Category: garden update
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Posted on April 14, 2019
Master Gardener Volunteers – Adopt a garden bed program
We need your help to maintain various perennial gardens in the display gardens. Gain Master Gardener service hours and rewards for your labor. Beds are […]
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Posted on July 23, 2018
Culinary Creations from the Garden
Pak Choi Scientifically classified as Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis, Pak choi is generally grouped together with a few other B. rapa subspecies referred to as “Chinese […]
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Posted on November 22, 2013
2013 UW-WMARS Annual Flower Evaluations
The 2013 season is over and the results of our annual flower trials have been compiled. This year we conducted evaluations on 182 flower cultivars […]
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Posted on February 27, 2013
2012 – Field Conditions and Vegetable Review
The 2013 season will soon be upon us and looking back on last years field trials I am hoping for moisture. We have taken some […]
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Posted on February 18, 2013
Garden Expo/Wisconsin Grape Growers Association – Table Grape and Pruning Program
Dormant season pruning, summer vine management and trellising, and summer pruning are three of the most important techniques a grower needs to master if he […]
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Posted on February 8, 2013
Seedless Table Grape Report
The seedless table grape trial at the station, in the garden, began in 2007. Fifteen varieties were planted in early June. We were all optimistic and had […]
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Posted on November 6, 2012
2012 Vegetable Evaluations
Each year we trial annual fruits and vegetables. We evaluate new and old varieties side by side. During the season we make careful notation of […]
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Posted on October 16, 2012
2012 Annual Flower Evaluations
This year our flower trials included 388 cultivars of annual flowers. Three times during the season (Jul. 7, Aug. 6, and Sept. 10) we make […]
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Posted on October 10, 2012
Food Bank Harvests
Each year we conduct trials and research on various fruits and vegetables. After data and seasonal evaluations are completed we donate our produce to local […]
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Posted on July 30, 2012
Agriculture 101-Wisconsin Army National Guard
On July 26 soldiers from the Wisconsin Army National Guard received training at the University Display Gardens. The instruction focused on growing techniques for grapes, […]