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Use Smart Gardening practices to help ward off potential tomato diseases
Published on July 24, 2015
Smart gardeners can reduce the chance of tomato diseases by improving cultural practices of watering, crop rotation and good sanitation. -
Benefits of plants: Life as we know it, live it and pay for it
Published on July 22, 2015
Have you promoted the benefits of plants at your greenhouse business lately? Consider promoting how plants benefit our planet, lives and wallet. -
Identifying and managing caterpillar pests of the cabbage family
Published on July 20, 2015
Home gardening strategies for identifying and managing caterpillars that feed on cabbages and their relatives. -
Master Gardeners help spread Smart Gardening message to Michigan residents
Published on July 15, 2015
Three Upper Peninsula Master Gardener trainees completed the Smart Gardening outreach training and are spreading the environmentally friendly soils, plants, lawns and vegetables message. -
Grow It, Cook It, Eat It workshops offer gardening, nutrition and recipe preparation lessons
Published on July 10, 2015
Tips to select, harvest and prepare fresh greens, root vegetables, pumpkins and squash available at local farmer’s markets. -
Kids, eat your Z-relish! How healthy eating inspired a food product
Published on July 9, 2015
Parent’s efforts to get their children to eat vegetables lead to the development of a new zucchini-based relish. -
MSU Ag Tech expands off-campus certificate programs and sites this fall
Published on July 8, 2015
New off-campus certificate programs and additional community college partners will increase access to Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology classes. -
Explore Farm to School at Tollgate Education Farm Center
Published on July 7, 2015
Educational site in Southeastern Michigan offers youth the opportunity to experience farm to table in action. -
Cucumber downy mildew management practices for home gardeners
Published on June 23, 2015
Cucumber downy mildew is in Michigan now. Look for spots on cucumber leaves. -
Peach harvest dates available on MSU Enviro-weather
Published on June 23, 2015
New Enviro-weather tools help growers estimate when different peach varieties mature.