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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…
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…
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.”…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Is your aunt, I mean, ant visiting soon?
Well, the big thaw is on, and as the soil warms up, so do the insects that spent their winters…
Late February tasks: Bring some in, take some out
We are almost there, teetering on the edge … of Meteorological Spring. But wait, there are some activities you can…
Mid-February and the garden is waking up … or is it?
It is so tempting, isn’t it? That first whiff of spring soil smell, maybe a robin chortling in the distance?…
Time to Take an Agonizing Reappraisal of Your Garden
For the gardener, February brings dazzling dreams of the garden season ahead. By now, your mailbox has been stuffed with…