The Garden Blog

Want to Grow Better Vegetables in Minnesota? Three Things to Know About Your Soil First

In Minnesota, it so often feels like springtime comes slowly, bolts into summer heat then fades into frost just as the tomato plants...

Cold-hardy Vegetables and Flowers for Minnesota’s Short Spring

If you’re anything like me, I spend much of February and March dreaming about gardening, and I clear out space in my home for my modest...

Plant Partners – 4.8 stars

4/02/2024 This book makes accessible the science of companion planting and fostering biodiversity in the backyard garden. “Companion...

Deicing Salt Damage on Lawns

4/9/2024 How to Care for Turfgrass Damaged by Deicing Salts Have you noticed brown, dead-looking turfgrass along the edges of your...

The Problem with Fungus Gnats

One day your plants are doing well. The next day you see tiny flying insects surrounding your plants. What’s happening? Fungus gnats are...

Garden Advice for Spring 2024

3/09/2024 Ramsey County Master Gardeners share garden advice for Spring 2024 (March – April – May) Photo by RCMG volunteer | Follow us...

Starting Tomatoes from Seed

3/19/2024 🍅🌱 Dreaming of a bumper crop of juicy tomatoes for the summer? It's time to start your journey from seed to garden! 🌱🍅...

The Insect Crisis – 4.75 stars

1/31/2024 Beautifully written, well-researched, a bit terrifying, but leaves you with some hope for the future and ideas for change. The...

RCMG Honored with the Capitol Region Watershed Partner Award

Ramsey County Master Gardeners received the Capitol Region Watershed District’s 2023 Watershed Partner Award.