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Flea beetle continues to be one of the biggest pests on Minnesota vegetables farms, especially in our brassica crops. Some of the most effective things we can do to manage this pest happen before we see damage (AKA, the combination of...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
This fruit update contains information about…
Apples- growth stage and thinning; insect & disease management.
June-bearing strawberries- growth stage, and disease management.
Additional fruit growth stage highlights.
“Wild,” non-...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Growers are plugging away with planting and other early season tasks in between rains. This May has been one of the wettest in recent years – quite a change of pace from the last few Mays we had.
Our crops have moisture, but so do our...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
This fruit update contains information about…
Apples- growth stage, & insect and disease management
Grapes- growth stage, canopy management, and insect & disease management, note on slime molds in the vineyard, and UMN online...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Much of the state got over an inch of rain Tuesday, with reports of over 2 inches of rain common across much of the state.
General Crop Notes
With ample moisture and moderate temperatures this spring, cool season grasses are having a...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
New tool, Minnesota CliMAT, informs long-term local planning
The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) recently launched an interactive online tool that offers highly localized future climate information for...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
A rainy spring has delivered much needed moisture, with the amount of the state in drought going from a majority of the state to limited areas in the Northwest/central and Southeast corners. What might we be in for the rest of this growing...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
This fruit update contains information about…
Apples - growth stages, crop load management, and insect & disease management.
Grapes - growth stages, canopy management, and insect & disease management.
Day-neutral strawberries-...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
While vertebrates are doing the most visible damage, the white grubs they’re after are the root of the problem.
In some Minnesota lawns, instead of the grass greening up, the grass is being torn up. People are reporting lawns ripped up...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Image 1: A box filled with over 1,000 day-neutral bareroot strawberry plants. This variety, Albion, is suitable for growing in the Upper Midwest.
If you checked out our most recent Fruit update article (05/15/2024), you saw that I...
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