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Smart Gardening messages shared at Escanaba Kiwanis Home & Garden Show/Pancake Feed

Published on April 26, 2024
Michigan Extension Master Gardeners directed showgoers to “don’t guess, soil test” and “don’t fight the site.”
Spring blooming lawn and garden weeds: A focus on winter annual identification and management

Published on April 5, 2024
Understand your spring blooming lawn and garden weeds for better control.
Use GDDTracker to schedule applications to turfgrass

Published on March 21, 2024
Using growing degree days is a valuable tool for predicting pest outbreaks and scheduling applications.
360-degree field tours highlight three Detroit urban farms

Published on February 29, 2024
High quality imagery and interviews show the successes and challenges of urban food production.
Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners recognized for volunteer efforts

Published on January 31, 2024
Through their community service via gardening education, MSU Extension Master Gardeners contributed over $78,000 to Upper Peninsula communities in 2023.
Canadian Garden Study Tour offered by MSU Extension Master Gardener Program

Published on January 19, 2024
Join the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program to see and experience the Canadian Rockies, agriculture and botanic gardens of British Columbia.
Nostoc: The mysterious green jelly on your lawn

Published on November 14, 2023
An organism older than the dinosaurs could be living in your lawn! Nostoc is not easy to control. Cyanobacteria have been around for about 3.5 billion years and have survived conditions ranging from volcanoes to the Ice Age.
Why test soil in the fall?

Published on August 28, 2023
Compared to spring, fall is an ideal time for soil testing. Here’s why.
Diagnostic Academy recently held in the Upper Peninsula

Published on August 23, 2023
Extension Master Gardeners and others learn more about diagnostics and assisting the public with plant and insect concerns.
Lawn turf update - July 6, 2023

Published on July 6, 2023
Lawns have recovered following the dry conditions the last couple months but now many diseases are appearing.