May newsletter includes:
Upcoming Online Programs
- Ask Your Gardening Question: LIVE, Wednesday, May 20 | 1:30-2:30 p.m.
- Maple Hour: Companion Crops for the Sugarbush, Tuesday, May 5 | 6-7 p.m.
- Stopping Stiltgrass in the Upper Midwest: How You Can Protect Our Forests – Thursday, May 7 | Noon-1 p.m.
- 2026 PDDC Plant Disease Talks – The Science (and Art) of Plant Disease Diagnosis, Wednesday, May 27| 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- Big 3 Apple Insect Webinar Series: Part 2 – Codling Moth, Friday, May 15 | 1-2 p.m.
- Rhubarb: Not just Your Grandmas Favorite Plant, Thursday, May 14 | 6-7 p.m.
- VIEW MORE UPCOMING EVENTS
Timely Articles
- Beginning Vegetable Garden Basics: Site Selection and Soil Preparation
- Growing Vegetables in Containers
- When Is the Right Time to Plant Vegetable Seeds? Check Soil Temperature
- Heirloom Vegetables
Wisconsin Yard & Garden A weekly column of horticulture education and activities for Wisconsin gardeners. Read the latest articles from this past month.
- Angler Friendly Yard Care
- Consider Planting Native Trees in Landscape
- Crabgrass Management Plan Components
- April Gardening Calendar Getting Active
In the News
- Wisconsin could be in for ‘a big year’ for Lyme disease as tick bites soar | Wisconsin Public Radio| Featuring PJ Liesch
- Trusted Research, New Ways to Connect | Morning Ag Clips | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
- Public invited to UW Family Gardening Day on May 2 | UW-Madison CALS News | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk
- Listen: The vertical farm revolution fizzled, but some farms have sprouted in Wisconsin | Wisconsin Radio Network | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk
- More Extension Horticulture in the News: April 2026