Gardening

BEMIDJI - Mid-August into early September is the time to do lawn repairs. Warmer soil speeds germination and there is less competition from weeds. Lawns can be over-seeded or small areas renovated or new lawns started. There are specially formulated fertilizers for new lawns. Read...

Hopefully, other communities are as lucky as the Bemidji area is to have a Master Gardener organization and the Bemidji Garden Club. There are differences in the nature of the groups. The following information should help you decide which group might interest you. — Master gardeners:...

Beltrami County Master Gardeners will offer many opportunities to the community to learn about the joy and science of gardening. As you can surmise, our weekly informational articles are returning in your local newspaper. Let us know if you find them helpful. Also returning will...

I’ve brought in the houseplants that were out for the summer, taken cuttings of some plants I’d like to keep over the winter and brought in a couple of larger pots of plants in hopes that they will continue to bloom for a while and maybe survive the winter indoors. No doubt I’ve...

By Becky Livermore, Master Gardener Our North Country is crowded with evergreen trees growing among the poplar and birch. A stroll through nearby woods gives us armloads of greens for the upcoming holidays – a swag on the front door, a cover on the mailbox and boughs for the fireplace...

By Onen Markeson, Master Gardener intern Every year gardening has many personal “experiments” in it. Some experiments we have control over, such as what we plant, what when we plant it, where we plant it, do we fertilize, do we mulch and do we use any type of frost protection....

Being a thrifty type, I like the challenge of wintering over some of my annuals. It helps in the spring, when the nurseries are filled with so many tempting plants, to know that I have saved a few dollars and have some of last year’s jewels to plant out again. There are several...

Now that the leaves have fallen and the deer have polished off the last of the carrots and hosta, it’s time to collect the tools, hoses and equipment and put them away for the season. I know you have already had a blizzard of blather from the PACs in the mailbox but you don’t...

Even if you are a casual gardener you may notice that some of the seeds in the racks at stores and garden centers are labeled organic. So why the marketing of organic seeds? What are the benefits to the gardener? Is it worth the difference in price? Here are some of the facts I discovered. First,...