about ordering apple bare root trees for future plantings; which may mean receiving plants for establishment in 2026 when...
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Image: The cycle of growth, fall acclimation, and dormancy that a perennial fruit crop goes through each year. These stages are all necessary for its growth, reproduction, and survival, and can provide a lens that helps growers better...
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With the upcoming deadline for the Beginning Farmer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant program, we are publishing a series of articles about low cost equipment that can make farming more efficient on a small-scale. All of the equipment...
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By the middle of the century, Minnesota’s climate will be remarkably different than it is today.
Northern regions of the state are projected to experience up to 25 fewer days with lows below freezing by 2060, and southern areas could...
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The Four Directions Medicine Garden (Tȟatúye Tόpa Pȟežúta-Ožúpi in Lakota)
At “The Barn,” a historic farm-turned-office building that houses the University of Minnesota Extension in Ramsey County, there are two distinctly different...
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Family forest ownerships make up one-third of all forested land in Minnesota, making them the largest landowner group in the state — collectively bigger than lands held by either the USDA Forest Service, DNR, or private industry. Over 200,...
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A group of students and researchers reviewed proper tree planting and protection techniques and planted 75 seedlings at the Urban Forestry Outreach and Research Nursery.
On a recent Friday, a group of University of Minnesota students...
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Continue to water trees and shrubs until the ground freezes.
Even this late in the season, there are still things you can do to prepare your lawns and gardens to manage the winter and emerge healthier next spring.
Late fall gardening...
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