One of the most common questions gardeners have is how to fertilize specific plants. Many plants have individual nutrient needs, but for all plants it is impossible to guess at what you need without ...

To grow good plants, you need good soil. The only way to tell what your soil really needs is to take a soil test. Applying too much fertilizer could be detrimental to your plants. You could waste ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Now that we have experienced the first frost of the season, and the growing season for most garden and home landscape plants has come to an end, we as gardeners tend to start thinking about things we ...

As the results from fall soil tests begin to arrive, it’s time to evaluate what to do next. “The most commonly asked questions we get from farmers when they receive their SCN soil test results are ...

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As gardeners put their plots to bed for the winter, University of Minnesota Extension educator Emily Hansen suggests it is a good idea to get their soil tested. The fall is the perfect time to take a ...