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WCCO's Smart Gardens

WCCO's Smart Gardens

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  • Growing Zinnias, milkweed problems, animal disruptions and more!

    Growing Zinnias, milkweed problems, animal disruptions and more!
    Jul 5 2025
    Today we chat with Master Gardener Theresa Rooney with the University of Minnesota - she previews the upcoming Hennepin County Master Gardener Learning Gardening Tour - we also help with as many gardening questions as we can such as how mint affects your garden and yard, trouble with growing zinnias, tomato planting, jumping worms, milkweed, animals invading your growing process, iris blooming, brown spots on lawns and much, much more as we try to help troubleshoot your gardening needs! Learn more from Master Gardener Theresa Rooney at extension.umn.edu.
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    38 mins
  • Solving an Aphid Problem, Using Pine Needles as Mulch, Repairing a Flooded Lawn

    Solving an Aphid Problem, Using Pine Needles as Mulch, Repairing a Flooded Lawn
    Jun 28 2025
    The impact all this rain is having on plants, trees, and flowers. Adding a clover lawn at your house. Why aphids could cause a big mess in your yard. When to dead head peonies. When its time to get control of weeds. Can you use pine needles as mulch? Getting rose bushes to bloom. Using herbicide on a bee lawn. Do not use pet manure as a fertilizer on plants. Properly mixing compost. Getting rid of purslane. When to get rid of buckthorn and how to treat the stumps. What kind of fertilizer should be used after heavy rain? How important is a sharp lawn mower blade? Learn more from horticulturalist Julie Weisenhorn and Lawn and Turf expert Jon Trappe at extension.umn.edu.
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    38 mins
  • The Impact Hot Days Can Have on Plants, Tomato Growing Tips, Companion Planting Benefits

    The Impact Hot Days Can Have on Plants, Tomato Growing Tips, Companion Planting Benefits
    Jun 21 2025
    Does extreme heat have a big impact on flowers and plants? Is it too late to plant sweet potatoes? How to propagate lilacs. Day lilly issues. Rejuvenating strawberry beds. Silver maples making a mess. Trouble with poppies blooming. Where to get good compost. Cucumber beetle problems. The basics of growing good tomatoes. The arboretum is very busy this time of year. What is companion planting and how it could help your garden? Is it okay to fertilize plants in the extreme heat? Why would the leaves on a Christmas cactus turn purple? Transplanting peonies. Learn more from horticulturalist Laura Irish Hanson extension.umn.edu.
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    34 mins
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