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Watering strategies to keep a garden productive 

Published on June 26, 2025
Keeping a garden properly irrigated requires knowing how much water to use and the right way to water.
Safeguard against spreading the invasive box tree moth

Published on June 23, 2025
Have you noticed heavy box tree moth damage on your boxwoods this season? Here's what you need to know about safely disposing of infested plants.
Tips for managing lawns during high temperatures

Published on June 23, 2025
High temperatures and heat indexes have been stressing turfgrass lately. Michigan State University Extension offers simple reminders as the heat continues this week.
The start of summer is here when strawberries appear

Published on June 23, 2025
Freezing strawberries will extend the just picked flavor for later in the year.
2025 Conservation Stewards Program now registering for 6 cohort locations

Published on June 20, 2025
The Michigan Conservation Stewards Program offers multiple weeks of instruction delivered between September and November 2025, including weekly online course content, in-person lectures, field instruction, and more.
Registration opens July 2 for MSU Extension’s fall online Foundations of Gardening course

Published on June 18, 2025
Foundations of Gardening is a 10-week online course packed full of information to help you grow a healthier and more sustainable garden. Learn how to be a great gardener from Michigan State University Extension experts.
National Pollinator Week at MSU – planting for the future

Published on June 16, 2025
The MSU campus is buzzing with activity this summer.
Tips for growing and maintaining cut flowers in your garden

Published on June 13, 2025
Learn how to grow healthy cut flowers and keep them blooming with key maintenance techniques like pinching, deadheading and support.
Maximize your summer harvest with companion planting

Published on June 12, 2025
Companion planting, also known as intercropping, is “cropping” up on social media as if it is the latest garden discovery. But companion planting can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations.
Explore adaptive farming in action: Visit an AgrAbility client’s farm in Allegan County

Published on June 5, 2025
Join MSU Extension staff for a visit to an AgrAbility client’s farm and see how assistive technology helps farmers overcome physical challenges and continue working in agriculture.