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By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistJuly 26, 2022Well, this has not been my favorite year gardening! It seems like every pattern of weather was messed up, and the consequences were and are enough to make me wonder why I work so hard to “make it work.” Of course, my expectations belong to me, and what you see is what you see, not the picture in my mind of what I carefully envisioned and planned. I’m reminded of that so often when I’m working in…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistSeptember 07, 2021This summer has been one of the more frustrating summers for gardeners in recent years. Persistent drought, heat, and pests have presented challenges than were not encouraging. I am grateful for the abundant rain we have been blessed with in the past week because going into winter with limited top and sub soil moisture can be a critical factor for survival of many of our trees, shrubs, and…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMarch 31, 2020A couple of days of 60-plus weather has certainly inspired me to get to work cleaning up my flower beds. While working, I noticed the daffodils are already poking through … that was encouraging but also a reminder to get the work done before I would be damaging them by my cleanup activity. Every year I remind you that the first plant on the cutback list should be the tall ornamental…
By George Bonnema, Luverne HorticulturalistMay 16, 2016Spring is always a time of transitioning from winter to summer and this year has been no different. The weeks of warm weather have teased us into thinking we were pretty much past the last frost, but then reality scared us … maybe me especially … my casualties were limited, but there were some where the wind removed the protection. And so we go on. The new growth called candles have fully…
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