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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