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Get jump on gardening - start seeds
Now that you’ve selected the seeds you’d like to grow in your garden, you might be considering starting some of those plants indoors.By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , January 27, 2010
Top picks for gardening catalogs 
The top question I am asked at this time of year is, “What garden catalogs do you like best?”
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , January 20, 2010
Extension offers training for 4-H judges
Youth development is the goal of 4-H, the youth organization of the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
January 13, 2010
Tips for growing winter plants
The spring garden catalogs have been filling my mailbox, and I am always impressed by the pictures of perennial borders filled to bursting with beautiful plants.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , January 13, 2010
Native prairie plantings provide ideal habitat for wildlife
Douglas County sits just on the eastern edge of what once was a vast prairie; 18 million acres that stretched across the state from southeast to northwest.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , January 06, 2010
Hoppin' John and black-eyed peas
Growing up in Maryland, and living much of my adult life in the southern United States, I have adopted the tradition of serving up black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , December 29, 2009
Last-minute gifts for the gardener
Do you have an avid gardener on your Christmas list? There’s still time to shop for that special, gardening Christmas present.
December 16, 2009
Holiday flowers can lighten up dark winter evenings
I love a little color among my Christmas greenery, and am sorely tempted by all the beautiful Christmas flowers that show up this time of the year.
December 09, 2009
Caring for your fresh-cut trees
It’s beginning to feel like the holiday season, and that can only mean one thing to my family: the annual trek to cut down our own Christmas tree.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , December 02, 2009
Welcome to winter
After a long day, I returned home yesterday to find the setting sun highlighting a lawn full of spider webs.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , November 24, 2009
Getting rid of common buckthorn
Buckthorn, a small, shrubby tree, is a nonnative species that has become a big problem in Minnesota’s woodlands and wetlands.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , November 18, 2009
Preparing your trees for winter
Winter kill of shrubs and trees was a huge problem last year. Sun scald, root injury, snow and ice damage and animal damage are a few of the threats your trees and shrubs face each year.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , November 11, 2009
Becoming a master gardener
As the garden season draws to a close, you might be asking yourself, “Now what?”
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , November 04, 2009
Forcing bulbs
Those first few flakes of winter have fallen and melted (and fallen again!). The turtlenecks and sweaters have made their way to my dresser and I am eagerly looking forward to the coming season… until it lasts forever.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , October 28, 2009
Fall bird feeding bustles: Workshop scheduled for November 4
The seasonal horde of red-winged blackbirds clamored in the trees around my house in mid-September, and set off for warmer climes. With the exit of these noisy birds comes the start of the fall bird feeding season, and the bird feeders out my kitchen window are bustling with activity.
By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , October 21, 2009
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