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Perplexed about your peonies? Lawn got you down? Tune into our WCCO Radio “Smart Gardens” show on Saturdays, 8-9 a.m., for answers to your lawn and garden questions. Dial in AM 830 on your radio or ask your smart speaker. Or listen to...
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American persimmon adds fall color and grows edible fruit.
With recent storms damaging trees across the state, you may be wondering what to plant as replacements. Brandon Miller, Tiffany Enzenbacher and Laura Irish-Hanson,...
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Apples:
About: Honeycrisp sport varieties
Grapes:
Vine nutrition: Veraison is the next opportunity for petiole sampling
Apples:
Images: David Bedford, UMN researcher who is renowned for his work breeding apple varieties like...
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August is almost here, and with all of the rain and humidity, plant diseases are quickly catching up right as peak summer harvest season begins. This week's update includes an overview of recovering from storm damage, keeping our lungs...
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In the upper Midwest, wind and ice storms are common and often cause tremendous damage to individual trees and urban forests.
Storms can cause weakly attached branches to break away and tear trees apart. Trees with stem girdling roots...
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County fair season is the perfect time to show off your garden’s best and maybe earn a ribbon or two along the way. Whether you’re a seasoned exhibitor or trying it out for the first time, these field-tested tips will help your floral...
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General fruit :
About: The winsome fly and Japanese beetles
Pollinator installations and support
Apples:
Growth update: Beginning of ripening
Grapes:
Symptom check: Black rot on grape berries
Plums:
Russeting on fruits
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Much of the state is under water as we write this update, following torrential rain storms across Minnesota on Wednesday. Wet fields and air quality alerts followed by hot, humid weather this weekend likely mean less time in the field for...
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Images: Pollinator resources often recommend planting at least three species of pollinator friendly plants, specific to your crop and region, for each bloom period (early, mid-season, late).
Introduction
Successful pollination is key...
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Gray mold on raspberries
By late July, Minnesota gardens are heavy with ripening fruit. Wet, humid weather has created ideal conditions for fungal and bacterial diseases, and alert growers know it’s time to scout, clean up, and protect...
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