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Sharing Gardening Resources & Knowledge
Developed by Heidi Heiland of Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens, "Sharing Gardening Resources & Knowledge" was created with the desire to not only share 30+ years of gardening experience, but to provide a community for discussion with gardeners in and around Minnesota.
Friday, October 30, 2009
The Inner City Tennis, 5th annual benefit for KIDSPEED
To learn more about ICT and KIDSPEED click on this link: http://www.innercitytennis.org/
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Bulbs!
Winter Preparation
- Which perennials do we choose, those that bear no winter interest or are more prone to get fungal diseases, such as peony, irs, monarda, roses and phlox. Perennials that are typically left up for winter interest include, astible, rudbeckia, echinacea, sedums, and various grasses.
- Another important item to take care of before the deep freeze sets in, is storing away your breakable pots. Often when the soil is left in the pots and kept outside over the winter, moisture accumulates in the soil and then goes through the freeze/thaw cycle often times causing your ceramic pots to crack. The best way to protect your breakable pots is to empty out the soil and store them inside a garage or shed.
- Hoses are another important garden tool. Once you've decided it's time to shut off the outside water, it is also a good time to prepare your hoses. They should be drained of standing water and properly stored out of the elements.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Cool Nights and Your Vegetables
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Which common weed is a healthy addition to any salad?
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/98promotions/april/recipes.html
Is Playing in the Soil Beneficial?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive insect native to Asia. This insect infects and kills North American ash species to include, green, white, black and blue ash trees. Since its discovery on the North American continent in 2002 originally in Michigan, it has now been seen in 12 states and two Canadian provinces. In May of 2009 the EAB has been discovered in the Twin Cities Metro Area, in particular, St. Paul. The adult beetle will eat the leaves of an ash tree causing little damage. It is the larvae (immature stage or the borer stage) that tunnels into the outside bark (what we see) of ash trees feeding on the inner bark. This inner bark transports nutrients and water between the leaves and the roots of the tree allowing it to live. Once the tree has been infected with the borer, the EAB disrupts the trees ability to transport water and nutrients from the canopy and the root system and vice versa.
What to look for:
- D-shaped exit holes (made by the adult) on the outer bark of branches and trunks
- The adult insect has metallic green wing covers and a coppery red or purple abdomen. They are about 3/8 to 5/8” long. Present from late May to early September but most common in June and July.
- A declining leaf canopy beginning in the top 1/3rd progressing until the tree bare
- Epicormic shoots-sprouts growing from roots or base of trunk and leaves larger than normal
- Increased woodpecker activity
What you should do if discovered:
Call the Minnesota Arrest-the-Pest Hotline (1-888-545-6684)