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Photo: Strong fruit set on Nova floricane-bearing raspberries in Chanhassen, MN. Photo: Annie Klodd
In this week's fruit update: Strawberry harvest season, apple pest forecast, grape post-bloom tasks, raspberries and blueberries.
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What a week! You all made it though another week of temperatures in the high 90's, and despite a bit of heat stress, many farms now have strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, garlic scapes, and high tunnel cucumbers. As expected...
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What a difference a week can make! We went from freezing to unbearably hot temperatures, and plants have in many cases tripled in size in a single week. This next week will be a process of watering, weeding, and repeating. Many insects...
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This week's fruit update includes: Apples, grapes, raspberries, and strawberries. Key issues addressed include drought and heat, Japanese beetles, and foliar testing.
1) Crop Reports:
Apples
Apples have sized up nicely with the warm...
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The main story this week was frosty temperatures across the state, and a lot of last minute row cover applications. While many farmers made it through the night(s) without much damage, I got reports of major losses for growers in the...
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This week's fruit crop update includes:
Blueberries - leaf reddening, freeze impacts
Strawberries - freeze mitigation and impacts, fungicide application
Apples - Late thinning options
Grapes - Tasks to do during and after bloom
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If you're seeing interesting things in your fields, need help identifying problems, or just want to share photos, we'd love to hear from you! Growers can reach out directly to me any time at hoida016@umn.edu, and you can submit questions...
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This week's fruit update includes:
Apples - chemical thinning, codling moth, plum curculio
Grapes - shoot thinning, training one-year old vines, fungicides
Strawberries
Raspberries
Stone fruit
Apples
Fruit set is generally very strong...
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Take care of yourself while gardening and doing lawn care. Wear protective clothing, insect repellent and sunscreen. Stretch out your muscles before starting work. Protect your eyes with safety glasses when pruning. Turn off your mower...
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As the dandelions blow away their seeds, the bees are grateful for the abundance of blossoms on our apples, stone fruits, and blueberries. Read on for timely recommendations on these crops as well as grapes, raspberries, strawberries,...
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