Watering for the garden and garden visitors

May 15, 2025 /

Water. They call it the new oil in that it is becoming a scarcer and scarcer resource. But we all need it. Heck, we are…

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It is the dawning of the age of asparagus

May 1, 2025 / Comments Off on It is the dawning of the age of asparagus

I so often talk about how gardening isn’t a Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman. If you aren’t old enough to know what I am talking about,…

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Getting to the bare root of it all

May 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Getting to the bare root of it all

Everyone is in full garden mode now that we finally have a few warmer days, and the garden centers and big box stores are humming…

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Butterfly Magnets: If you plant them, they will come

April 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Butterfly Magnets: If you plant them, they will come

One of the most-asked questions I and my Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers get is about the most popular insect we know … butterflies:…

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Want to Rescue Wild Animals? Hands Off!

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Want to Rescue Wild Animals? Hands Off!

Spring brings many things — warmer temperatures (or not), greener grass, daffodils blooming, and wildlife getting in the “family way.” Usually, my columns focus on…

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‘Giant Wisconsin Mosquitoes’ and Other Gardening Misconceptions

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on ‘Giant Wisconsin Mosquitoes’ and Other Gardening Misconceptions

I am asked a lot of interesting gardening questions every year, it is actually one of the very favorite parts of my job. In a…

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Growing Your Own Groceries Not Always Cheap or Easy

April 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Growing Your Own Groceries Not Always Cheap or Easy

The egg prices have been in the news for several months now, and occasionally I will have people ask me if it would just be…

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White, yellow, red, green, candy and more — All about Onions

March 20, 2025 / Comments Off on White, yellow, red, green, candy and more — All about Onions

Onions — as strong as the flavor and smell can be is the opinion people have about them. I am not suggesting anyone try to…

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Spring, and the hills are alive … literally

March 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Spring, and the hills are alive … literally

Spring has either sprung (meteorologically, March 1) or will soon be springing (astronomically, March 20). But some things are popping up all over that I…

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Ready, set, grow! Getting the jump on Mother Nature where you can

March 13, 2025 / Comments Off on Ready, set, grow! Getting the jump on Mother Nature where you can

There are some garden topics that I feel a need to repeat every year. Because no matter how many times I go over them or…

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