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Gray mold on raspberries
By late July, Minnesota gardens are heavy with ripening fruit. Wet, humid weather has created ideal conditions for fungal and bacterial diseases, and alert growers know it’s time to scout, clean up, and protect...
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Apples:
When should trunk guards be removed from apple trees?
Check bands, fasteners, and clips to prevent girdling
Grapes:
Seasonal update from the UMN HRC
Kiwiberries:
Update and about: UMN kiwiberry research and breeding efforts...
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Apples:
Monitoring and managing apple maggot
Grapes:
Herbicide drift on grapes
Honeyberries:
Honeyberry field day recap
Apples:
Monitoring and managing apple maggot (less common in commercial orchards)
Image: An apple...
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Apples
Growth stage: Fruits between 3.5–5 cm wide
Pest highlight: Identifying codling moth symptoms
Grapes
Growth stage: Berries ranging from peppercorn to pea size
Optimal timing for basal leaf and lateral shoot removal
Honeyberries...
Fresh fruit is a delicious treat that can be enjoyed any time of year, but consumption seems to heat up as the mercury rises. Many fruits come into season in spring and summer. Cherries, melons, plums, nectarines, and blueberries are just some of the tasty fruits that are typically enjoyed during...
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Apples:
Growth stage: Apple fruits ranging from 25–40 mm wide
Whole apple tree dieback
June-bearing strawberries:
Growth stage update: Fruit ripening and harvest
Planning for field renovation and care during late-season dry spells...
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Apples:
Site specific strategies: Bocking series comfrey orchard ground cover
Grapes:
Growth update: Bloom
Raspberries:
Update on diseased canes in SE Minnesota
Apples
Site-specific strategies: Bocking series comfrey orchard...
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Apples:
Growth stage updates: Apples between 12–24 mm, rapid shoot growth
Removing newly emerging water sprouts
Apple scab update
Grapes:
Growth stage update: 6–8 leaves separated
Bloom: Petiole sampling for nutrient analysis
Berry...
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Apples:
Growth stage update: Fruitlets between 8-20 mm
Training for young free-standing apple trees
Grapes:
Training young grapevines
Grapes
Training young grapevines
Images: Grapevines can be planted and established...
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Apples
Growth stage update: Petal fall
Pest highlight: Plum curculio
Grapes
Growth stage update: Pre-bloom
Article: Understanding trellis "anatomy" for cold climate grape establishment
Shoot tucking VSP vines
Pest highlight: Grape...
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