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Extreme Cold Weather Has Benefits

The extended bout of cold weather this past week had many people grumbling and complaining.  Extreme cold does bring good news though.         Lee Frelich, Director of the Center for Forest Ecology at the University of Minnesota says that extended sub-zero temperatures can kill the larvae of emerald ash borer, the insect that is decimating [Continue]

The Doctrine of Signatures

Before modern medicine, before paper was made and books were written, before the internet, before any form of written communication, the only way people had to learn the uses of plants was by trial and error and by passing information along orally.  Long ago, cultures all over the world independently came to believe that plants [Continue]

Healthy Soils Make for Healthy Plants

UW-Extension Master Gardeners must acquire ten hours of continuing education each year to retain Master Gardener certification.  Most months, an hour of education is offered prior to our monthly business meetings.  In September, our speaker was Patrick Lake from the Oshkosh office of the National Resources Conservation Service.  He was an enthusiastic and entertaining speaker.  [Continue]

What is an AAS Winner?

        Have you noticed a little blue and red “AAS Winner” logo on some of the flower and vegetable photos in mail order nursery catalogs?  Have you wondered what that means and how a particular plant earns that designation?         AAS stands for All-American Selection.  The AAS designation is like the Good Housekeeping Seal of [Continue]