Ask a Master Gardener
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Gardeners, watch out for jumping worms
You may have heard of jumping worms, sometimes referred to as “snake worms.” Worm castings that resemble coffee grounds on the soil’s surface are likely the first thing…
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Gardening helpline open for the season
If you’ve got a gardening question, you can call the University of Vermont Extension Master Gardener Helpline to get an answer.
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Ask a master gardener: Tips for growing great tomatoes
A vegetable garden is not complete without tomatoes. Local farm stands will soon be offering a wide selection of tomato transplants for your garden.
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Ask a master gardener: Tulip mania
Tulips are so plentiful that sometimes we take their presence for granted. They’re common flowers, but how much do you really know about them?
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Ask a master gardener: How to use wood ash in the garden
Wood ashes are a surprisingly useful byproduct of winter heating.
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Ask a master gardener: How to share the magic of gardening
Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate a return to gardening than to share its magic with children? It’s not too early to start…
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Ask a master gardener: How to survive cabin fever
It’s that time of year when, sure, it’s technically spring, but we all know there’s still plenty of cold and wet weather yet to come.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Plant toxicity and pets
In their book, “How to be your Dog’s Best Friend,” the Monks of New Skete suggest that for many people, dogs and houseplants are the only readily available…
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Ask a master gardener: How to grow microgreens
What could be better than fresh greens during the dreary winter months? What if you grew and harvested them yourself?
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Ask a Master Gardener: Invasive species awareness week
In Vermont three invasive forest pests of concern to watch for are the hemlock woolly adelgid, beech leaf disease and spotted lanternfly.
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Ask a master gardener: Making sense of seed catalogues
Looking through seed catalogs, my mind leaps ahead to the growing season. I see lush green foliage and ripe, colorful fruits and vegetables.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to create a garden in a terrarium
Terrariums are miniature gardens in lidded, clear-glass containers. Their closed environment requires little care and only occasional maintenance.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to grow African violets
You’ve probably seen African violets (Saintpaulia) with their neat rosettes of fuzzy leaves and clusters of purple flowers.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to grow orchids
Do you admire orchids from afar but haven’t considered growing them or gifting them to a plant lover you know?
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Ask a master gardener: Gifts for the gardener
If you have a gardener (or garden lover) on your holiday gift list, you may be wondering what might make them smile during a season when the garden…
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Ask a Master Gardener: Miniature bulbs to plant now
There’s an old saying, “Good things come in small packages.” That’s certainly true of the tiny flowers that bloom in the spring. And fall is the perfect time…