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University of Minnesota Yard and Garden News
University of Minnesota Garden Information

Bed Bugs

• What to Do? http://blog.lib.umn.edu/efans/ygnews/2010/12/what-can-i-do-about-bed-bugs.html
• University of Minnesota info
• NYC Bed Bug Guide
• NYC Bed Bug Guide (in Spanish)  
• Toronto Bed Bug fact sheet
• Ohio State fact sheet
• University of Kentucky fact sheet

Community Gardening

• Benefits of Community Gardening
• General Garden design Layout 1
• General garden design 2
• General garden design 3
• Canning Garden layout
• Salad garden
• Salsa garden
• General Trellised garden design (for small spaces)
• Trellised canning garden

Composting

• Black Gold
• Compost Happens
• Backyard Composting Basics
• Structures for Backyard Composting
• Instructions: Using a Plastic Compost Bin
• Composting (in Spanish)
• Nature's Way of Recycling - Rain Barrels and Compost Bins

Dictionary: Spanish-English Garden terms for school children

• http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8423.pdf

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)

• November 2010 Update from MN Department of Agriculture
• Frequently Asked Questions
• http://www.extension.umn.edu/issues/eab/ 
• EAB postcard
• Translated in Hmong

Growing Food

• The Joy of Growing Basil
• FOOD SAFETY: http://www.extension.umn.edu/foodsafety/components/foodpreservation.htm
• More on FOOD PRESERVATION: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/
• Edible Landscapes--Eat Your Landscape
• Asian Veggies at the St. Paul Farmers Market
• Is Your Yard like France, China, Italy, Turkey, Peru?
• Like Vietnamese Restaurants?
• Native American Growing Practices--A Lost Way of Life
• QUIZ--How Well Do You Know St. Paul?
• Where in the World Did Your Favorite Food Come From?
• Different Cultures, Same Plant: International Tomato Recipes
• The Joy of Heirloom Tomatoes

General Gardening

• Protect Plants from Winter Injury 2010
• Organic Disease Control
• Putting Your Garden to Bed for Winter
• 5 Things Every Gardener Should Plant
• Mulching (in Spanish)
• Other Informative Sites
• Farm Information Line
• How to Start Foliage Plants from seed

Lawn Care

• Lawn Care Calendar
• No-Bag-Needed Lawn Care!
• Low Environmental Impact Lawn Care

Phosphorous Fertilizer BANNED

• Save Our Lakes! Phosphorous-free Fertilizer
• Set Yourself Phosphorus Free

Less Toxic Ways to Handle Home Insects & Garden Diseases (IPM)

• GREAT GUIDE   &    More Information
• Translated in Hmong
• Information in More Languages
• Insects in Your Yard
• Protecting Plants from Deer

Rain Gardens & Native Plants

• Top 30 Native Plants
• Nurseries for Minnesota Native Plants
• Natural Shores Technologies Plant List
• Raingardens
• Need More Free Time?
• Ferns

Rain Barrels:

• Rain Barrels

Sustainable Landscapes

• Sustainable Landscapes

Trees

• Do you have a 'Hazard Tree'?
• Plant Trees at the Right Height
• Girdling Roots on Trees
• Pruning 
• Pruning Trees and Shrubs 

**Ramsey Master Gardener Projects Featured:**

• SOURCE Magazine
• Urban Farm Magazine January 2011 issue! 
• Northern Gardener Magazine 2010! 
  

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