GARDENING
Local master gardener to appear on TV show 
With the short growing season, gardeners need to bring color and texture inside with the use of houseplants. Jeanne Back, Douglas County master gardener in Alexandria, shows “Prairie Yard and Garden” host Larry Zilliox varieties to consider along with tips for year-long care.
March 14, 2009
Become a master gardener in 2009
Do you have an active interest in gardening? Do you have a desire to share your gardening interest with others? Are you willing to learn more about gardening? Are you able to communicate with groups of people? If you answered yes to these questions, you have the qualities of a potential master gardener.
January 10, 2009
New year is like a garden: Full of anticipation
It’s hard to believe that the new year is already here. What a year it has been! I can’t help but reflect back on the past year’s accomplishments while eagerly looking forward to the year ahead.
By By Carrie Barre-LiBaire, Extension Educator , December 30, 2008
Down-to-earth gardening
One of the best gardening practices I have learned is to keep a garden journal.
By Carrie Barre-LiBaire - Extension Educator , October 08, 2008
Warmer than normal fall awaits
Good news for us gardeners! The University of Minnesota Extension climatologist, Mark Seely, along with the National Weather Service are predicting that after September 15 we are going to have a warmer than normal fall through November.
By By Carrie Barre-LiBaire, Extension educator , September 24, 2008
Horticulture Night is July 31
Garden tours, horticultural demonstrations, hands-on family activities, special activities, picnic, music, art, farm tour, and an educational trade show will combine to create the 38th annual Horticulture Night, a wonderful evening for the whole family.
July 23, 2008
How to cut down on weeding
Now that the garden soils have warmed up, put down some mulch to conserve moisture and prevent weeds from growing.
By By Larry Zilliox, Extension educator , June 11, 2008
Insect problems are popping up
Spring seems to have arrived but the warm weather must have taken a different route. The cold nights are setting many plants back and delaying the planting of the garden.
By By Larry Zilliox, Extension educator , May 28, 2008
How do plants know when it's spring?
A recent article piqued my interest in the Yard and Garden News on the University of Minnesota Extension Web site by Charlie Rohwer and Chris Currey where graduate students in the Department of Horticulture posed this question: “How do plants know when it is spring?” The article seemed appropriate to the recent late season snowstorm and the below normal temperatures that followed.
By By Larry Zilliox, Extension educator , May 07, 2008
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