Time to check the success of putting bags on our apples in May; see pest problems

Artichokes in Wisconsin? This year`s crop is looking good

MILWAUKEE -- Artichokes in Wisconsin? This year’s crop is looking good but we’re not going into the artichoke business anytime soon.

Okra is thought of as a southern crop but it can be grown “up north” here, too

Okra is thought of as a southern crop but it can be grown "up north" here, too

Okra is thought of as a southern crop but it can be grown “up north” here, too. Their pretty flowers become the strange fruits people either love or hate.

Time to check the success of putting bags on our apples in May

Time to check the success of putting bags on our apples in May. We can see what pest problems they would have had without the bags.

You can head to the Milwaukee County UW-Extension Horticulture page for more gardening information.