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Anemone Cut Flower Production In Utah, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock Apr 2023

Anemone Cut Flower Production In Utah, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock

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Anemone (Anemone coronaria) is grown as a cool-season annual for cut flower production in Utah. Tubers can be planted as early as November in a high tunnel for blooms beginning in March. For field production, plant in fall with insulation or as early as possible in spring (i.e., the soil is workable, approximately early March) for blooms beginning in May. Flower production ceases when temperatures reach approximately 80°F, usually by early July in northern Utah. In North Logan, UT, high tunnels produced an average of 2 to 7 marketable stems per plant, compared to 1 to 4 stems …

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High Tunnel Construction Cost Calculation Workbook, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock, Brent Black, Dan Drost Jun 2022

High Tunnel Construction Cost Calculation Workbook, Shannon Rauter, Melanie Stock, Brent Black, Dan Drost

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The cost of building a high tunnel fluctuates over time with supply prices. This Excel workbook accompanies the USU Extension fact sheet, "Constructing a Low-cost High Tunnel" by Black, Drost, Rowley, and Heflebower (2011) and allows users to input local supply costs. The workbook then calculates the cost to build a USU low-cost high tunnel with several design options according to high tunnel length and door structure. It also provides an example calculation based on April 2022 pricing for reference.

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Grape Varieties For Utah, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Tiffany Maughan, Michael Pace, Brent Black Jan 2022

Grape Varieties For Utah, Michael Caron, Taun Beddes, Tiffany Maughan, Michael Pace, Brent Black

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This fact sheet introduces the different types of grapes and provides suggestions of grape varieties that can be grown in Utah.

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Ph 11.3 Enhances The Solubility Of Potassium Silicate For Liquid Fertilizer, Brendan Fatzinger, Bruce Bugbee Aug 2021

Ph 11.3 Enhances The Solubility Of Potassium Silicate For Liquid Fertilizer, Brendan Fatzinger, Bruce Bugbee

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Consistent delivery of up to 1 mM silicon (Si) to the root-zone is beneficial for plant health, but the maximum solubility of silicon is only 1.7 mM between pH 4 and 8. This makes Si difficult to concentrate and add through a proportioner in liquid fertilizer systems. The solubility of Si begins to increase with increasing pH above 9. We added potassium silicate (K2SiO3) and fumed silica (SiO2) to RO water that was pH adjusted to pH 5, 8, 9, 10, or 11 with either KOH or NaOH. Samples were filtered and dried to …

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Southwest Utah Turfgrass Management Calendar, Kelly Kopp, Candace Schaible, Mark Nelson, Steven J. Price Apr 2021

Southwest Utah Turfgrass Management Calendar, Kelly Kopp, Candace Schaible, Mark Nelson, Steven J. Price

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This is a calendar for turfgrass management for southwest Utah and includes guidelines for seeding, overseeding, sodding, fertilization, mowing, aeration, weed control, and irrigation.

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Beginning And Small Acreage Farms: Nonmotorized Tool Selection, Sheriden M. Hansen, Melanie Stock, Dan Drost, Katherine Wagner Nov 2020

Beginning And Small Acreage Farms: Nonmotorized Tool Selection, Sheriden M. Hansen, Melanie Stock, Dan Drost, Katherine Wagner

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Farming on 2 acres or less can be challenging, especially when considering equipment selection. It is important to carefully consider the equipment options available. Tools should be cost-effective, task and operation appropriate, of high quality and durability, and provide labor savings. Appropriate equipment contributes to farm viability by enhancing labor efficiency and crop quality. This fact sheet briefly describes equipment beginning farmers commonly need or use on small farms.

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Pumpkins In The Garden, Dan Drost, Rick Hefelbower Jun 2020

Pumpkins In The Garden, Dan Drost, Rick Hefelbower

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This fact sheet describes pumpkins, recommended varieties and how to grow them, including planting and spacing, problems that may occur, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Tomatillos In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost Jun 2020

Tomatillos In The Garden, Kristiane Pedersen, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes tomatillos. It includes information on varieties of tomatillos, how to grow them, problems that may occur, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Parsnips In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner Jun 2020

Parsnips In The Garden, Dan Drost, Wade Bitner

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This fact sheet provides information for growing parsnips in the garden, including varieties, how to grow them, pest control, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Sweet Corn In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Sweet Corn In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes growing sweet corn in Utah gardens. It includes varieties, how to grow them, how to control pests, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Potatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Potatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes growing potatoes in the garden, and includes recommended varieties, tips on growing, problems, harvest and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Garlic In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Garlic In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes garlic, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Dill In The Garden, Dan Drost, Adam Oakley May 2020

Dill In The Garden, Dan Drost, Adam Oakley

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This fact sheet describes dill, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Garden Cress In The Garden, Dan Drost, Bonnie Allen May 2020

Garden Cress In The Garden, Dan Drost, Bonnie Allen

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This fact sheet describes garden cress in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Sweet Potatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost, Jeran Farley May 2020

Sweet Potatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost, Jeran Farley

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This fact sheet describes sweet potatoes in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Fennel In The Garden, Dan Drost, Ken Adams May 2020

Fennel In The Garden, Dan Drost, Ken Adams

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This fact sheet describes fennel in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, productivity, and frequently asked questions.

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Kale In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson May 2020

Kale In The Garden, Dan Drost, Michael Johnson

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This fact sheet describes kale in the garden, gives recommended varieties, how to grow, problems, harvest and storage, productivity, and nutrition.

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Summer And Winter Squash In The Garden, Dan Drost, Rick Heflebower May 2020

Summer And Winter Squash In The Garden, Dan Drost, Rick Heflebower

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This fact sheet describes summer and winter squash, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Lemongrass In The Garden, Dan Drost, Terra Linse May 2020

Lemongrass In The Garden, Dan Drost, Terra Linse

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This fact sheet describes lemongrass, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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English Lavender In The Garden, Dan Drost, Keenan Cummit May 2020

English Lavender In The Garden, Dan Drost, Keenan Cummit

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This publication goes over the different types of English lavendar and how to successfully grow it in the garden.

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Celery In The Garden, Dan Drost, Brandon West May 2020

Celery In The Garden, Dan Drost, Brandon West

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This fact sheet describes celery in the garden, varieties, how to grow, problems, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition, and frequently asked questions.

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Tomatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Tomatoes In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This publication covers how to grow tomatoes, how to address problems, and how to harvest and store tomatoes properly.

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Artichoke In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Artichoke In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet includes recommended varieties of artichokes, how to grow them, problems, harvest and storage information and frequently asked questions.

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Chives In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Chives In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet includes recommended varieties of chives, how to grow them, problems, harvest and storage information and frequently asked questions.

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Eggplant In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Eggplant In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheep provides tips on growing eggplant in Utah, including how to grow, soil and soil preparation, planting and spacing, mulches, row covers, water, fertilization. It discusses weed, insect, and disease problems, harvest and storage recommendations, productivity and nutrition.

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Peas In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Peas In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes growing peas in Utah gardens. It includes varieties, how to grow them, how to control pests, harvesting and storage, productivity, nutrition and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Peppers In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Peppers In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes peppers including recommended varities, how to grow, problems, harvest and storage, productivity, and nutrition.

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Swiss Chard In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Swiss Chard In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes Swiss Chard, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Lettuce In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Lettuce In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes lettuce, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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Leeks In The Garden, Dan Drost May 2020

Leeks In The Garden, Dan Drost

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This fact sheet describes Leeks, recommended varieties, how to grow, planting and spacing, problems, harvest and storage, and nutrition.

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