MSU Extension Gardening in Michigan

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  Gardening in Michigan

  Michigan is great for growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and landscape plants. MSU Extension offers many resources including the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program, the Smart Gardening initiative and a gardening hotline at 1-888-678-3464.

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  Christopher Imler

  Horticulture and Veterans Liaison Extension educator
  imlerchr@msu.edu
  269-779-8750
  

• Mulching Leaves into Turf Video

  Published on May 23, 2016
  Mulching tree leaves into your turfgrass provides nutrients for your lawn and controls weeds.

• Shantung Maple

  Published on March 11, 2016
  

• Basswood or American Linden

  Published on March 11, 2016
  

• Trident Maple

  Published on March 11, 2016
  

• Weather - Drought

  Published on July 2, 2012
  The MSU Extension Weather – Drought resource page provides timely information to agricultural producers as weather conditions impact their operation.

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  Boxwood Blight Disease Identified in Michigan

  Published on January 25, 2019
  This fact sheet describes plant symptoms of boxwood disease as well as integrated pest management strategies for those who encounter the disease.

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  How to treat hemlock trees for hemlock woolly adelgid

  Published on June 22, 2017
  Guidelines for homeowners with hemlock trees infested with hemlock woolly adelgid.

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  Michigan Fresh Fact Sheets (HNI153)

  Published on October 20, 2015
  Learn about the best that the Great Lakes State has to offer with help from Michigan State University Extension’s Michigan Fresh educational campaign.

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  Smart Gardening to support monarchs

  Published on January 6, 2017
  Support monarchs with a season-long display of flowering trees, shrubs and perennials in your yard. Include milkweed for the caterpillars.

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  How to Grow Turnips and Rutabagas

  Published on May 26, 2016
  A tip sheet on how to grow and care for turnips and rutabagas.

• Selecting Vegetables for Exhibit (4H1175)

  Published on April 6, 2015
  This bulletin includes suggestions for selecting vegetables to exhibit and discusses how vegetables should be presented for exhibition and the number of each type of vegetable to use in an entry.

• Michigan 4-H Horticulture Project Snapshot (4H1616)

  Published on February 27, 2015
  This 4-H snapshot sheet covers what 4-H’ers can learn from a 4-H horticulture project, ways to get involved and resources for learning more.

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  Smart soils: What you can do to reduce phosphorus

  Published on May 10, 2016
  Phosphorus is a mineral that is found in many fertilizers and is a necessary element for healthy plant growth.

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  How to Grow Parsnips

  Published on May 24, 2016
  A tip sheet on how to grow and care for parsnips.

• Scarlet Oak

  Published on March 11, 2016
  

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  How to Grow Cabbage

  Published on May 19, 2016
  A tip sheet on how to grow and care for cabbage.

• American Hophornbeam

  Published on March 11, 2016
  

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  Composting: A smart gardening practice to recycle garden and yard waste

  Published on April 5, 2016
  Using compost in your garden benefits soil health by improving tilth, increasing water retention and creating air pockets for plant roots to grow.

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  Smart Gardening Press Vol. 3, No. 1

  Published on March 2, 2015
  Volume 3, Number 1 of the Smart Gardening Press