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The November Garden
The fall season seems to be growing longer in Minnesota the past few years, with some parts of the Twin Cities not experiencing frost until late in October. (There’s a 50 percent chance the first frost...
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Fall Planting: How Late Can You Go?
Sedum and other hardy plants do well when planted in fall. Fall is a great time for planting, though as we get past mid-October, the question is how late in fall can you plant? Many years ago, I had an...
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Should You Cut Back Perennials in Fall?
To cut back perennials or not to cut back perennials, that is the question many gardeners ask themselves in fall. We have been fortunate this autumn that the weather has been unusually warm in...
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Will You Delay Seed Starting This Year?
A blog reader recently asked if seed starters should delay their seed starting this year because of the long, cold winter. In Minnesota, we’ve had the worst winter in terms of the “misery index” since...
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Tropical Vacation at Como Conservatory
Frankly, I’d rather be in Florida right now — and I’m sure many Minnesotans feel the same way. 2014 is likely to go into the record books as one of the top 10 cold winters in the state, and the cold...
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Will Your Plants Survive This Super-Cold Spell?
From a plant’s perspective, the more snow, the better. School is closed Monday, travel is considered dangerous, and Minnesota gardeners are looking out at their shrubs, trees and perennials and...
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Frosty Morning in Minnesota
These marigolds were covered in ice after last night’s cold temperatures. Leaves of baptisia (false indigo) are speckled with dots of ice after the frost. Many Minnesota gardeners woke up this morning...
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Editor’s note: The May/June issue of Northern Gardener, which is available on news stands starting this week, includes an article called “Extreme Gardening.” It offers suggestions for gardening in...
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Peas, Phenology and the Northern Gardener
Technically speaking, we are in a blizzard here in Minnesota today. (There’s not that much snow, but the winds are wicked fierce, which is why I plan to stay off the roads the rest of the day.) But...
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