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It’s Official! World Record Set At Altoona Pumpkinfest with 1,469 lb.
Larry Checkon, in his pumpkin patch in Northern Cambria, keeps his eye on his prized 1,469-pound pumpkin. Shortly after this photo was taken, Checkon's pu ...
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Bacterial Spot and Bacterial Speck of Tomato
PP-736 (Revised), Reviewed July 1996
J.R. Venette, Professor, Plant Pathology
H.A. Lamey, Extension Plant Pathologist
R.C. Smith, Extension Horticulturist
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Bacterial spot and bacterial speck have been reported in nearly all temperate countries. These diseases are generally of no major concern to North Dakota growers, but they can cause epidemics under ...
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Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits
PP-747 (Revised), Reviewed July 1996
J.R. Venette, Professor of Plant Pathology
R.C. Smith, Extension Horticulturist
H.A. Lamey, Extension Plant Pathologist
D.K. McBride, Extension Entomologist
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Bacterial wilt of cucurbits occurs throughout the United States. It affects curcurbits including cucumbers, muskmelons, squash, pumpkins, white gourds, wild ...
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Hi, welcome to my page. My friends call me Chuck. First I would like to tell you why I put this page up. Well, just for fun and to give and receive knowledge. You ask why produce? The reason is I'm in the produce business, and I work for a grocery store in SAN RAFAEL, which is located in Marin County, California. I would like to give information about produce and answer some of the most commonly asked questions about Produce. Please e-mail me any comments you have for this site. Thank Yo ...
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Composting Practices
H-885 (Revised), May 1992
Ronald C. Smith, Extension Horticulturist and Turfgrass Specialist
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The Fruit Gardener is the primary publication of the California Rare Fruit Growers. This magazine is a bimonthly publication distributed to current members and contains articles about fruits and vegetables that are of general interest.
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Disease Control in Cherries, Plums, and Other Stone Fruits
PP-689 (Revised), July 1991
H. Arthur Lamey, Extension Plant Pathologist
Robert W. Stack, Professor of Plant Pathology
Various stone fruits (Prunus species) are grown in North Dakota for their fruit or as ornamentals. These include sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), Nanking cherry (P. tomentosa), Korean cherry (P. japonica), ...
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Fall Care and Clean-up of the Garden and Landscape
H-1033, March 1992 (Reviewed and reprinted April 1996)
Ronald C. Smith
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With the arrival of autumn colors comes the time to get the outside garden and landscape chores wrapped up. To avoid getting caught unprepared, plan tasks just ahead of nature's time-table:
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Fruit Insect and Disease Control Guide
For the Home Gardener
E-299, February 1992
Dean K. McBride, Extension Entomoloigst
H. Arthur Lamey, Extension Plant Pathologist
Many home fruit plantings are attacked by insects and diseases. Often the infestations have become well established before the grower realizes what has happened. This circular sets up a simple fruit spray guide that will not require much extra time or exp ...
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Growing Great Vegetables In North Dakota
H-1185, February 2000
Ron Smith, Extension Horticulturist
There is more to vegetable gardening than putting seed in the ground. It involves seedbed preparation, selecting seeds of varieties that everyone in the family will enjoy, and deciding what will get planted where and when, what to seed and what to be set out as transplants. These and other decisions are all part of realizing a s ...
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Guidelines for Seed Potato Selection, Handling and Planting
PP-877 (Revised), July 1997
Gary A. Secor, Professor, ND Agricultural Experiment Station
Neil C. Gudmestad, Professor, ND Agricultural Experiment Station
Duane A. Preston, NDSU Extension Service, Minnesota Extension Service
H. Arthur Lamey, Professor, NDSU Extension Service
Selecting Seed
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How to Succeed at Seed Starting
H-1139, December 1997
Ronald C. Smith • Horticulturist & Turfgrass Specialist
Any gardener can appreciate the benefits of home-started seedlings. If you start your own seeds, you will have a much greater variety of vegetables, flowers, and herbs to choose from than if you just go down to the local garden center to pick up six-packs of nursery-raised starts. From old-fashioned sweet peas to Fren ...
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Juneberry
For Commercial and Home Use on the Northern Great Plains
H-938, Reviewed and reprinted April 1996
Kevin M. Laughlin, Toole County Agent, Montana Cooperative Extension Service
Ronald C. Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service
Robert G. Askew, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service
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Fall in Maine is special: clear sunny days, cool nights, leaves turning colors and the crunch of a good apple. If you aren't fortunate enough to be here, let us at least share the crunch.
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Management Of Potato Diseases In The Home Garden
PP-756 (Revised), November 1994
Martin A. Draper, Extension Plant-Pest Diagnostician
Gary A. Secor, Professor, Experiment Station
H. Arthur Lamey, Extension Plant Pathologist
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Major Ingredients for small fruit success
Choosing the Right Plants
First decide what fruit plants would be most suited to your climate and soil type. In general, most plants like a well drained site with at least six hours of sun light a day. The diagram below is a general zone chart for Berries and Grapes.
Blackberries: Zone 5 - 9
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Strawberries
H-16 (Revised), April 1992
Reviewed and reprinted July 1995
Robert G. Askew, Extension Horticulturist Emeritus
Ronald C. Smith, Extension Horticulturist and Turfgrass Specialist
Strawberries are one of the most prized fruits used in North Dakota homes. The information in this circular will serve as a guide in the production of strawberries for home use.
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Trickle Irrigation for Home Gardens
AE-889, Reviewed and reprinted March 1995
Wayne E. Burbank, Area Extension Irrigation Agent
Ron Meyer, Irrigationist, Carrington Irrigation Station
Robert Hoffman, Former Engineer, Carrington Irrigation Station
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Vegetable Maturity Dates, Yields and Storage
H-912, October 2000
Ronald C. Smith, Ph.D., Extension Horticulturist
Each summer brings many questions about vegetable yields, weights and storage conditions. This list is compiled to help vegetable growers determine approximate yields to expect, what their usual packing weights are, and if necessary, conditions required for storage. Included are the approximate number of days fro ...
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Weeds are unwanted plants in gardens that reduce available moisture, nutrients, sunlight and growing space needed by crop plants. Their presence can reduced crop growth, quality and yield. In addition, they can make harvest difficult. Weeds also provide cover for diseases, insects and animals (rodents, box ...
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White Mold of Vegetables and Ornamentals
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White mold or Sclerotinia disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes a wilt, rot and blight of over 374 ornamentals, field crops, weeds and vegetables in 64 plant families (Table 1). Susceptibility to the white ...
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The Why And How Of Saving Your Own Seed's
If left to themselves, our fleshy fruits would naturally fall to the soil and rot slowly, allowing some of their seeds to settle into the ground , and sprout when spring arrives. Saving seeds from these plants mimics Nature s way of gardening.
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