MSU Extension Gardening in Michigan

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• Potting soils and seed-starting mixes for your garden

  Published on February 28, 2013
  Healthy garden vegetables and flowers begin with good soils.

• Garden planning for nutrition

  Published on February 1, 2013
  Trying to eat healthy? Start with your garden plan.

• Pollinator gardens can be effective educational tools

  Published on November 14, 2012
  Food systems and ecology are tied together and can be demonstrated in pollinator gardens.

• Leaves compost: fall is a great time to add it to gardens

  Published on October 24, 2012
  Composting instead of burning provides many benefits for you and your environment.

• Use rye this fall to put your garden to bed for the winter

  Published on October 22, 2012
  Rye as a cover crop has numerous benefits for overwintering your garden.

• Renewing old rhubarb plants

  Published on October 15, 2012
  Divide and conquer when renewing your rhubarb for next spring.

• Gardening with kids starts now

  Published on September 25, 2012
  Regardless of the time of year, it is always a good time to start gardening with kids. Engaging kids in gardening is beneficial to their nutrition and health.

• Gardening with children: seven great books

  Published on August 28, 2012
  Teaching children about gardening as you build their literacy skills with these seven great books.

• Hornworms: Are they eating my tomatoes?

  Published on August 13, 2012
  Defoliated tomato plants can indicate insect activity. Commonly these are the work of tomato hornworms.

• What happened to my squash?

  Published on August 7, 2012
  Squash plants must produce male and female flowers. This summer’s heat is delaying the process.