Home Gardening

Whether you are looking to save money, love fresh flavor or just enjoy working with nature, Michigan is a great place for growing fruit, vegetables, flowers and landscape plants. Michigan State University Extension offers many resources for home gardeners based on science performed at MSU and other land grant universities.

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• Fertilizing established perennial gardens – feed ‘em and weep

  May 17, 2013 | Rebecca Finneran | Smart gardeners know that heavy fertilization of perennial garden plants leads to flopping over half-way through the season.

• HOT TOPICMosquito season is here

  May 16, 2013 | Howard Russell | Plenty of snow over the winter and ample spring rains has provided plenty of standing water for developing mosquito larvae.

• Boxwood insect pests

  May 16, 2013 | Howard Russell | Consumers and landscape professionals need to be aware of three important pests that can plague the boxwood shrub.

• HOT TOPICTough to control broadleaf weeds flowering

  May 16, 2013 | Kevin Frank | The second best chance you have to control troubling broadleaf weeds such as ground ivy is when they're flowering.

• HOT TOPICPruning spring flowering shrubs

  May 15, 2013 | Bob Bricault | Correct timing of pruning will preserve flowers on shrubs that bloom in the spring.

• Cool season vegetables to plant right now

  May 14, 2013 | Gretchen Voyle | Half of the garden can be planted before the end of May. See our list of best options.

• Snakes and your garden

  May 14, 2013 | Gretchen Voyle | If it slithers is it welcome?

• HOT TOPICAssessing frost and freeze damage to flowers and buds of fruit trees

  May 14, 2013 | Mark Longstroth | How to assess the impact of a freeze on early fruit development.

• Knowing about fire behavior can protect your home from wildfire

  May 12, 2013 | Russell Kidd | Every spring, homeowners should inspect their property to eliminate hazards that can burn their homes and damage their property from spreading wildfires.

• HOT TOPICPollen cones may be plentiful on conifers in 2013

  May 9, 2013 | Bert Cregg | Stress from 2012 drought likely to result in bumper crop of pollen cones.

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