I'm noticing a lot of piles of these droppings in my yard and I'm wondering if you might have an idea to the animal leaving them.

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How do I have my garden soil tested?

Hello! I was guided to this form by the U of M Extension. I looking for programs that connect people to garden mentors or resources for how to find garden mentors. I posted in a number of MN garden groups as well as asking a master gardener that went through this program and the overwhelming response was to reach out to the U of M extension. I recently purchased and moved onto a 12 acre property and will be starting gardens this year and hopefully even building an underground greenhouse. Although I have read books and done research on gardening (I have over 40 houseplants and had a deck garden with potted plants at my town house, so limited experience) I am hoping to find a mentor for gardening. In return they could spend as much time on the property as they want and share in the harvest and even hold classes on gardening here if they wanted. I am hoping to even make this a community garden in the future. I would love to take the master gardener classes myself but between the new farm and running a business I am a bit short on time...so that remains a future goal. I am hoping to find someone with knowledge on : Organic and regenerative methods natural pest control composting (we have chickens, ducks and horses) companion gardens pollinator gardens and native species vegetables and fruit trees/bushes flowers Our hobby farm is in Hanover at the bottom tip of Crow Hassen park. Thank you so much! Allison Maurer

Where can I bring or mail soil for a general soil test including Ph. This is for several home raised bed vegetable gardens.

I was trying to see about a program advertised on facebook for 4h set program(science, engineering and technology) but i don't see any classes or clubs for it.

Hello, I'm a small time gardener. The neighbors of a house i now own says the person before me was "burning tires and other things you aren't supposed to burn" prior to me moving in. How can I get my soil tested for contamination? I want to plant in that spot but I want to make sure it's ok first. Thanks

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Zone 6b when to start planting indoors?

I received my potted stephanotis 12 years ago as a gift; it was trained into a wreath shape. I had no idea how to train it and it became immense and unruly. Last year I cut it back and started training it up a 4 foot tall obelisk. It put out new growth on the top half of the vine but nothing on the bottom, so I trimmed the top growth again. Now (1/10/25) it is starting to get growth tips again on the top half of the vine but no new growth on the bottom where the stems are a little woody. ***Is there a way to coax it to put forth some new growth at the bottom of the plant?*** I'd like to help it be fuller, especially on the bottom.