Prepared by
Jackie Smith
University of Minnesota Extension
Master Gardener, Carver/Scott
Counties
2017
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Soil
 Plant Care
 Pest Prevention
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Healthy Soil = Healthy Plants
 Cover
crops
 Compost
• Right Plant for Right Place
• Look for pest resistance
Look for
mildew
resistant varieties
Look for
blackspot
resistant varieties
Resists
Cucumber
Beetles,
Bacterial
Wilt
Resists
Squash
vine borers
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Light
Temperature
Moisture
Season
Air Circulation
Sanitation
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HINT: No mulch on Squash –
Less attractive to squash bugs
 Control
Weeds
 Regulates Soil Moisture
 Some
mulches add to
Soil
Structure
 Peonies
 Smooth
Hydrangea
 Delphinium
 Some lilies
 Plants in lower
light conditions
 Chrysanthemums
 Asters
 Perovskia
 Tall
sedums
 Eupatorium
 Veronica
 Phlox
 Fruit
Trees
– first year
 Strawberries
– first month
 Platycodon
 Campanula
 Gaillardia
 Coreopsis
 Delphinium
 Digitalis
 Phlox
 Lupine
 Achillea
 Rose
 Most
bulbs
 True lilies (ovaries only)
 Aquilegia
 Dicentra
 Centaurea
 Lamium
 Hosta
 Daylilies
 Scilla
 Puschkinia
Surprise Results
 Hemerocallis
 Hosta
 Iris
 Astilbe
 Aruncus
 Ligularia
 Oriental
Poppy
 Hosta
 Stachys
 Penstemon
Husker’s Red
 Aegopodium
 Geranium
 Artemesia
 Alchemilla
 Lamium
 Euphorbia
(spring
blooming
spurge)
 Phlox
subulata
 Nepeta
 Phalaris
 Phlox
 Boltonia
 Monarda
 Raspberries
 Fewer
blooms
 Smaller blooms
 Stunted or
slow growth
 Empty center
in plant clump
 Peonies
 Iris
(every 3 years)
 Lilies
 Oriental poppies
 Strawberries
 Rhubarb
 Most
perennials
that bloom after
mid-June
 Ornamental
grasses
 Remove
any
diseased tops after
they turn brown
 Allow healthy plants
to stand to catch
snow
 Mulch after top inch
of soil is frozen
Start with basic good
gardening practices
2. Add knowledge of pests &
problems
3. Prevent whenever possible
1.
4. Use chemical treatment
only if no other solution is
available, and the
alternative is not
acceptable!
Hints are not meant to
be an all inclusive
class in IPM – just a few
ideas to get you
started
HINT: You
may need
to avoid
roses if
Japanese
beetles
become a
problem
Soil
 Plant Care
 Plant Selection
 Pest Prevention
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Jackie Smith
Carver Scott ExtensionMaster Gardener
Carver Scott Help Line: 952-466-5308
www.carverscottmastergardeners.org
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