Minnesota

Lesser known trees and shrubs for Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Brandon Miller Everyone can appreciate the flowers and fruit of a crabapple tree or the year-long beauty of a juniper. But Brandon Miller, a University of Minnesota Extension specialist in horticulture science, is engaging applied plant...

Future climate information for Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu New tool, Minnesota CliMAT, informs long-term local planning The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) recently launched an interactive online tool that offers highly localized future climate information for...

How loud will cicadas be in Minnesota?

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Cicada shells are easy to find on the side of trees and on sidewalks in the summer. Photo: Herbert A. 'Joe' Pase III, Texas A&M Forest Service, Bugwood.org You may have seen on your social media that people are predicting a loud...

New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently announced the discovery of invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in Lake Winona, near Alexandria, Minnesota. Signal crayfish are native to the Pacific Northwest region of...

Recommended trees and plants for the Driftless Area in Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Map of woodlands of Minnesota, courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Today we're sharing our recommended trees and plants for the Rochester Plateau and Blufflands (region 9 on the map), also commonly referred to as the...

Recommended trees and plants for east-central Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Map of woodlands of Minnesota, courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources We’re back again with more climate resilient and critter-friendly tree and plant lists! For those of you looking to rewild your backyard woods, all of...

Pale swallow-wort: A noxious weed in Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Pale swallow-wort forms small buds before flowering. Be on the lookout for pale swallow-wort, one of the newer noxious weeds in Minnesota. A vining herbaceous plant originally from Russia and Ukraine, pale swallow-wort has smooth, green...

A patchwork of new experiences for Minnesota beekeeper

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Lucy, 2, enjoys outdoor time on one of many quilts made by her bee-enthusiast father, Willie Gabbard. You could say Willie Gabbard’s love of honey bees is in his very fabric. He has even made a quilt that diagrams a hive’s eggs, larvae...

Growing cool-season vegetables in Minnesota

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu By March, gardeners are eager to start planting cool-season spring vegetables. There are some common problems with cool-season veggies in Minnesota including bolting, lack of head formation, and bitterness in Brassicas, lettuce and spinach...

‘Where Water Reflects the Sky’

On May 11, 1858, the territory of Minnesota officially became a state. It is one of 28 states whose name is derived from Native American origins. “Mni” is the Dakota word for water, while ‘Sota’ has been known to have varying interpretations, depending on who you ask, according to WCCO. Meaning...