The Minnesota Rose Gardener
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Growing Roses in an Organic Environment, Part One
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Part One: What Organic-Environment Gardening Means “First… Do No Harm”: Hippocrates, Greek Physician, 460-370 B.C. That an...
Thursday, July 20, 2017
"American Rose" Article on Organic Japanese Beetle Control
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Here is an article about organic control of Japanese Beetles, which I wrote for the July/August American Rose magazine, in collaboration wi...
Monday, July 10, 2017
Controlling Japanese Beetles Organically
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Author's note: One month after posting this, the JBs are the worst I've ever seen; very unlike how they started out. That obviates ...
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Christmas Thaw... Plus Thunder!
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One week ago today, here in Minneapolis, we woke up to temperatures of -20 F (-29 C), with wind chills around -35 F (-37 C). And we had upw...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Here Comes the Polar Vortex... Again!
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The last time the dreaded Polar Vortex invaded the lower 48 states was nearly three years ago, in January 2014, and it was pretty rough, esp...
Monday, August 29, 2016
Five Important Steps to Winter-Protecting Your Roses
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There is a continuing misconception among many folks who grow roses in the "cold zones" (i.e. USDA zones 3, 4, 5 and 6), that &quo...
Friday, August 19, 2016
Attacking Japanese Beetles -- Victory!
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The JBs arrived early this year, on June 19th, and they have been the worst ever. Over the last two months, on many days I have drowned seve...
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