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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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Don't forget one of the most important parts of making sure you are producing safe food this season - testing your water for bacterial contamination. If you have not yet, spring and early summer is a great time to test your farm's water...
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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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Welcome to our summer series on wild edibles! Each week we will introduce you to a wild-grown edible plant and talk about the importance of proper identification, sustainability and etiquette when bringing wild-harvested plants to your...
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Sudex can grow very tall in agricultural settings.
Early June is a great time to consider planting summer cover crops. Lettuce rows or other early spring vegetable beds might be prime locations to sow these plants. Unproductive areas or...
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For all the gardeners who are music lovers: 'Beatlemania' spring sedge or mop-headed sedge.
“Ground cover” can mean several things. It can be a type of mulch, hardscape materials like patio block, or a growing plant. Ground covers can...
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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...