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Beneficial Insects
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Apr 4th 2022
Tonkadale Uses Beneficial Insects to Control Greenhouse Pests Beneficial insects and mites, or “beneficials”, are used in many...
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Streptocarpus Flower
Posted by Hannah Brand on Apr 4th 2022
April 5, 2022 Streptocarpus Flower Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Streptocarpus. Belonging to the Gesneriaceae pl...
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Perennials for Early Spring Color
Posted by Aaron Barton on Mar 23rd 2022
Perennials for Early Spring Color While most gardeners are usually taking a deep dive into their gardens by this time of year, we Minnesota gardeners are especi...
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Container Gardening for Early Spring
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Mar 23rd 2022
ACT I In the center of the greenhouse, a yellow rotary phone is ringing a cheerful brill– seemingly out of nowhere, rattling with excitement Spring-a-ling-a-ling… A Tonkadale s...
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Dendrobium Orchids
Posted by Hannah Brand on Mar 21st 2022
March 30, 2022 Dendrobium Orchids Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Dendrobium Orchids. This flowering plant belon...
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Hurricane Bird's Nest Fern
Posted by Hannah Brand on Mar 21st 2022
March 22, 2022 Hurricane Bird's Nest Fern Hey Plant Friends! This week we are talking about Asplenium nidus ‘Hurricane&rsquo...
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Pansies
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Mar 17th 2022
It's Pansy-monium in the Greenhouse! Let’s pause for a second and take a collective sigh of relief. The spring thaw is here. Pansies and violas just arrived in the greenhouse and they...
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Ficus altissima
Posted by Hannah Brand on Mar 14th 2022
March 15, 2022 Ficus altissima Hey Plant Friends! This week we talking about Ficus altissima, commonly known as the lofty fig. Thi...
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DIY Raised Garden Bed
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Mar 11th 2022
Building a raised bed is easier than you think. Vegetable gardeing in raised beds is a great way for beginner gardeners to get started. Just add Tonka Terra! 1 bag fills 1 cubic foot of spac...
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