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Indoor Plants & Pests
Plants are commonly used as decorations within a households interior. MSU Extension provides an educational opportunity for you to view common resources and articles regarding the maintain of indoor plants and the pests.
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May 3
2021 MSU Tollgate Farm 4-H Virtual Interactive Plants and Their Partners Series
May 3, 2021 – June 1, 2021 Virtual
Explore the world of plants in the gardens, fields, greenhouse, and barns as you investigate important connections between plants, their partners, and YOU.
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Rebecca Krans
Consumer Hort
kransr@msu.edu
906-875-0606
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Mary Wilson
Ornamentals, Landscape and Turf Systems
wilsonm1@msu.edu
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Rebecca Finneran
Environmental quality
Finneran@msu.edu
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Abiotic Plant Disorders: Symptoms, Signs, and Solutions (E2996)
Published on November 10, 2015
Abiotic plant disorders are associated with non-living causal factors. -
Basic Home Hydroponics: A workshop for DIY enthusiasts
Published on December 22, 2020
On Jan. 2, 2021, the Basic Home Hydroponics workshop will teach participants everything they need to know to begin hydroponics at home. -
Cottage to Commercial: Ingredients for a successful food business
Published on April 10, 2012
Whether you've dabbled with a home-baked cookie or dreamed about bottling grandma’s spaghetti sauce, food products are serious business. The 'Cottage to Commercial' class can help you learn how to turn your food business idea into reality. -
Rain gardens: Part 2 - Rain garden plants
Published on March 25, 2014
Rain gardens resemble regular perennial gardens and borders, but have a more important function in the landscape. Learn more about which plants to include in your family’s rain garden. -
Why are all these bugs appearing on the side or inside of my home?
Published on September 4, 2019
Nuisance insects that aggregate on homes and structures in the fall. -
Brown marmorated stink bugs are moving into Michigan homes again
Published on September 22, 2016
What they are, why stink bugs are entering houses, and what you can do about them. -
Defeat weeding by eating – Part 2: Plant adaptations
Published on October 24, 2019
Struggling to get the kids to weed the garden? Turn it into a science lesson and snack by learning about plant adaption and why edible plants look the way they do and grow where they are. -
Managing brown marmorated stink bugs in homes
Published on September 30, 2015
How to prevent and get rid of brown marmorated stink bugs in your home or building. -
As weather warms, you might be bugged by lady bugs
Published on March 1, 2012
Multi-colored Asian Lady beetles are good for gardens, but a nuisance around and in your home. But there are steps you can take to safely rid yourself of the pests. -
Defeat weeding by eating – Part 3: Lambsquarters and nutrition
Published on October 24, 2019
Struggling to get the kids to weed the garden? Turn weeding into harvesting by teaching youth how some weeds are nutritious to eat, like common lambsquarters. -
Extended drought may threaten tree health
Published on September 19, 2012
Depending upon its severity, extended drought can have long-term effects on tree and shrub health. Injury from secondary pests such as insect borers or root rots may attack – and kill – trees weakened by drought and other stressors. -
Honey bee swarms
Published on May 28, 2010
Several people called the lab this past week to report a swarm of honeybees in their yards. -
Corn gluten acts an alternative organic weed control
Published on May 8, 2012
Tired of weeding, but don’t like the ecological impacts of synthetic herbicides? Controlling weeds with a natural product makes good sense. -
Finding happiness one bloom at a time
Published on December 8, 2020
Stuck at home? Bring a little bit of happiness to your life with flowers this winter. -
Best way to store and care for firewood
Published on February 13, 2015
Treating and storing firewood well will keep you warm and happy. -
My first indoor plant – Part 2: Popular indoor plant choices
Published on December 12, 2019
Indoor plants can be a fun and easy introduction to gardening. Choosing the right plant doesn’t have to be a challenge.
