Gardening
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Wisconsin scientist: Plants respond to biting insects faster than you might think
Although plants may not have brains like humans, they’re still remarkable organisms that have adapted to the world and learned how to survive. UW-Madison scientist Simon Gilroy is helping unlock the secrets of how plants thrive.
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Saving your garden seeds and building a community in the process
A longtime seed saver says seed libraries help build garden communities as well as expand produce varieties.
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What can foliage contribute to your garden?
Landscape architect Mark Dwyer joined “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about what he looks for when it comes to foliage and how he uses color and texture to design impressive sprawling gardens.
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How pairing certain plants in your garden can strengthen it
Just ahead of the growing season, author Jessica Walliser joined “The Larry Meiller Show” to discuss her research about the practice of companion planting and why it can be useful in the garden ecosystem.
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Chickens could be kept in every Wisconsin community under new bill
Wisconsin legislators are looking to supersede a patchwork of local laws around owning backyard chickens. Right now, municipalities decide their own rules. Madison allows flocks of up to eight hens, […]
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What the new plant hardiness zones mean for Wisconsin gardeners
Several areas around Wisconsin are now in new planting zones, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness map for the first time since 2012. The zones […]
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]
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First sighting in Wisconsin of invasive spotted lanternfly could happen any day
Wisconsin could be the next destination of an invasive pest found in 14 states over in the last decade, though Wisconsin wildlife officials are hoping to prevent its spread. The […]
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Wisconsin farmer explains how he grew pumpkin to nearly 2K pounds
One key to growing enormous pumpkins rests in the soil, said a Wisconsin farmer who recently grew a nearly 2,000-pound pumpkin. Jim Suchanek of Black River Falls said interested growers […]
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin […]