Joyce Rairdon
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- Sep 9, 2026
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Master Gardener: Storing your winter squash (opens the original)
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As we transition to harvesting our fall crops, I have seen many questions in Facebook chats on how to know when to pick their squash and pumpkins. Also, questions are being asked about how to cure them so they can be enjoyed long into the winter. All types of pumpkins and squash DO NOT continue ripening after harvest, so they need to fully ripen before removing them from the vines. As they ripen, the rind will become firmer and should not dent when pressing a fingernail into the outer skin (rind
Master Gardener: Harvesting, curing and storing onions (opens the original)
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With cooler nights and shorter daylight hours, there is a hint of fall in the air. As I walk through my garden, I see more onion tops tipping over every day. Harvesting my onions is on my to-do list this week. I have seen people mention on Facebook that they have pulled their onions and are curing them for winter storage. (What does that even mean?) If you are a new gardener and are growing onions, here are some tips to preserve your harvest. It is time to harvest your onions when about one-half
Master Gardener: It's time for the 'Great Beltrami County Get Together' (opens the original)
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It’s fair time next week in Beltrami County. The fair runs from Aug. 12-16 at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds. The 4-H kids and parents are frantically finishing projects, trimming hooves and washing animals in a last-minute flurry of activity. People will be busy canning produce, baking delicacies, stitching their last stitches on beautiful quilts and a host of other activities to make ready for the fair. Growing up as a 4-Her, I remember the adrenaline rush quite well (and having a few nightma
Master Gardener: Are there bugs in your raspberries? (opens the original)
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The raspberries are ripening quickly in this heat. Sad to say, some of mine are soft and squishy in my hand when I pick them. The spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila Suzuki) is the culprit and can devastate my raspberry crop if I am not proactive in picking the raspberries before they are fully ripe. Native to Asia, the bugs are currently found in most of the primary fruit regions in the United States. In Minnesota, the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is known to infest cane crops; raspberries and
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