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The house I purchased in Monticello has a ton of thatch. When can I power rake the lawn? Also, do the liquid dethatchers work? Thank you.

I came across this tree growing in the woods. I thought it was possibly tree of heaven, but the purple flower buds aren't right. I know it's an invasive non native.

Hello! I have an issue with my English Laurel. I can’t decide if I have front damage or an issue with fungus. Any ideas? Thank you.

I see the U of MN Lawn care calendar lists mid-April thru mid-May as a good time to put on crabgrass preventer. In consideration of the weather we've had this spring I'm wondering if there is a recommendation on the best week to do the application this year for the Twin Cities? Thanks

We were surprised to get test results from UVM indicating, in three of four samples, excessive levels of Magnesium in our soil (156, 176, & 194ppm). Though concerned about the health of plants grown in that soil, we're more concerned about whether eating vegetables grown in that soil will be unhealthy for us.

Hello, I am looking at deer fence options for our vegetable garden. We live in a high deer traffic area and the area I have available for gardening is right next to a major deer travel route. I am looking to enclose an area that would require about 250 linear feet of fence. So far, the neighbors have tried many tricks such as fishing line and double fences with no success. So, I am looking at possibly installing an 8 foot deer fence from a specialized deer fence company, but it is so expensive, so I was wondering if there are other potential solutions. I was considering an electric fence but we have small children. I also do not want to invest a smaller amount of money into numerous ineffective solutions and end up spending way more money in the long run. Any suggestions for cost effective solutions would be appreciated. Thank you

hi I am thinking about building some raised beds for use in the garden this year. i was looking into self watering alternatives and had some questions. 1) I was looking for an alternative to stone for the reservoir layer can you use wood chips, logs or soil in the reservoir layer or will they draw nitrogen away from the plants roots? 2) Alternatively would you get the same self watering benefit by just putting logs in the bottom then covering with composted soil or do you still need the geotex fabric layer? 3) Finally is there an optimal ratio of reservoir to soil layers. i read about a 1ft of reservoir to 1ft of soil to allow for optimal capillary action

Hello, We current have two dogs and we've tried planting sod two years in a row to get a better lawn. I've also tried clover and over seeding. With the dry summers we've had lately and the fact that our yard gets a lot of direct sun, everything we do keeps dying. We have patchy grass at best, mostly mud though. We don't really want to get grass anymore, we want something to put in the back yard that doesn't take a lot of water, and is hardy enough for the dogs while also being something our 5 year old.daughter can play on.

We have recently placed bee hives on our farm land. We were googling pics of what is growing along the thicket. We can upon poison hemlock growing wild. How do we get rid of this? Thank you! Debby