Growing Fruit In Duluth. Planning the planting Size of fruit planting – Space available – Size...
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- Growing Fruit In Duluth
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- Planning the planting Size of fruit planting Space available
Size of family Experience of grower Availability of tools
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- Planning Fruit plot location Soil type Drainage Sun Water
availability Slope Things to avoid
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- Planning Kinds of fruit to plant Size of plot What does the
family like? Hardiness yield
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- Planning Getting the plants Local nurseries Duluth Community
Gardens fruit sale 722-4583 www.duluthcommunitygarden.org Mail
order: FEDCO trees, St Lawrence Transplant from wild graft
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- Soil and site preparation Soil test- call Extension 733-2870
Site history Plan out irrigation Fertilizer timing
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- Planting Timing Plant in spring Care of stock- keep roots damp
Planting holes- rough, shallow, no N Fert Root pruning- cut off
broken roots Staking stake up dwarfs Watering- 5 gal, every other
day for the first 2 weeks
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- Seasonal care Sunscald protection- wrap trunks for winter Weed
control keep grass away Pruning- train to modified central leader
Animal pest control Protect the trees Insect and disease control
inspect frequently
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- Red-backed Vole
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- Shubats deer fence
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- Insect pests Apple Worm - sticky traps - Pheromone Apple maggot
sticky traps + scent Scale dormant oil spray Aphids soap spray,
pressure hose
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- Insect pests Apple Worm
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- Apple Maggot
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- Insect pest scale
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- Insect pest aphids
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- Common Diseases Apple Scab sanitation, Kaolin Fire Blight
streptomycin, pruning
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- Blueberries Minnesota -high Northblue Northsky Chippewa Polaris
St.Cloud Wild can be transplanted Avoid highbush
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- Strawberries June Bearing Honeoye Sparkle Trumpeter Veestar
Ever-bearing Ft. Laramie Ogallala Tribute
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- Seeded Grapes Beta (black) Valiant (black) Edelweiss (white)
Swenson Red (Red) Wild grapes
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- Juneberries Honeywood Northline, Pembina Regent Smokey Theissen
Wild
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- Gooseberry Pixwell Poorman Welcome
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- Black Currants Consort Antoninas
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- Red Currant Red Lake MN 71