Ask a Master Gardener
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Ask a Master Gardener: What seeds to plant this fall
Before taking a rest from gardening for the season, have you thought of direct sowing seeds to grow a minimal-care garden next spring?
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Ask a Master Gardener: All about decorative gourds
It’s the time of year when strangely-shaped, multi-colored, warty gourds begin to appear in gardens, markets, CSA boxes and on front porches.
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Ask a master gardener: How to help bumblebee queens overwinter
Wild bees are important pollinators for our crops, gardens and wild plants. In Vermont there are over 350 types of wild bees, including 17 different species of bumblebees.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Take cuttings now for new plants next spring
Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will soon come to an end, too. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to tend an ecologically sensitive garden
It’s a good time to step back and think about the bigger picture. A question to consider is why do we clear out our gardens before the winter?…
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Ask a Master Gardener: All about marvelous milkweed
Milkweed is a critically important plant for the monarch butterfly, which is threatened with extinction.
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Ask a Master Gardener: What to do about garden invasives?
Common invasive species that you might find in your garden or landscape often started out as decorative landscape plants. Plants like knotweed, goutweed, burning bush and Japanese barberry…
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Ask a master gardener: What’s eating my squash?
Cucurbits are easy to grow but they are threatened by a number of unfortunate pests that can make growing these fruits and vegetables much more difficult.
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Ask a Master Gardener: All about blueberry season
While you are waiting for the plants to fruit, it is important not to make too many changes so that the shrubs can focus on berry production.
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Ask a master gardener: How to grow peaches in Vermont
Peaches are one of the more surprising fruits that grow in Vermont. Easy to pick and fantastically juicy, peaches are beautiful, fuzzy globes to look forward to each…
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to garden in small spaces
You don’t need a lot of land to have a garden. It doesn’t even matter if the usable space in your yard is the size of an area…
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Ask a Master Gardener: What to plant in a shade garden
Think that a shady area can’t have a garden? Think again! Shade gardens can be fantastic places to showcase foliage color, texture and flowers, too.
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Ask a master gardener: How to plant a cutting garden
A cutting garden provides a home-grown source of material for fresh flower arrangements.
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How to cultivate natural dyes from your garden
Growing flowers, vegetables and berries for eating is fun and nourishing, but what about growing them to make colorful dyes?
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Got questions? Ask an Extension Master Gardener
Wondering when to plant your tomatoes? Confused about composting? Or maybe you need some advice on caring for your lawn.
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Things new gardeners need to know
But before you grab a spade and head for the backyard, put pen to paper and make a plan.