If you’re tired of salads and veggie sticks, here are some fun options for using garden produce in your meal plan.| Perham Focus
In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about a raspberry insect trap and how to prevent cracking on tomatoes.| Perham Focus
In Growing Together, Don Kinzler invites an Extension intern to share information about the vital role of pollinators in our landscapes and gardens.| Perham Focus
In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about climbing slugs and caring for dwarf lilac bushes.| Perham Focus
In Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler identifies an unwanted seedling and shares how to curb grass growing in asparagus plants as well as fertilizing tips for Wave petunias.| Perham Focus
“Until the annuals gain full speed, early summer can lack color. But if we plan properly, June-blooming perennials can bridge the color gap, making this month one of the most colorful of the summer season,” Don Kinzler writes.| Perham Focus
Sapsucker woodpeckers drill holes in tree trunks and main branches, allow the holes to fill with sap, and then drink the accumulated liquid.| Perham Focus
In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about the cause of a bumpy lawn and how to successfully move hostas.| Perham Focus
Don’t worry if you haven’t planted yours yet. The time-honored planting deadline is May 30, so you’re still well within the ballpark, Don Kinzler writes.| Perham Focus
Don Kinzler shares information about research that shows even the slightest touch activates a major genetic defense response, which, if repeated, slows down plant growth.| Perham Focus