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Smart Gardening with Vegetables 101
This course covers gardening from start to finish: what you need to get started, types of gardening, planning and preparation, soil preparation, plants to select, starting and maintaining healthy plants, garden maintenance, harvest and storage, pollinators and various gardening activities.
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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 -
Smart Gardening: Considerations for growing backyard tree fruit
Published on February 7, 2018
Smart Gardening tip sheet on growing backyard tree fruit -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Smart Gardening to prevent oak wilt
Published on August 9, 2019
Smart Gardening tip sheet on how to recognize, prevent and control oak wilt. -
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. -
Smart gardening to deter deer
Published on January 6, 2017
Stop deer damage in your garden or landscape with smart gardening techniques. -
Smart watering for lawns: Don’t let the lawn squeeze you dry
Published on May 10, 2016
One of the areas in the home landscape that can use a tremendous amount of water is the lawn. -
Low maintenance lawns in the Midwest
Published on May 12, 2016
If you’d like to lower the maintenance needs of your lawn, there are several factors to consider. -
Impatiens downy mildew: A curse and opportunity for smart gardeners
Published on May 10, 2016
With the right weather conditions (cool temperatures and plenty of moisture), downy mildew can infect a patch of impatiens seemingly overnight. -
Smart lawn care to protect pollinators
Published on January 25, 2017
Whether you choose weed-free or a more relaxed approach to your lawn, here are some practices that will keep it bee-friendly. -
Smart lakefront plants
Published on May 10, 2016
What lakefront property owner wouldn’t appreciate the pristine, relaxing environment found right at the water’s edge? -
Mow high for weed and grub control
Published on May 10, 2016
Trying to mow your lawn at a height less than 3 inches is actually stressful to your lawn and may result in the need to apply more insecticide and herbicide. -
Shady lawn alternatives
Published on May 12, 2016
Smart Gardening tip sheet on shady lawn alternatives. -
Mulch leaves into turf for a smart lawn
Published on May 10, 2016
Over 20 years of turf research has proven that fall is the optimum time to “invest” in the green you will enjoy next spring. -
Smart gardens begin with healthy soil
Published on May 12, 2016
Cultivating a robust vegetable garden or a dazzling flower bed starts with healthy soil.
