GARDEN
THE DIRT 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
STAFF BLOG EH? PLUS Grow Congdon Park school garden
Congdon Park Elementary School is in the running for a Seeds of Change grant that will help support its community-based garden. The voting takes place on Facebook. If the school is among the top 50 i...
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:00 AM
STAFF BLOG TWIN PORTS BUSINESS Plaza gets Engwalls greenhouse
The Burger King block headed for redevelopment at 21st Avenue East and London Road in Duluth has its costs. Like the Engwalls satellite greenhouse that has set up shop on the corner in late spring and...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 4:17 PM
HEALTHY TIDBITS 
HUNGRY FOR LIFE Home and garden tour requires small detour after flood 
Neale and Pam Roth are opening their garden to tours, but visitors will use the neighbor’s driveway after the June flood destroyed the couple's driveway.
By Christa Lawler , July 16, 2012
Duluth Rose Festival scheduled for Saturday
The Lake Superior Rose Society will host its third annual Rose Festival from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Leif Erikson Park Rose Garden
By News Tribune staff , July 13, 2012
Cutworms, Northland gardeners wage war for this year's crop
The good news is that the variegated cutworms that showed up in the Northland for the first time this year aren’t expected to return.
By Jana Hollingsworth , July 05, 2012
Ask a master gardener: How to keep cats away
Q: How can I keep my neighbor’s cats from doing their business in my vegetable garden? Do mothballs work?
July 01, 2012
Complaint sets Duluth beekeepers abuzz
For years, beekeepers quietly maintained hives throughout the city of Duluth, attracting little attention. But that changed this spring when a neighbor complained about a beekeeping operation in Gary-New Duluth.
By Peter Passi , June 05, 2012
Legacy of 'Tomato Man' flourishes in Duluth schools
About 4,500 Duluth students in kindergarten through fourth grade received a tomato plant this week to work into some dirt and a pot and take home to grow. The event is called the Tomato Man Project, named for Ray Picconatto, a Duluth man who grew and contributed hundreds of tomato plants to area schools over the years.
By Jana Hollingsworth , June 01, 2012
Forest tent caterpillars: Pockets of defoliation likely this year, but no regionwide outbreak
Forest insect experts are starting to see more forest tent caterpillars in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, but not enough to call it a major outbreak.
By John Myers , May 24, 2012
New threat arrives for Northland gardeners
Mass of variegated cutworm moths is a first in our area; hungry caterpillars will be hatching soon.
By John Myers , May 24, 2012
MORNING UPDATE: New threat arrives for Northland gardeners
Jana Albers has been studying bugs in northern Minnesota for 32 years, and she’s never seen this before. A new bug for our region, the variegated cutworm, has invaded, sending light-brown moths across the Northland, laying eggs on the siding of homes and windows — and even on laundry hanging on the line.
By News Tribune staff , May 24, 2012
Cover your gardens: Freezing temperatures possible overnight
If you took advantage of the recent warm, sunny weather to plant your gardens, you may want to protect them tonight as temperatures are forecast to fall below freezing in many parts of the Northland.
By News Tribune staff , May 15, 2012
Eh? Community garden has space available
April 12, 2012
St. Louis County Extension seminar offers tips on growing fruit, vegetables at home
St. Louis County Extension experts have scheduled a one-day conference on home fruit and vegetable production as a part of their Healthy Foods Initiative.
By News Tribune staff , February 29, 2012
Arboretum seeks nominations for Top 10 plants that changed Minnesota
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum wants to know: Which plants changed Minnesota and transformed how we live today?
By Associated Press report , February 08, 2012
New gardening zone map reflects rising temperatures
Northern gardeners are taking chances their parents wouldn’t have dared, and now the official U.S. gardening zone map is justifying their boldness.
By Candace Renalls , January 26, 2012
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