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Smart gardening with deer: Deer-resistant summer bulbs, rhizomes, tubers and corms
Published on May 21, 2020
Summer blooming bulbs, rhizomes, tubers and corms that are planted in spring and early summer are avoided by deer. -
Extension Master Gardener class attracts generations of learners
Published on May 20, 2020
Marquette County Extension Master Gardener trainees span each decade from the 1930s to 1990s. -
Smart gardening with deer: Buffet versus buffer garden designs
Published on May 20, 2020
Follow these planting techniques and plant suggestions to limit deer damage and better share space with wildlife. -
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.