Hello, I have a large 20 acre field behind my house that is currently tall grass in the summer time with a fair amount of milk thistle naturally occuring, however there isn't much else. I'd like to select a seed mix of michigan native wildflowers that would support the local polliantors and eco system without introducing an invasive species to the habitat. Do you have a blend or recommendations of places to buy seed?

hello, we are looking for a speaker to come to our facility of offer a fun, educational program for our residents and tenants.

Hi there: I'm trying to connect with researches to know about Yellow fungus. How to control the plants diseases. How the petrochemical pesticides could help.

Last year bermuda grass took over my asparagus beds. I am wondering if a heavy dose of straw would be of any help. And we got our first stalk yesterday. It is a 16 foot long bed that is 40 inches wide. The other bed is 8 by 6. Dave Welser

My grass lawn has never done well despite a lot of care by my landscaper. Towards the end of last summer, I asked him to try placing some microclover seeds into an existing lawn with which have done surprisingly well (I like the way it looks) but there are still some struggling grass, a few other weeds and bare spots (I think from grubs). . My landscaper is not familiar with microclover and he just placed grub killer and corn meal weed killer: 1. How long should he wait before adding more microclover seeds. 2. Any special way he should add them (he said he was going to overseed with the microclover). 3. Any other thoughts. Thank you.

Arbor Day will give us 10 Norway Spruce trees. Do they work in our area (Minneapolis)?

Hi, Wednesday 3/29/2023 No oak trees have bloomed as yet. I have 3 acres. I think they are dead. They look the same county wide. And I live on a state road. What do you know about them. Is there any help from the state to remove those that pose a threat to the home or the state roadway? They could kill people traveling on the roadway. Thank you. I appreciate you.

I live in the Raleigh Durham area and am wanting a really green front lawn.  I have now tilled the ground because of the hard shell that was on the surface and am adding about 2" of topsoil that has fertilizer and time mixed in it.  I want to know what type of grass will be the greenest and thickest and will withstand the summer heat (But I am willing and able to water when needed as it is a small portion of the lawn).  I would like it to be green in winter but realize I may have to sacrifice or reseed in fall.  The dirt under the top soil is definitely alot of clay and loam.  Please let me know how I should proceed with the seed for the grass being planted this week and the maintenance of it year round, Such as reseed in fall

Thank you, Beverly Mills

I am baking a pound cake using a recipe that was developed by Pat Kendall; I am in Pueblo County. The recipe calls for mixing the butter, eggs, sugar, flour, etc all together, unlike the usual method of creaming the sugar and butter first, and then adding in the flour. I would like to understand why this method is more appropriate for high altitude baking. It's similar to baking a pie where you want this big chunk of shortening to melt into the pie crust as the pie bakes. Thanks for your help in understanding this.

A new plant made an appearance in our yard last year and has returned/not gone away as of this spring. In fact, has multiplied. My leaf ID app says it's probably white Horehound, or perhaps Black Horehound, and that it is from Europe and Asia. Question is should I be working to get rid of it, or is it a non-problematic non-native?