2020-10-02
NDSU Yard & Garden Report for October 2, 2020
- NDSU Yard & Garden Report for October 2, 2020
- News for gardeners in North Dakota
- Giant alliums
- Allium cristophii
- 'Millenium' allium
- Landscaping with Onions
- Ornamental alliums are stunning, and gardeners are beginning to take notice. The plants are easy to grow and require very little maintenance. Allium blooms are pollinator magnets. Fall is the season to plant allium bulbs.
- American elm
- Fall colors of American elm
- Serviceberry
- Fall color of serviceberry
- Smooth sumac
- Fall colors of smooth sumac
- Downy hawthorn
- Fall colors of downy hawthorn
- Paper birch
- Fall colors of paper birch
- Bur oak
- Fall colors of bur oak
- Nannyberry
- Fall colors of nannyberry
- Ironwood
- Fall colors of ironwood
- Euonymus
- Fall colors of euonymus
- Quaking aspen
- Fall colors of quaking aspen
- Fall Colors of North Dakota
- The fall colors of North Dakota are peaking this month. Trees are absolutely glowing this year! Enjoy these photos that display the fall colors of several of our native trees.
- Winter injury
- Irrigate Evergreens -- Irrigate this month to fill their needles with water. The tips of needles may dry (as shown above) due to winds and glaring sunlight over winter. Young and wind-exposed trees are most sensitive to injury.
- Fall needle drop
- Fall Needle Drop -- An evergreen needle is not green forever. Older needles (located near the trunk) are supposed to drop. If buds and young needles (located near branch tips) are healthy, the tree is full of life.
- Brush stump
- Vole and Vole Damage
- Leaves on lawn
- Sunscald Protection and Damage
- Narcissus poeticus
- Forcing tulips
- Hort Shorts for October 2, 2020 -- Landscapes
- A summary of timely activities and emerging disorders in landscapes.
- Frosted apple
- Frosted apple
- Apple harvest
- Apples in a bushel basket
- Wasp eating apple
- Wasp eating apple
- Carrots
- Harvested carrots
- Harvested potatoes
- Harvested potatoes
- Frosted garden debris
- Frosted garden debris
- Soil testing bag and form
- Soil testing bag and form
- Hort Shorts for October 2, 2020 -- Fruits and Vegetables
- A summary of timely activities and emerging disorders in gardens and orchards.