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Extension Educator Jon Trappe joined WCCO's Smart Gardens August 29, 2026 podcast, Drought maintenance and when to winterize those gardens! to answer questions about lawn maintenance.

Extension Educator Jon Trappe joined WCCO's Smart Gardens May 30, 2026 podcast to answer questions about lawn maintenance. 

WCCO’s Smart Gardens April 12, 2025 podcast features Jon Trappe and Julie Weisenhorn answering listeners' questions on gardening and lawns. Listen to the podcast to learn more about crabgrass prevention, when you can rake your lawn, and much more!

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Watch the WCCO News video, Good Question: What are the benefits of mulching leaves?, to learn from Dr. Jon Trappe about the best ways to manage leaves on your lawn this fall.

WCCO’s Smart Gardens August 24, 2024 podcast features Jon Trappe and Julie Weisenhorn recorded live from the Minnesota State Fair answering listeners' questions on gardening and lawns. Listen to the podcast to learn more about rust disease, how to deal with lawn weeds in the fall, aeration, and much more!

WCCO’s Smart Gardens November 5, 2022 podcast features Jon Trappe and Julie Weisenhorn answering listeners' questions on gardening and lawns. Listen to the podcast to learn more about dormant seeding, treating grubs, height to mow going into winter, and lawn recovery from drought.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It never fails. Those first 60-degree days of the year have people thinking about their lawns and gardens.

It just so happens the first 60-degree day of this year came very early.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- With all the rain we've had this spring, lawns have never looked better.

And when we get a dry day or two, it's usually time to mow.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Every spring, as the snow begins to melt, our lawns are usually mushy with brown spots. All of us wonder when they might start to green up.

By Sam Bauer

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