Landscape Mulches for Upper Midwestern Landscapes
Materials commonly used in mulching, the benefits of mulching properly and what happens when mulching is carried our improperly. Anyone involved in gardening, landscape installation or landscape maintenance promotes mulching. Done properly, ... [... more]
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Summary of Two-Year Research Trial In Fargo and Dickinson
Field Cut Flower Production: An Alternative Income Consideration Farmers are increasing their efforts to make a living on crops other than the traditional crops like wheat, sunflower, barley and oats. One alternative crop that can return a large ... [... more]
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Giddy over Gladiolus
Few other annual flowers have as much to offer the casual, dedicated or commercial gardener as gladiolus: A wide range of colors from near black to white, with just about every conceivable shade in between; ease of growth attracts even the most ... [... more]
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Interior Plantscaping with Large Houseplants
The concept of using masses of green foliage indoors to perform a function has caught fire over the past couple of decades, with many new homes, shopping centers, and offices actually designed with spaces specifically for the placement of plants. ... [... more]
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Fargo Turfgrass Plots
Evaluation of Slow Release Fertilizer With Organic Matrix on the Quality of Turfgrass Effects of Bio-Stimulant on Turfgrass Quality Established in Different Rootzone Media This year turned out great! We finally hired our new turfgrass researcher ... [... more]
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Planting and Summer Care
Place the plant carefully in position and put loose friable soil around the roots and firm with your hands. Water well. If plants are dormant, mound up loose soil to a height of 10 to 12 inches above the normal ground level to protect the stems ... [... more]
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Leaf Beetles
Aphids are familiar to most gardeners. They are small insects, about the size of a pinhead, or 1/10 inch long. They are soft-bodied and pear-shaped. On the rear of the aphid, two "tail-pipes" known as cornicles can be seen. Color is quite ... [... more]
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Bearded Iris -- Iris (hybrids)
Bearded Iris, Siberian Iris, Spuria Iris, Yellow Flag, Cultivar Recommendations Due to many decades of hybridization, this out-standing group of iris is no longer assigned to a specific species. It was often referred to as German iris in the ... [... more]
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Houseplants:
Houseplants: Their Selection, Care and Impact on Our Lives -- successfully manipulating temperature, humidity, light, water and nutrition in the home environment; low-light intensity plants; houseplants for beginners - the easily-grown ... [... more]
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Evaluation, Preparation and Amending Lawn and Garden Soil
One of the biggest steps to successful establishment and growth of turf, vegetables, ornamentals or flowers is understanding the soil that serves as their physical support and supplier of water and nutrients. Sometimes, the original soil will ... [... more]
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Butterfly Gardening in North Dakota
How to get started on creating your own butterfly garden and attract the species of butterflies found in North Dakota: what is a butterfly garden? helpful hints, life cycle, flowers, nectar sources, caterpillar host plants, common North Dakota ... [... more]
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Home PropagationTechniques
Propagation techniques which may be carried out by those interested in perpetuating their favorite plants: see propagation; light and temperature; transplanting, asexual propagation techniques; media for cutting propagation; variations in ... [... more]
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