2004 Annual Report Horticulture Section | Dickinson
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2003 Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants Barbara A. Laschkewitsch Dr. Ronald C. Smith |
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Culture
Plants were seeded in the horticulture and forestry greenhouses on the NDSU campus from January through April.When at the proper stage, seedlings were transplanted into cell packs containing a peat-based growing medium.Exceptions to this were geraniums and
The weather was rather cool and wet until the first week of July after which it turned warm and dry.Although overhead irrigation was applied frequently during the end of July and August, some cultivars did show water stress.Table 1 shows weather data for
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Average Temperature ( F) |
Precipitation (inches) |
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2003 |
1971-2000 |
2003 |
Average 1971-2000 |
May |
56 |
57.4 |
3.68 |
2.61 |
June |
66 |
66 |
4.17 |
3.5 |
July |
71 |
70.6 |
1.42 |
2.88 |
August |
73 |
69 |
0.72 |
2.52 |
Table 2.2003 and 1971-2000 May – August Average Temperature and Precipitation for
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Average Temperature ( F) |
Precipitation (inches) |
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2003 |
1971-2000 |
2003 |
Average 1971-2000 |
May |
53 |
53.4 |
2.53 |
2.24 |
June |
62 |
62.4 |
2.46 |
3.57 |
July |
73 |
68.1 |
0.82 |
2.20 |
August |
74 |
67.3 |
1.15 |
1.65 |
Table 3.2003 and 1971-2000 May – August Average Temperature and Precipitation for
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Average Temperature ( F) |
Precipitation (inches) |
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2003 |
1971-2000 |
2003 |
Average 1971-2000 |
May |
55 |
57.1 |
2.45 |
2.09 |
June |
62 |
65.7 |
1.97 |
2.72 |
July |
72 |
71.1 |
1.42 |
2.45 |
August |
75 |
70.2 |
1.01 |
1.63 |
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[2]
Temperature and precipitation data are from NDAWN and the
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