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Brent Crain

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Mid-Michigan Extension Master Gardener Educator

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517-546-3950

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crainb@msu.edu

Related Work

Authored Articles

  • Lead concerns for gardeners: Mitigating risk, March 17, 2025
  • Soil testing through MSU Extension, March 11, 2025
  • Testing for contaminants in soil, water and plants, March 11, 2025
  • Spring fertilization of garden fruits, March 10, 2025
  • Garden health evaluation – Part 1, September 14, 2023
  • A century of soil testing in Michigan, August 31, 2023
  • Why test soil in the fall?, August 28, 2023
  • A guide to aphids that feed on garlic mustard in Michigan, May 17, 2023
  • Leaf scorch or oak wilt: What’s plaguing my tree?, September 26, 2022
  • Bark shedding from trees during summer, August 17, 2022
  • Winter injury on shrubs following combined environmental stresses, June 24, 2022
  • Taming the monster: How to prune overgrown grapevines, May 9, 2022
  • Garden health evaluation – Part 2, October 9, 2020

Authored Documents

  • Apple Sprays for Gardeners, April 8, 2025

Courses

  • Foundations of Gardening
  • Backyard Fruit 101

Videos

  • Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Mailer from MSU Extension
  • An Overview of the MSU Extension Master Gardener Program

Podcasts

  • MSU Soil Testing Update

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