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At long last, the temperatures are beginning to cool in northern Utah. Some locations have already experienced black frosts. During September the last of…
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Every year Utah farmers and gardeners plant new fruit trees. Some are planted as bare root trees and others were planted from pots. Hopefully, by now your…
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This episode of The Green Thumb originally aired on March 1, 2019.This is Teryl Roper, extension pomolgist at Utah State University. Now is a good time to…
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Many Utah homes have fruit trees planted as a part of the home landscape. Fruit trees provide shade, screening and beauty, as well as providing fruit for…
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Fruit trees that don’t receive enough water will have stunted growth and the leaves may wilt, curl and sunburn. Fruit can also be affected, resulting in…
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Every year Utah farmers and gardeners’ plant new fruit trees. Some were planted as bare root trees and others were planted from pots. The following are…
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Every living thing ages over time. This is as true for plants, as it is for people. Even the giant redwoods and sequoias of California age over their…
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Now is a good time to prune fruit trees. The coldest part of the winter has passed and the trees are still dormant. Fruit trees need pruning every year to…
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Now that the leaves have dropped from most of our fruit plants there are still a few chores left to do to prepare trees for frigid winter weather.Northern…
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It won’t be too long until we experience the first killing frost and that will end the 2018 gardening season.In the northern valleys of Utah sometimes…