Ask Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteer James Hargrove “I am not retiring in Min-ne-so-ta, just so you know,” is how my dearly departed wife (Diane) informed me that she had her eye on St…. Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Recently I wrote about Firebush, Hamelia patens, a great summer shrub. Today, it’s Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia triloba, a tough summer flowering plant with a profusion of sunny yellow… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens This year, I tried something new for my butterfly garden. I wanted a tall, vigorous plant for my bed of sunflowers and giant cosmos, something that would bloom during… Read More
September 16 is National Guacamole Day but avocados can be used as part of a healthy diet for your family throughout the year in a number of ways. There are actually entire restaurants based on… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens Now that August/September is here, it is time to start some cabbage seeds. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitate) is a versatile, useful vegetable that is very easy to… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Michele Hackmeyer Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) is a common landscaping plant in our area and I have several in my yard. They are not actually palms, but members of the ancient… Read More
For all my years in the classroom, I never let students say the “d-word” when discussing soil science. In some instances, we had a “d-word” swear collection jar of a quarter when you used the… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer Linda Clemens One of the first things that we plant in our fall garden is a mild, heat resistant green called mustard spinach, also known as tendergreen mustard or komatsuna. Mustard… Read More
Did you ever want to grow something for the dinner table in your yard, but said I don’t have the space, or I don’t have the time, or it seems like a lot of hard… Read More
