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Improve your garden with MSU Enviroweather’s tools and information
Published on March 17, 2021
Enviroweather’s weather-based models and forecasting interpret Michigan’s conditions to help gardeners make better decisions about plant care and pest management. -
Starting a grasses and sedges garden
Published on January 25, 2021
An alternative to turf lawns for the home gardener. -
Be a smart gardener and protect lakes, streams and wetlands
Published on January 22, 2021
Check out our new Smart Gardening for Shorelands tip sheets to learn how you can landscape with water quality in mind. -
Extension Master Gardeners receive recognition for many hours of volunteering in Upper Peninsula communities
Published on January 22, 2021
Extension Master Gardeners contributed over 1,000 volunteer hours in 2020 amounting to nearly $29,000 to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula communities. -
Food bank gardening with surprising yields
Published on January 21, 2021
Kalamazoo County’s Giving Garden provides fresh produce to the food-insecure population. -
Planning next year's garden? Consider donating produce to your local food pantry
Published on December 28, 2020
Many food banks and pantries welcome donations of safe, high-quality fresh produce. -
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. -
Holiday plants for yearlong cheer
Published on December 18, 2020
Festive indoor plants available during the holidays can bring joy indoors for years to come. -
Biological control of invasive swallow-wort vines in Michigan
Published on December 10, 2020
A defoliating moth from eastern Europe may be the solution for long-term control of invasive vines that disrupt native plant and animal communities, including monarch butterflies. -
Why is my Christmas tree beginning to grow?
Published on December 10, 2020
Under the right conditions, some Christmas trees may think it’s springtime inside your house.