Interested in growing your own fruit? One of the most important factors for success is pollination. While all fruiting plants need pollination to produce, not all of them need a partner to get the job done. Some—like strawberries and raspberries—are self-fruitful, meaning they can produce a harvest all on their own. Others, like blueberries and…
What to Know for Beautiful Blooms Hydrangeas are beloved for their show-stopping blooms, rich textures, and seasonal color changes. But caring for them successfully requires a bit of strategy — especially when it comes to pruning and placement. Here’s a detailed guide to the three main hydrangea types you’ll find in northern Minnesota, how to…
Hellebores are low-maintenance and stunning plants that thrive in shady spots, making them perfect for adding beauty to the darker corners of your garden. Here’s how to care for them: With these simple care tips, your hellebores will reward you with beautiful blooms each year in the early spring!
Hanging Basket Happiness: A Care Guide Hanging baskets are a great way to decorate porches, decks and other places in your yard and garden. Here are some tips for growing and maintaining your hanging baskets, so they keep looking great all summer! Watering Check baskets daily for water needs. Get to know how…
Native plants are perfectly adapted to our local climate and soil conditions, making them low-maintenance and resilient choices for your landscape. Plus, beyond providing essential habitat and food for local wildlife, they also require less water, pesticides and fertilizers, promoting a healthier ecosystem. By incorporating native plants into your garden, you can support biodiversity, conserve…
Before you start growing, you’ll have to determine whether you want to grow indoors or outdoors. Cannabis can grow pretty much anywhere—its nickname “Weed” is well earned! It just depends what space, equipment, and resources you have available. Outdoor Growing If you choose to grow outdoors, MN state law requires you to grow “in…
Keep a journal! Keep track of your Cannabis grow by recording your set-up, seed varieties, dates, fertilizers, harvest and curing details, as well as yield and your thoughts about the finished product. You’ll be able to make changes and improve over time if you’ve got good notes to review. Starting Seeds Cannabis plants start…
Harvesting The best way to tell if your Cannabis plants are ready to harvest, both indoors and outdoors, is to look at the stigmas and trichomes. Stigma: The hair-like strands that cover the buds. They’ll turn from white to orange and will start to curl up when approaching readiness. Trichomes: The resinous glands all over…
Cannabis is a warm-season annual that’s been grown historically for fiber and its medicinal and psychotropic qualities. Its yield is primarily the flowering tops and buds, which are cured and dried. This material is smoked, vaporized or made into edibles and consumed for its effects on the endocannabinoid system in the body. The main cannabinoids…