http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/?rsssource=1 Web producer Preston Wright reports from backyards in St. Paul and Belize. Copyright 2008, Minnesota Public Radio Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:34:02 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Preston Wright My garden has grown too big. It takes many hours now to care for and I am finding that I have very little time to write about gardening during the summer. So it's bye bye for this blog. I enjoyed... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/08/on_to_greener_p.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/08/on_to_greener_p.shtml Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:34:02 CDT Preston Wright I admit it, I went to Disney World. Without children. But I ended up in Orlando for reasons other than a Disney World visit, and you quickly learn that there isn't much to do in Orlando other than visit retirement... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/06/gardens_of_disn.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/06/gardens_of_disn.shtml Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:36:53 CDT Preston Wright I found this article from Money Magazine 7 landscaping tips "These ideas offer some of the best returns for your renovation dollar. Plus, the payoff increases over time." Whether you care about raising the value of your property or not,... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/06/landscaping_tip.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/06/landscaping_tip.shtml Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:54:45 CDT Preston Wright There is a flower blooming in my garden that every time I mention it or show it to people they shudder: columbine. The name has been stolen. Try Googling “columbine.” You won’t find a mention of the flower until at... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/there_is_a_flow.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/there_is_a_flow.shtml Thu, 24 May 2007 13:17:23 CDT Preston Wright In Japan and Korea, peaches, plums and apples are grown successfully without pesticides. How do they do it? By bagging the apples while still on the tree. Apples bagged on the tree Paper bags or plastic bags will work. Apparently... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/bag_apples_befo.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/bag_apples_befo.shtml Sun, 20 May 2007 09:42:29 CDT Preston Wright The US drought monitor was updated today and once again the Twin Cities has fallen into the category “abnormally dry.” Drought areas to the north have spread. What makes matters worse for gardeners is that this is a very critical... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/abnormally_dry.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/abnormally_dry.shtml Thu, 17 May 2007 22:21:37 CDT Preston Wright “When I was a kid in the 50's there were bees everywhere during summer in Seattle. I think that people should be encouraged to plant areas of clover and dandelions in their yards. Maybe a "perfect" yard without natural elements... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/lawn_and_daneli.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/lawn_and_daneli.shtml Thu, 10 May 2007 11:17:11 CDT Preston Wright Rockgarden iris (Iris reticulata) Hairspray (bleeding hearts, >Dicentra Spectabilis)... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/whats_blooming_6.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/whats_blooming_6.shtml Fri, 04 May 2007 20:38:41 CDT Preston Wright Peaches in a cluster on a branch this morning. They will need to be thinned as the fruit size will be small with so many growing close together. My peach-in-a-trash-bag, stored-in-the-garage method is working perfectly, though everyone is full... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/post_2.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/05/post_2.shtml Tue, 01 May 2007 12:12:57 CDT Preston Wright The bee topic is hot this year. There is concern among beekeepers and researchers about a recent upsurge in honey bee colonies dying (see The search for missing bees.). The major theory in the decline of honey bee populations is... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/a_different_tak.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/a_different_tak.shtml Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:05:17 CDT Preston Wright When the garden zones changed this past January, they fore-shadowed trouble for the Minnesota State flower, the showy pink and white ladyslipper (Cypripedium reginae). Found living in open fens, bogs, swamps, and damp woods where there is plenty of light,... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/losing_the_minn.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/losing_the_minn.shtml Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:24:31 CDT Preston Wright There is a commercial I have seen on TV where an animated bee has allergies and the conclusion of the commercial is to take some kind of nasal spray. Then there is a fad in the natural foods movement to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/there_is_a_comm.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/there_is_a_comm.shtml Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:16:34 CDT Preston Wright My short answer is no. Sometime this past January when we were in the middle of a warm spell, the USDA revised its growing zones for the Twin Cities and labeled it zone five. There had not been a winter... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/my_short_answer.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/my_short_answer.shtml Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:20:54 CDT Preston Wright Friday’s warmth ended my garage gardening. I had kept some non-Minnesota hardy trees in containers in there: peaches, cherries, plum, and Asian pears. My garage is attached to the house so it gains just enough heat for the trees to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/bees.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/bees.shtml Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:08:45 CDT Preston Wright How to slow them down – don’t mono-crop. By mono-cropping, I mean don’t pick a vulnerable species of flower or vegetable and plant rows and rows of it. As Minnesotans with a farmer history, we have been taught that crops... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/its_rodent_and.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/mouse_and_garden/archive/2007/04/its_rodent_and.shtml Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:10:30 CDT