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In this week's fruit update:
Apples: Irrigation & return bloom, insect pests and diseases to watch for
Raspberries: Between harvest periods, spider mite leaf symptoms
Spotted wing drosophila - when to spray and when not to spray...
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Graduate research assistant Seth Wannamuehler receives a lot of questions about kiwiberries. That is because for the last several years, he has been researching kiwiberry production and breeding in Minnesota as part of Dr. Jim Luby's fruit...
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While not all produce should be washed during postharvest handling, many items need to be washed to remove soil or to hydrocool to remove field heat from product. It is a best practice use a sanitizer in bulk tanks of wash water to...
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Seedlings germinating in an open space next to well-established bean plants
We are just over halfway through the growing season already! Can you believe it? At this point in the season, you are likely done harvesting some of your early...
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As of July 1 2021, approximately 80% of Minnesota is experiencing at least a moderate drought. Severe drought conditions are prevalent in several western and southern Minnesota counties. Coupled with the month of June 2021 being the second...
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Raised beds make great annual gardens. This bed measures about 30 x 84 inches and is 24 inches high.
Annual flowers can provide great garden and container interest with their ongoing blossoms and diverse forms and foliage.
Here are some...
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Some of the state’s earliest sweet corn is making its way to markets. Plantings will continue to tassel, silk, and size up ears for the next two months, meaning we are entering the key window for sweet corn pest control.
The bugs you...
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I could probably start every single one of these with something like "What a week!". This week was no exception. We had plenty of excitement: summer crops beginning to mature, some rain, and lots of farm tours and events. We also had...
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Photo: 50 apple growers and cider makers attended the Cider Apple Production Farm Tour on July 9, co-hosted by UMN Extension and Milk & Honey Ciders.
Extension Educator Annie Klodd, author of the weekly fruit updates, is away...
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We are entering a new phase of the season where warmer season crops are starting to mature. It's also the part of the season where growers are doing everything at once - planting, harvesting, tending and weeding - and farming can start...
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