Due to their importance to the environment, gardeners should focus on making their garden friendly to pollinators. Written By: Emily Beal | ×
Pollinators help immensely when it comes to fostering plant diversity. (Noah Fish / Agweek)
As warmer weather makes its way into the region, some may begin to think about starting their yearly flower garden. When thinking about what flowers to plant or fertilizer to use, gardeners should also consider another important factor: How can they make their garden pollinator friendly?
Pollination plays a vital role not only in making gardens bloom beautifully, but also from a food and plant diversity standpoint.
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Grow with KARE: Jumping worms and plant sales
A lot of gardeners are concerned about plant sales this season with the invasive jumping worms reported in Minnesota. Here s some things to keep in mind. Author: Laura Betker, Bobby Jensen Published: 6:26 PM CDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 6:26 PM CDT May 7, 2021
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. Jumping worms are a hot topic these days. No one wants them and yet they have been confirmed in much of the metro and parts of southeastern Minnesota, along with a few counties in Wisconsin. This map shows their current reported range.
So we are revisiting a conversation we had with the Arboretum about these nasty buggers.
Ask the Master Gardener: Adding ornamental grasses and more
Recommendations for grasses that do well in the lakes area, tips on annuals and perennials, restoring winter-killed grass and how to add a pop of chartreuse to a perennial bed are all part of this week s questions with the master gardeners.
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Jennifer Knutson | U of M Extension Master Gardener | 8:00 am, May 8, 2021 ×
Korean feather reed grass (Calamagrostis brachytricha) is a warm season grass that is hardy to zone 4. Submitted photo
Dear Master Gardener: I would like to add a tall ornamental grass to my landscape. What do you recommend for this area?
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There has been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit market. This brief article will discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, and what they can offer producers.
What is Carbon?
Carbon is the basic building block for all living things. It is present in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2), in living and nonliving organisms, as organic matter in soils, in fossil fuels, and in the oceans as shells, coral, and sedimentary rock. Carbon is all around us.
While carbon is essential for all life, there is a balance between where the carbon is located and stored within the earth, oceans, and atmosphere. In the past 60+ years, carbon, as carbon dioxide, has accumulated in the atmosphere.