Small apples, pumpkins slow to germinate in Rochester, Minnesota
9/7/2023 6:23:05 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
AFFECTED AREAS:
Olmsted County, MN
Rochester, MN
Start Date: 6/1/2023
- End Date: 9/7/2023
Apples at a Rochester area orchard were smaller than usual, and the leaves were drought-stressed. Some pumpkins did not germinate when planted, but eventually germinated in July. The late-germinating pumpkins do not have ripe fruit that can be sold.
KIMT 3 (Rochester, Minn.), Sept 7, 2023
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