Soils for Plant Growth – Are sand particles larger or smaller than particles of clay?
• Flower Gardening – Deadheading does not mean listening to the Grateful Dead. • Household Insect Pests – Learn to identify home-invading pests, insects that damage wood, common vertebrate pests and more. • Indoor Plants – Soil mixes, repotting, watering, environmental needs of indoor plants, propagation, poisonous plants. • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – Definition and application of IPM • Lawn Care – Grass plant characteristics, types of grasses, grasses for specific needs, lawn management • Small Fruit Culture – Learn which small fruits do well in Michigan and why. . . • Tree Fruit Culture – Planning a productive home orchard. • Vegetable Culture – Planning, planting, record keeping, garden maintenance, families and groups of vegetables • Woody Ornamentals – Site considerations, plant types, planting, post-planting, pruning, weed and pest management, and more.
