In March, I wrote about gardening to stimulate the senses. In that article I mentioned using vertical gardening techniques so I can better smell my herbs. That small blurb inspired me to do more vertical gardening this year. Vertical gardening, in my yard, creates another way to interact with my plants. It also creates challenges […]
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Some of our favorite childhood memories may be of home-preserved foods: delicious dill pickles, spicy salsa, and sweet jams and jellies. And many of us enjoy sharing these favorite items with family and friends. But how do we know that these family favorites are safe and of good quality to share?
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Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak and guidelines from Wisconsin Department of Health Services, UW-Madison, and federal agencies:
Read more for how this will impact the Wisconsin Master Gardener Program.
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There are all kinds of herbs used for cooking, fragrance, medicinally, or in crafts. Read about a favorite of many people — basil — as well as some less common herbs you might want to try to grow, and how to dry herbs in these archived articles:
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Well, as I look out into my far western Wisconsin backyard here in early December, I’ve been seeing a lot of brown. Different shades of brown, but overall, brown. I’ve been okay with brown and relatively warm temperatures for this time of year, but as I write this the temperatures are dropping and snow is predicted. […]
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I have a common problem with my yard. It is getting shadier every year. Last year I finally had to give in to the lack of sunlight in my perennial beds and stop trying to grow anything that needs more than half shade. That means about 75% of all the plants I drool over at […]
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Scott Reuss, Marinette County UW-Extension Horticulture Educator, clucks about the role of poultry in the garden
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Last spring was full of heartache as we had to take down some really important big trees in our backyard. We lost a 25+ year old honeylocust that was scarily hanging over a powerline as well as a large ash. (Part of the honeylocust is shown in the picture… see that included bark, crack, and […]
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Horticulture Educator Jeremy Erickson shares with you a few tried and true vegetable varieties that have been successful in his central Wisconsin garden.
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Horticulture Educator Matt Cogger discusses strategies to avoid damage from voles on your woody plants.
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