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Tom Kalb

Reporter · US

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Sep 16, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Tom Kalb

    Dakota Gardener: How to ripen tomatoes quickly (opens the original)

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    The clock is ticking! Will the green tomatoes in our gardens ripen before frost? Some factors we cannot control -- starting with the weather. The first killing frost can strike anytime from mid-September to mid-October. Let's hope for a late frost. Let's focus on the factors we can control. The most important thing we can do is provide warm, but not hot, temperatures for the vines. The ideal temperatures for ripening tomatoes range from 68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit. There will not be many more ho

  2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · By Tom Kalb, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension

    Dakota Gardener: Helping gardens survive extreme heat (opens the original)

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    Yikes! It is hot – dangerously hot. Our plants in the garden are wilting, and we are soaked in sweat trying to care for them. My cucumber and zucchini vines droop every afternoon. The initial harvest was great, but production is slowing down due to the extreme heat. The vines are producing fewer female (fruit-bearing) flowers. The pollen from the male flowers is less effective in this heat, too. Bees don’t like this scorching heat. They are seeking shade and becoming less active pollinating our

  3. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · By Tom Kalb

    Dakota Gardener: Helping gardens survive extreme heat (opens the original)

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    Yikes! It is hot - dangerously hot. Our plants in the garden are wilting, and we are soaked in sweat trying to care for them. My cucumber and zucchini vines droop every afternoon. The initial harvest was great, but production is slowing down due to the extreme heat. The vines are producing fewer female (fruit-bearing) flowers. The pollen from the male flowers is less effective in this heat, too. Bees don't like this scorching heat. They are seeking shade and becoming less active pollinating our

  4. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · By Tom Kalb, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension

    Dakota Gardener: What is a blue raspberry? (opens the original)

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    Blue raspberry is one of the most popular flavors in America. You can find blue raspberry slushies, drinks and candy everywhere. It would be fun to grow blue raspberries in our gardens, but no blue raspberry plants are sold at garden centers. That’s because blue raspberries are produced in factories, not on farms. The fruit is completely artificial. The blue raspberry originated when makers of slushies and other frozen treats had more red flavors than shades of red dye. Fifty years ago, when you

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