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4-H gardening around Michigan
Published on May 19, 2020
Michigan’s gardening season is upon us and 4-H kids around the state have been busy getting ready for gardening too. -
Creepy, orange fungus attacking junipers
Published on May 15, 2020
Cedar-apple rust fungi looks creepy, but rarely causes significant damage to junipers. -
Regrow milkweed for monarchs: A citizen science study
Published on May 15, 2020
If you have a patch of milkweed and some time, you can help study how to best conserve monarch butterflies. -
Getting youth involved in growing vegetables from seed
Published on May 11, 2020
Ideas for learning about how germination is affected by growing conditions. -
Giant wasps aren’t coming for you
Published on May 8, 2020
Facts about the giant invasive hornet. -
Freezing temperatures likely across Michigan
Published on May 7, 2020
Cold outbreak brings prolonged freeze risk. -
Lesser celandine: An attractive spring weed that spreads with a vengeance
Published on May 7, 2020
Also known as fig buttercup, lesser celandine forms dense mats that outcompete shady turf and spring ephemerals. -
Hardening off vegetable transplants is easy!
Published on May 7, 2020
Help your vegetable seedlings adapt to their new garden home with the hardening off process. -
Binomial nomenclature: Two names are better than one
Published on May 6, 2020
Are you confused by the names you see on plant labels? Names help us identify plants so that we can provide the correct care for them. -
Hairy bittercress: A weed to watch out for
Published on May 4, 2020
Hairy bittercress is an annual weed that can spread quickly.