GARDEN
The season of dirty fingernails - garden therapy 2013.
I have concluded that my mental health is greatly improved by a day out in the garden. Yesterday was my first real concentrated effort in garden therapy and in the few short hours I invested I was rem...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 11:16 AM
Thwarted plans
I had such big plans. Well, ok, not big. But firmly cemented in my mind. I have such a huge list of garden chores to be completed in the next two weeks, that I figured I'd better not wait to start un...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:46 PM
Social Justice
Social Justice Our Fargo/Moorhead church is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), which works on a number of social justice issues. Top priorities are: Immigration Justice Reprod...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:16 AM
Made it Myself Monday 13: Basket Garden
Spring is here! Or so the weather man is promising... To top it all off, it's also Earth Day. So, to celebrate, I'm trying out a garden project! These instructions are for an apartment patio about ei...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:01 PM
Living masterpiece
New York - Claude Monet’s beloved flower and water gardens in the north of France are world-famous. But for those unable to visit the artist’s iconic home, a trip to the Bronx over the next several months will offer a taste of Monet’s indisputably radiant living masterpiece – a riotous display of color, plant variety and landscape design.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2012
Hortiscope: Peony may be planted too deep 
Q: I have a white peony plant that looks healthy and produces loads of blooms.
The blooms open to very large flowers. Unfortunately, all the flowers have a brown edging on each petal. Except for the brown edges, the flowers look healthy. This has been going on for about four years.
Should I get rid of this plant?
By Don Kinzler , June 08, 2012
Container gardening 101: Book offers useful advice to avoid common errors 
By Judy Hevrdejs, Chicago Tribune , June 01, 2012
Hortiscope: Use wire fence around shrubs 
Q: Our two ninebark shrubs have been eaten to the ground this spring by rabbits (we think). Can they be saved?
By Don Kinzler , June 01, 2012
First lady’s book: On growing seeds, healthy kids 
By Nancy Benac, Associated Press , May 29, 2012
Warmer weather brings fresh crop of gardening books 
By Kathy Van Mullekom Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) , May 27, 2012
Hortiscope: New sod should eliminate clover 
Q: I’m doing some different landscaping and maintenance jobs in my hometown. I’m wondering about how to get rid of white clover in lawns other than using Roundup. I know Speedzone works, but is there any cultural way to eradicate it, such as lightly tilling and then planting grass seed? Would that work or would the clover grow back quickly?
By Don Kinzler , May 25, 2012
Hortiscope: Cut diseased branches to control canker 
Q: We have a 25- to 30-foot spruce tree that has some dead or dying lower branches. At the point where the limbs connect to the trunk, there is considerable white sap oozing out.
By Don Kinzler , May 18, 2012
Hortiscope: Soil sample test can reveal tips for growing 
Q: I would like to have my soil tested for recommendations on how to improve it.
How do I find you? How much soil should I bring? Also, my pear trees are blooming, but there don’t seem to be any bugs around to help with pollination.
What should I do?
By Don Kinzler , May 11, 2012
Homegrown Green event Saturday in Fargo 
FARGO – First Assembly of God Church is hosting a Homegrown Green Event Saturday at the church.
By Forum staff reports , May 10, 2012
It's My Job: Baker greenhouse manager offers tips for gardeners 
By Angie Wieck , May 06, 2012
Areavoices: Fargo Library presents gardening series starting May 8 
Spring is here, are you ready to start digging in your garden? Beginning next week, the Fargo Public Library kicks off a three-part series focused on gardening.
May 04, 2012
High tunnel, low cost 
May 04, 2012
Hortiscope: Tomatoes are favorites, but also fussy 
Q: I have been reading your columns and enjoy them very much. I am wondering if you can help me with a problem that I have been having with my tomato plants for the past four years. I buy them through a reputable garden center in Minot, so I know they are not diseased plants. I am having trouble with them drying up.
By Don Kinzler , May 04, 2012
Minnesota man writes book on straw bale gardening 
By Tracy Frank , April 30, 2012
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