Good Question, Good Answer

NEW - as a quality control measure please be aware that from time to time Horticulture Extension educators may review your submitted answers, and may contact you with additional information.

Basic tips for writing good answers to questions

Ask Extension is a little different than writing a single email or answering questions in person because the answers are saved in a national database and searched by other people seeking similar answers. Therefore, it’s important to write well no typos, good grammar, appropriate and professional language and to include helpful links to U of M Extension information (or from another university Extension resource).

Here’s an example of a question:

...and the answer:

The answer contains links to Extension publications about the plants as well as the plant selection program. A plant datasheet (not shown) was also attached as a handout.