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Staking provides support to newly planted or damaged trees, but is not always necessary. Stem attachment materials should be wide and flexible to prevent damage to the tree. Straightening wind-blown ...

Featured events Hennepin County Master Gardener garden tour Saturday, July 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hennepin County residences Event subject (s): Yard and garden Olmsted County Master Gardeners ...

Japanese beetles are on the move. Check trees for flood stress, thin overcrowded plants, harvest garlic, and don't mow when the heat is high. Minnesota has a world-class health care system, high rates ...

A few simple habits can turn your yard from a mosquito breeding ground into a far more comfortable place to spend a Minnesota summer. When the sky finally clears after a severe storm, you may find ...

Horsehair or gordian worms are long, slender worms related to nematodes. When they are immature, they are parasites of insects, arthropods and other invertebrate animals. They are harmless to people ...

Minnesota 4-H is the largest youth development program in the state, serving over 50,000 young people every year. We offer hands-on learning opportunities across Minnesota for youth in kindergarten ...

Orange hawkweed is an invasive species. Orange hawkweed is found in northern moist pastures, forest openings, abandoned fields, clearcuts and roadsides. Hawkweeds colonize and can rapidly dominate a ...

Cover crops are grown outside of the cash crop growing season, usually seeded in the fall and killed before spring planting. Keeping living roots in the ground year-round can improve water management, ...

June-bearing strawberry harvest season is a very busy 3-6 weeks from mid-June to mid-July. Day-neutral strawberries must be harvested every 1-3 days from early July through October, or until the ...

Rhizosphaera needle cast is a fungal disease of spruce trees that causes needles to turn brown and fall off. Trees stressed from drought, poor planting practices or other factors are more likely to ...

The larvae of many scarab beetle species are often collectively referred to as white grubs – Phyllophaga, several species (spp.); Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae – and can be found in soil, decaying wood and ...