DON KINZLER
Fielding Questions: Small trees near Fargo Macy's misidentified 
Q. I’ve got to ask myself a question. How could I misidentify the photograph that was sent to me of the small trees near the Fargo Macy’s?
By Don Kinzler , May 30, 2014
Growing Together: Gardening tips for budding horticulturists
Long before I studied horticulture and was employed by North Dakota State University, I was a little boy who loved vegetable gardening and flowers.
By Don Kinzler , May 30, 2014
Fielding Questions: Quackgrass one of major weed problems
Q. I recently read a column about getting rid of quackgrass in ornamentals by digging.
By Don Kinzler , May 23, 2014
Growing Together: Rhubarb, asparagus and strawberries reliably provide food year after year
The state legislature should make rhubarb mandatory for every home yard – especially the type with ruby red stalks. Add asparagus plants and strawberries, and you’ve got an old-fashioned yard that is downright wholesome.
By Don Kinzler , May 23, 2014
Fielding Questions: Program promotes gardening among kids
Q. I thought you might be interested in a new program we’ve started to promote gardening among our kids. I’ve enclosed information. – Nikki Johnson, Cass County Extension Service, Fargo
By Don Kinzler , May 16, 2014
Growing Together: Buyer beware of non-hardy plants
A recent visit to several local merchandisers selling trees, shrubs and plants called for expose-type reporting. My heart sinks when I see plants offered for sale that have little or no chance for success in our area.
By Don Kinzler , May 16, 2014
Growing Together: Now’s the thyme to grow fresh herbs
Growing up in a German-North Dakota family, the closest thing to cooking with herbs was adding plenty of onions to the hotdish. And I tease my wife that her Norwegian heritage’s idea of spice is sprinkling sugar on lefse.
By Don Kinzler , May 09, 2014
Fielding Questions: Where is best to harden off plants?
Q. In a previous column you referred to “hardening off.” As I understand, the plants (started indoors) should be moved outdoors close to the house. Should this be on the south side, or would the west side be better? – Mark Jensen, Grand Forks
By Don Kinzler , May 02, 2014
Growing together: The need for seed
A recent walk down the grass seed aisle of a national retail chain presented a confusing array of lawn products. Bargain blends versus high-priced name-brand mixes, and ingredient labels with varying seed percentages require sorting the details.
By Don Kinzler , May 02, 2014
Growing Together: The gardener's gamble
Spring frosts present tricky guessing game on when to plant
I’m not much of a gambler. My wife Mary is lucky, but when we’ve visited casinos, her pile of nickels is canceled by my shortfall. Likewise, I’m not a big fan of rolling the dice when it comes to gardening and spring frosts.
By Don Kinzler , April 25, 2014
Growing Together: Evergreens feelin’ the burn
Winter damage causes needles to brown, rust-colored or purple-brown
A drive around town caused me to scrap the column I was writing about Easter flowers. When I saw evergreens in home landscapes showing large patches of ugly brown needles, I knew we should tackle the topic.
By Don Kinzler , April 18, 2014
Growing Together: Spring to-do list for yard and garden
I enjoy good naturedly teasing Martha Stewart. She’s such easy pickings. Her list of must-do spring gardening tasks includes cooking watercress soup with freshly picked ramps. Just between you and me, I thought a ramp was used to launch a boat in lake country.
By Don Kinzler , April 11, 2014
Growing Together: Renovating an aging landscape is a gift to the neighborhood
FARGO – If yards could communicate, the question would not be “Does this landscape make me look fat?” but rather “Do these shrubs make me look old and overgrown?”
By Don Kinzler , April 04, 2014
Growing Together: New award winners for this year’s garden
“Hot new cucumber!” makes a catchy headline, but the real question is whether “new” translates to “better.” All-America Selections winners for 2014 can help answer the question.
By Don Kinzler , March 28, 2014
Fielding Questions: Granules prevent weed seeds from spreading
Q. My neighbor and I plant two large gardens. We install a three-wire electric fence after planting to keep animals out. The problem is keeping weeds from growing under the lowest wire and shorting it out.
By Don Kinzler , March 21, 2014
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