WCCO's Smart Gardens

UMN Extension Horticulturist Mary Meyer talks about all the fun PUMPKIN happenings at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum! Plus APPLES! And… the scarecrow display! Fall is the best. Then tips on how to actually grow your own pumpkins for next year. Then how to properly bring our hibiscus inside for the season, planting bulbs in the fall, and a question about fruit trees. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

Happy Harvest FULL Moon! UMN Extension Educator Julie Weisenhorn talks about a fun event happening tonight at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Full Harvest Moon Hike! Check out arb.umn.edu for more info on how to attend. Plus tips on how not to overwater when we bring our plants inside for the season, how to best cut their roots, fertilization after rain, and more! For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

House plant pests - the need to know. We’re joined with an expert on this topic, University of Minnesota horticulturist Laura Irish Hanson. You can hear her give a workshop on house plant pests on 10/3. Register at hennepinmastergardeners.org! Plus, Umn Extension Educator Jon Trappe walks us through his tips for grass seed and fall weed maintenance. For any gardening questions with your project visit extension.umn.edu

A lot to get into with Master Gardener Theresa Rooney as time is ticking down on summer and your outdoor gardening projects! Right away, we give Theresa the floor to share more about the Master Gardener program and the step by step process of that! We try to tackle as many of your garden questions and issues as we can! Today we talked about dahlias, weed and feed, different Arborvaite varieties, some troubleshooting lilac bushes late in the summer, Creeping bentgrass removal, (yes we also got the Creeping Charlie question) and much much more! For any gardening questions you may have visit extension.umn.edu

You can smell it in the air - summer is ending and once again we discuss those last minute seeding and winterizing processes. We also dive in to talking fern beds, nitrogen addition, coloration of your lawn, white spruce troubleshooting, crabgrass issues, raking vs. leaving those leaves and brush out into the winter, Creeping Charlies, getting blueberries planted before its too late, dormant seeding - that and more with University of Minnesota Horticulturist Mary Meyer and University of Minnesota Turfgrass expert Eric Watkins. Be sure to check out their website with a plethora of tools and guides on your gardening and lawn project - just visit extension.umn.edu