During my recent interview with Michelle Mero Riedel about winter sowing—a budget-friendly way to start seeds outside in winter—she drew a distinction between winter sowing and spring sowing. Winter sowing is done between now and about March 31—and most of the seeds you are starting are for perennial flowers, those that will come back year after year. I used this…
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Last frost. First frost. Frost free. Hardiness zone. For vegetable gardeners, frost dates are important in determining when you should plant and what you should plant. During my recent interview with author Niki Jabbour on the Grow it, Minnesota podcast, we talked about how she decides when to plant seeds or transplants in her under-cover garden. “Frost dates,” she said….
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The most recent Grow it, Minnesota podcast is all about creating a landscape for wildlife, especially birds. Mark Moeller, a certified arborist from Davey Tree Expert Co., was my guest and he suggested about a dozen of the best trees for birds in the North. Here are his top picks: Arborvitae: If you want lots of birds in your yard,…
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I suspect there are a lot of folks like me out there, who have a loved one who won’t be home for the holidays because of the pandemic. If that loved one happens to be a gardener, fear not! There are lots of gifts for gardeners that are easy to ship. I recorded a special episode of Grow it, Minnesota…
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When I interviewed author Susannah Shmurak for this week’s episode of Grow it, Minnesota, about her book on growing and using elderberries, she mentioned that elderberries are one of the so-called superfoods. These are foods that offers extra nutrition and health benefits. (In the case of elderberries that extra benefit is its antioxidant and antiviral effects.) It got me thinking…
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