I am new to gardening in this area and wondering if there are any maintenance practices I should use to prevent animal damage in my garden. I have heard that deer can be a big problem. — José Alvarez, ...

Deer need two kinds of habitat to survive the snowiest winters in northeastern Minnesota, food and cover, and without both kinds, deer numbers tend to dwindle — just as they have for the past decade.

There is still time this fall to plant bulbs, rake leaves, uproot any weeds and store away the patio furniture, garden tools and winter tender plants. Here are some recent questions of the season. Q.

RAYMOND, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service said frustration is mounting for deer hunters across the state whose cool-season food plots died or ...