The 3rd Annual Dakota Garden Expo's schedule is set for April 17 and 18. Plan out your schedule for the two-day event by taking a look at the seminars and demonstrations being offered at the largest gardening expo in North Dakota!

Friday, April 17
SEMINARS - ROOM 101
  • 4:00 TBA
  • 5:00 Fun (and Cheap) Plant Projects for You and Your Kids, Penny Nester
  • 6:00 Perennials for All Seasons, Esther McGinnis
  • 7:00 Weed Control in Lawns, Alicia Harstad
SEMINARS - ROOM 102
  • 4:00 NPSAS/NDSU Vegetable Variety Trials, Frank Kutka
  • 5:00 Cool Fruits for a Cold Climate, Kathy Wiederholt
  • 6:00 Pruning Shrubs for Fruit and Beauty, Kathy Wiederholt
  • 7:00 Unusual Plants for ND Gardens: Perennials, Annuals, & Shrubs, Diane Gronfur
DEMOS (15-20 Minutes each)
  • 5:00 How to Start Seeds Indoors, Ashley Stegeman
  • 5:30 How to Hand-Pollinate Corn, Frank Kutka
  • 6:00 How to Calibrate a Backyard Sprayer, Alicia Harstad
  • 6:30 How to Prune an Apple Tree, Sheldon Gerhardt
  • 7:00 Terrariums, Marcy Pfliiger
  • 7:30 TBA
 Saturday, April 18
SEMINARS - ROOM 101
  • 9:30 Tomato FAQs, Tom Kalb
  • 10:30 The Basics of Growing Annuals in Containers and Gardens, Esther McGinnis
  • 11:30 Create Your Own Little World, Marcy Pfliiger
SEMINARS - ROOM 102
  • 9:30 Underutilized Evergreens, Joe Zeleznik
  • 10:30 Selecting for Nutrition in Our No-Till Garden, Patrick Carr
  • 11:30 Growing Giant Onions and Garlic, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti
SEMINARS - ROOM 103
  • 9:30 Low-Maintenance Lawn Mixes, Deying Li
  • 10:30 How Do I Figure What is Killing My Grass? Jaren LeBoldus
  • 11:30 Gaining the Upper Hand on Fruit Tree Diseases, Jared LeBoldus
SEMINARS - ROOM 104
  • 9:30 Landscape topic, Kathleen Wiese
  • 10:30 TBA
  • 11:30 Innovative Strategies to Kill Bugs and Diseases in the Garden, Tom Kalb
SEMINARS - ROOM 105
  • 9:30 Caring for Your Garden Soil, Chris Augustin
  • 10:30 Growing Apples and Pears in North Dakota, Tom Kalb
  • 11:30 Growing a Great Lawn, Alan Zuk
DEMOS (15-20 minutes each)
  • 9:30 The Science Behind Home Garden Remedies, Esther McGinnis
  • 10:00 Starting Seeds in Soil Cubes, Sue Isbell
  • 10:30 Nutrition and Foods topic, Peggy Netzer
  • 11:00 TBA
  • 11:30 TBA
  • 1:00 Square-Foot Gardens, Tom Kalb
  • 1:30 Thick, Healthy Lawns, Tom Kalb
  • 2:00 Growing Strawberries and Raspberries, Tom Kalb

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