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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Our biweekly crop by crop growing season prep series continues. This week we are focusing on onions. The more you know about these likely issues, the better prepared you will be to deal with them.   Seeding time: weighing the risks of a...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Part of Japanese beetle trapping is disposing of hundreds of smelly, writhing beetles on a regular basis.   As we flip through garden catalogs and scroll horticulture supply websites, products new and old advertise the ways they can make...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   A hornworm parasitized by beneficial wasps   While not grown for food, a cover crop can be a powerful ally in maintaining a productive, healthy garden. One of the ways cover crops can help is by suppressing weeds and breaking up pest...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   After the first couple of warm sunny days in March, we start to get the emails. “Is it still okay to prune my oak trees, or should I be concerned about oak wilt?”   I’m always happy to respond to these emails. It shows that the homeowners...
Helen Allen, 92 Helen Lucille Allen, of South Haven, passed away at the age of 92 on March 12, 2021 at home with her family by her side. Helen was born in Ortonville, on Feb. 23, 1929. Helen was predeceased by parents, Roy and Myrtle Hoffbeck, of Big Stone City; sisters, Dorothy Philomene Hoffbeck...
Anniversaries   50th Anniversary Richard and Lynette Gocken, of Brainerd, will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on March 26, 2021. The happy couple is pictured on their wedding day. Congratulations and love from your family. (P25, D28)   Graduations   Western Governors University, ...
Easter is almost here! This week we have a few more ideas for a tasty Easter meal. If you have a favorite dish, that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available, can be submitted to ads@thedrummer.com. Golden Pickled Eggs...
New parents may not be able to visualize that one day their largest expenditures won't be centralized around providing necessities for their children. Adults go though many years of paying for diapers, toys, clothing, food, and education for their children. Yet, when the children have flown the...

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