Consuming raw or improperly prepared elderberries may cause many unpleasant symptoms. In large amounts, poisoning can be serious enough to require hospitalization.

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A quick look at your planting setup, watering habits, and last year’s garden history can help head off problems with growing tomatoes long before they appear.

Soil pH is one of the most important factors influencing phosphorus management decisions. To determine the available phosphorus (P) of Minnesota plants, use the Bray-1 test when soil pH is 7.4 or less ...

With hardy varieties and a little early-season attention, roses become some of the toughest, most satisfying plants in the yard; proof that beauty and resilience can grow side by side in the bold ...

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Provide shade, airflow (use fans) and free access to clean water during hot weather. Avoid riding your horse when the combined air temperature (F) and relative humidity is over 150, especially if the ...

Compost dairy barns can be a good housing system for lactating dairy cows. The following are keys to success in compost barns: A compost barn gives cows more room to move than tie stalls or free ...

Kiwiberry vines require moist, well-drained soil. A vine will produce either male or female flowers. Plant one of each gender to get fruit. One male vine provides enough pollen for up to 6 female ...

Adding compost to light, sandy soil helps it hold moisture and nutrients. Adding it to heavy soil improves drainage. Contain your compost in some type of structure 3 to 5 feet wide. Put your compost ...

Black knot is a common fungal disease of Prunus trees including ornamental, edible, and native plum and cherry trees. Hard swollen black galls (tumor like growths) form on branches and occasionally on ...

Grow where you have not grown cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, mustard, turnip or rutabaga for the past four years. Direct seed or start indoors in April. For fall ...