Quantcast
Channel: research – Extension Master Gardener
Browsing all 41 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An Update on Tracking Basil Enemy #1 – Downy Mildew – Have You Seen It?

This past April, in a previous blog post,  I requested help in detecting basil downy mildew in gardens across the US. Basil Downy Mildew Reports – 26 states and counting Based on the reports received...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Nature’s Notebook and Master Gardeners: A tool for all seasons

Sonoran Desert in August   Lush green mountains and creeks filled with rushing, crashing water – not exactly what one thinks Arizona looks like.  But this is the Sonoran desert in southern Arizona in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

CenUSA Bioenergy Project: What Master Gardeners are learning about biochar,...

  As part of the CenUSA Bioenergy research project, Extension Master Gardeners in Iowa and Minnesota are doing research to explore to see if biochar makes a good soil amendment for growing flowers and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Choosing and Using Biochar for Research in Biochar Test Gardens (Part 2)

U of MN Extension Master Gardener applying biochar in test gardens As I mentioned in my last blog post, Extension Master Gardeners in Minnesota and Iowa are researching whether biochar would be a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Planning, Preparing, and Planting Minnesota Biochar Test Gardens (Part 3)

In two previous blog posts, I gave an overview of what we are seeking to learn through this biochar research project, and how we chose and added biochar to the test gardens.  Early in the planning, we...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2012 The University of Minnesota Biochar Test Gardens and Challenges (Part 4)

  In my last few posts, I’ve described how University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners have been involved with the 2012 biochar test gardens with the CenUSA Bioenergy project.  As you’ll see...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Raising Backyard Chickens? Take the Backyard Chickens Survey

{Editors note: While avid and Extension Master Gardeners like to grow plants, we are seeing a growing interest in raising both plants and backyard chickens, like in this roof garden topped chicken...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The First Year’s Data from the 2012 CenUSA Biochar Demonstration Garden Report

The past few months, we’ve been covering the story of the 2012 CenUSA biochar test or demonstration gardens at three Minnesota sites. Lynne Hagen has been providing us with the inside scoop on what...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Exploring our Roots – A Short History of Extension and the Master Gardener...

(Editor’s note: Exploring our Roots is an excerpt first written by Bob Kellam for the North Carolina Extension Master Gardeners Volunteer Association Newsletter.  His preface is directed at members of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Here’s Why Trees

It’s Arbor Day for much of the country.  People across the nation will be planting trees.  But have you ever really considered why we plant trees?  Most of us who will plant trees either today or...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Simple Ways to Start a Garden Journal

So goes my garden journal entry for May 28, 2013:   “…The rain broke long enough this afternoon for me to do a little gardening for about 90 minutes. The dogs were as delighted as I was to be outside...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Planting Day at the Fond du Lac Biochar Demonstration Garden

The CenUSA Bioenergy biochar demonstration gardens are now about to embark on year two of the CenUSA Bioenergy project.  This year, the University of Minnesota is adding the Fond du Lac Biochar...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

CenUSA Extension Master Gardener Biochar Demonstration Gardens – The...

Planting week 2013 If you have been following this blog, you will remember that Extension Master Gardeners in Minnesota and Iowa last year developed garden plots amended with biochar that were...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

CenUSA Annual Meeting Helps Extension Master Gardeners Connect Native Grass,...

CenUSA Bioenergy annual meeting brings researchers and educators together to discuss multi-state biofuel research project. We’ve been blogging about the CenUSA Bioenergy project and how Extension...

View Article

Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth – Can we prove the benefits of school gardens?

All over the country, gardens are increasing access to fresh and healthy foods and promoting exercise.  But is there evidence to show that gardening—particularly school gardening—can lead to improved...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth-Almost Wordless Wednesday

  Photo by Steve Balles         Kerri Wilson, WSU Pierce County Extension Master Gardener Coordinator planting strawberries with second grade student at Fern Hill Elementary School in the Tacoma...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Switchgrass: 2014 Perennial Plant of the Year and A Biofuel?

Not all varieties of switchgrass were awarded the “Perennial Plant of the Year” designation in 2014.  Just one lucky winner, Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’ earned that coveted title. This is an exciting...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Using Your Observation Skills for Citizen Science

Ever find yourself immersed in nature marveling, and suddenly questions begin to emerge? That’s the exciting thing about observing and being interested in science. Observations lead to a question, and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Needs Your Help With A Study

Have you ever wanted to contribute to science? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is now launching a research study about how people observe birds, and we need your help! We’re looking for folks who are...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

WANTED: Information on Occurrence of Basil Downy Mildew

This new disease (first reported in US in fall 2007) I think is occurring every year throughout most of the US. I’m looking for help to see if I’m correct. Basil Downy Mildew yellow banding (photo...

View Article
Browsing all 41 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images