WCCO's Smart Gardens
WCCO's Smart Gardens
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Pepper and Tomato Planting, Protecting Apple Trees, Lawn Mowing Tips
37 minutes Posted May 9, 2026 at 1:04 pm.
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How to handle a lawn with high phosphorous. When to start planting peppers and tomatoes. Keeping bugs off of apple trees. Low maintenance plants. Start spraying for creeping Charlie. Why grass may be a different color. Maintaining grass when mowing the lawn. Adding compost to raised beds. What to after grubs are found in your lawn. Frost is still a factor with planting. Learn more from Master Gardener Teresa Rooney at extension.umn.edu.