MSU Extension’s Plant and Grow Tips

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Plant and Grow Tip Sheets

Smart gardening

• NEW: Don’t guess - soil test! Get your Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test kit today
• NEW: Fertilizer basics for the smart gardener
• NEW: Going native can be a smart choice for Michigan landscapes
• NEW: Mow high for weed and grub control
• NEW: Mulch leaves into turf for a smart lawn
• NEW: Smart lakefront plants
• NEW: Smart soils: What you can do to reduce phosphorus
• NEW: Smart trees and shrubs for Michigan landscapes
• NEW: Smart watering for lawns: Don’t let the lawn squeeze you dry
• NEW: Impatiens downy mildew: A curse and opportunity for smart gardeners

The basics

• NEW: Selecting healthy transplants
  
• NEW: Starting seeds
• Get started with Vegetable Gardening
• Garden planning
• Vegetable garden calendar
• Planting vegetables: includes list of cool and warm season crop
  
• NEW: Don’t guess - soil test! Get your Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test kit today
• Caring for your soil
• NEW: Fertilizer basics for the smart gardener
• Harvesting vegetables

Flowers

• NEW: Impatiens downy mildew: A curse and opportunity for smart gardeners
• Poinsettia Care
• Container gardening for shaded areas
• Container gardening for sunny areas
• Container gardening for vegetables and herbs

Vegetables

• NEW: Fall vegetable crops
• Asparagus (2011). More details.
• Beans (2011). More details.
  
• Beets (2011)
• Broccoli (2011)
• Brussels sprout (2011)
  
• Cabbage (2011)
• Carrots (2011)
• Cauliflower (2011)
• Celery (2011)
• Cole crops
• Cucumbers (2011)
• Eggplant (2011)
• Garlic (2011)
  
• Greens
• Kale and collards (2011)
• Leeks (2011)
  
• Lettuce (2011)
• Melons (2011)
• Okra (2011)
• Onions (2011). More details.
  
• Parsnips (2011)
• Peas (2011). More details.
• Peppers (2011). More details.
  
• Potatoes (2011). More details.
  
• Pumpkins and squash (2011)
• Radishes (2011)
• Rhubarbs (2011)
• Spinach (2011)
• Sweet corn (2011). More details.
  
• Sweet potatoes (2011)
• Swiss chards (2011)
• Tomatoes (2011). More details.
• Turnips and rutabagas (2011)

Vegetable diseases

• NEW: Tomatoe diseases in the home garden
• Blossom-end rot of tomato
  
• Early blight of tomato
• FAQ about late blight in potatoes and tomatoes
  
• Septoria leaf blight of tomato

Fruit

• NEW: Growing small fruit at home
• NEW: Growing tree fruit at home

Around the home

• NEW: Summer lawn care
• Moles