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  Smart Gardening: Choosing a smart site for your vegetable garden

  Published on May 12, 2016
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on choosing a smart site for your vegetable garden.

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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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  Smart Gardening: Pollination in vegetable gardens and backyard fruit

  Published on October 1, 2018
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on pollination in vegetable gardens and backyard fruit

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  Smart Gardening: Smart lawn alternatives to protect pollinators

  Published on April 5, 2016
  Create pollinator-friendly lawns that are inviting to bees and other pollinators.

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  Smart Gardening: Know the insects that look like bees

  Published on October 1, 2019
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on knowing and identifying the insects that look like bees.

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  Smart gardening for kids: How to make your yard bee-friendly

  Published on January 1, 2019
  Smart Gardening tip sheet for kids on how to make your yard bee-friendly

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  Smart Gardening: Trees and shrubs suitable for Michigan landscapes

  Published on May 11, 2016
  Beautiful landscapes begin with a strong foundation of woody trees and shrubs.

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  Smart Gardening: Prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species

  Published on January 16, 2020
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on how to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species

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  Smart Gardening: Integrated pest management in vegetable gardens

  Published on January 16, 2020
  Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an integral part of a smart garden.

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  Smart Gardening to prevent oak wilt

  Published on August 9, 2019
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on how to recognize, prevent and control oak wilt.

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  Smart Gardening: What makes a pollinator rare or endangered?

  Published on March 16, 2020
  This tip sheet introduces a few of the rarer pollinators that are poorly known and only referred to by their scientific names.

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  Smart Gardening: Considerations for growing backyard tree fruit

  Published on February 7, 2018
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on growing backyard tree fruit

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  Smart Gardening: Pruning and training backyard apple and pear trees

  Published on January 11, 2019
  Smart Gardening tip sheet on pruning and training backyard apple and pear trees

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  Smart fertilizer use: Vegetable gardens begin with soil management plan

  Published on January 14, 2015
  A healthy soil is vital for a successful vegetable garden.

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  Smart Gardening: Invite pollinators by creating a smart habitat

  Published on April 5, 2016
  There are many ways you can make your landscape more inviting for bees and other pollinators.

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  Smart Gardening: Pollination in vegetable gardens and backyard fruit

  Published on June 3, 2019
  Produce more vegetables and fruit by understanding the process of pollination and how you can protect pollinators.

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  Growing elderberry in the garden

  Published on January 27, 2020
  Identify the right conditions and potential pests before selecting elderberry for your smart garden.

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  Smart gardening featured at Escabana Kiwanis Home and Garden Show

  Published on March 20, 2019
  Cover crops, composting, invasive species and square-foot gardening are key themes at this year’s Smart Gardening booth at the Escanaba Kiwanis Home and Garden Show April 5-7, 2019.

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  Demystifying GMOs for gardeners

  Published on February 1, 2019
  Learn more about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) during the Smart Gardening Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 2, 2019.

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  Upper Peninsula Extension Master Gardeners recognized for volunteer service

  Published on October 25, 2019
  Extension Master Gardeners volunteered over 3,330 hours focused around teaching others about proper gardening techniques with close to 7,900 people reached.