Resources

Composting: A Smart Gardening Practice that Recycles Yard and Garden Waste

Published on October 21, 2024
Composting lets smart gardeners use chemistry to produce their own garden soil amendment.
Common Flower Visitors in Michigan

Published on September 17, 2024
This document describes features and behaviors unique to 5 groups of bees and 5 butterfly species. These signs can be downloaded and used in your garden to highlight common pollinators.
Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Self-Mailer

Published on April 17, 2023
Whether you are concerned with contamination from lead or other materials in your soil, or just want to avoid overfertilization. This kit comes complete with everything you'll need to submit a soil sample for testing to the MSU Soils Laboratory.
Identification Guide to Boxwood and its Lookalikes

Published on May 12, 2022
This guide will help you identify boxwoods as well as similar-looking plants so that you can tell the difference between them.
Using Bands to Protect Shade Trees from Spongy Moth

Published on May 4, 2022
Hiding bands and barrier bands can help protect individual shade trees from spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth.
Frost-Free Dates

Published on April 25, 2022
When can I plant? Check your area’s frost free date.
New Name, Familiar Pest: Dealing with Outbreaks of Spongy Moth, Formerly Gypsy Moth - Questions and Answers

Published on April 14, 2022
A spongy moth webinar, part of the NotMISpecies series, aired on April 14, 2022. Viewers submitted questions that have been addressed by the experts who presented the webinar. This document includes the questions and answers, grouped by topic area.
Lead Safety for the Home Gardener

Published on March 18, 2022
Information about lead found in soils, vegetables, water and crops. Learn what is safe and resources available to you.
Lymantria Dispar Aerial Survey

Published on November 5, 2021
Lymantria dispar, formerly gypsy moth, aerial survey map for 2021.
Growing the Next Generation: Grandfriends and Gardens

Published on June 30, 2021
Seniors in Ionia County, Michigan garden with preschoolers to grow the next generation of learners and gardeners.