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Extension offers information and resources to help prepare for and recover from the effects of extreme weather, including damage to homes, buildings, crops and lawns, as well as tools for financial recovery.
Flood resources
After a...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Shrub pruning videos series
Extension Yard and Garden has a new series of shrub pruning videos on our Trees and shrubs webpage to help you with your seasonal pruning. Pruning can be both scary and really satisfying, and we want to help....
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
With March behind us, plants are in greenhouses and the growing season is approaching. Refresh yourself on tools for managing pests here.
Cucumber beetle is a pest to be prepared for. Photo: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
We've developed a new webpage for growers to learn about projected climate changes in Minnesota, and strategies for resilience that are specific to Minnesota, and to vegetable farming.
Climate models project the following about our future...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
With spring right around the corner (perhaps sooner than we think), Extension Yard and Garden pages have some great resources to help you get your landscape ready for the 2024 growing season. Here are some late-season resources for...
Homeowners enjoy gardening for many different reasons. In addition to adding beauty to a property, gardens can offset grocery costs by yielding tasty produce. They also offer important habitats and food sources for both insects and animals.
While growing a vegetable or flower garden can turn into a...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
The Extension horticulture team has been hard at work creating new resources for home gardeners and professionals alike. We hope you find these new web pages and videos helpful as you get busy in Minnesota landscapes!
Annual flowers
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Following the extreme drought conditions last summer, many growers are reconsidering their irrigation infrastructure. While long-term climate trends actually show our climate is becoming wetter, projections show an increased likelihood of...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
A bumblebee foraging on self-heal
UMN Extension has new materials on everything you need to know to grow your own bee lawn! UMN researchers have spent several years studying bee lawns and the pollinators that benefit from them. These...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
We all know the varieties we select are one of the most important factors in how the farm season ahead will go. When flipping through seed catalogs, we are bombarded with acronyms for resistances and lots of big claims. Below are some...
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