Ask the Master Gardener: Aloe vera plant grown indoors offers surprises
Plant also features an aloe baby offsets or pups and produced around the base of the mature plant.
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Jennifer Knutson | U of M Extension Master Gardener | 5:00 am, Jan. 9, 2021 ×
Jennifer Knutson s flowering aloe vera plant.
Dear Readers: The aloe vera plant being grown in captivity at my house has flowered! As it turns out my plant’s flower is neither red nor yellow as anticipated, but is orange with tubular-shaped blossoms. I also discovered I am going to have a baby – an aloe baby that is. Aloe babies are called offsets or pups and are produced around the base of the mature plant. To cut the umbilical cord, wait until the pup is a couple inches tall, then cut it away from the mother plant with a clean, sharp knife. Allow the wounded area to dry and scab over for a few days before planting it in its new home. This will prevent disease organisms from harming the you
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Extension) – Farming and ranching are among North Dakota’s most dangerous occupations.
North Dakota State University Extension and the University of Minnesota Extension have partnered to offer a series of one-hour farm safety webinars this winter. The webinars will be held at 11 a.m. Thursdays between Jan. 21 and March 18.
The webinar dates and topics are:
Jan. 21 – grain bin safety
Feb. 4 – tractor and equipment safety
Feb. 18 – youth farm safety
March 4 – livestock safety
March 18 – mental health
Presenters will include NDSU Extension agents and specialists, producers, emergency responders and University of Minnesota Extension educators.
“We’re always in a hurry,” says Angie Johnson, NDSU Extension agent and farm and ranch safety program coordinator. “Mother Nature has us racing against the clock to get tasks done. When we’re rushed, we increase our chances of making a mistake, and that’s when accidents will happen. The goal of t
Dangers for birds eating from feeders in the winter include contaminated food, injury or disease.
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Jennifer Knutson | U of M Extension Master Gardener | 4:00 am, Jan. 3, 2021 ×
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Dear Master Gardener: I’m worried about the backyard birds getting enough to eat in the winter. Is it a good idea to have bird feeders?
Answer: Winter is a favorite time to take care of our feathered friends. However, there are both positive and negative consequences to feeding them. Some of the risks include: contaminated food or feeders, window collisions, and increased dependence on supplemental food. Many birds have been killed because of disease outbreaks at feeders, so it is extremely important to keep them clean and disinfected. If a feeder is designed where birds can easily contaminate food with their droppings, this also increases the risk of disease.
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A budding young scientist made an unusual discovery in a Sherburne County lake last summer.
Twelve-year-old William Guthrie of Big Lake, was volunteering with his family to comb lakes for aquatic invaders when he discovered a golden clam â an invasive species not previously found in Minnesota lakes â in Briggs Lake, southeast of St. Cloud.
Experts with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed the discovery, said Megan Weber, an educator with the University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.
Golden clams are a bivalve mollusk that can block intake pipes for power plants and water treatment facilities. They have been found previously in Minnesota, but mainly in rivers where a power plant is discharging its cooling water so the river stays warmer year round, Weber said.