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From The Ground Up
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This is one of the busiest weeks of the summer and it’s hard to take breaks or slow down, but working in this heat and smoke is dangerous, both for your immediate and long term health. Take good care of yourselves and your people.
What...
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Over the past few days, much of Minnesota has been blanketed by unhealthy concentrations of wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota. How does the smoke impact you, and how does it impact your crops?
First, it's...
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Heat advisory for Minnesota growers
Apples
Identifying codling moth damage: Deep entry
When should trunk guards be removed from apple trees?
Check trellis wires, clips, and bands during the growing season (high density)...
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More oppressive heat is on the way for much of the state in the next week. Some farms are in severe drought, while others are under inches of water (Austin MN received 11 inches of rain in one week!). The heat, humidity, storms, and...
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Mystery of the month
What in the world happened to this strawberry?
The answer is at the bottom of this article.
Pests and diseases
Scout your plants for Japanese beetles. Japanese beetles start emerging in earnest in July. They...
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After several years of construction, I’ve been reclaiming my yard. One shaded corner is now home to lily of the valley and daylilies that I had moved forward to catch the morning sun. The day after I moved them, half the lilies were...
What to know about home irrigation systems
Landscaping goes a long way toward how residents, guests and even prospective buyers view a property. A 2023 Thumbtack survey conducted in partnership with Nextdoor found that 73 percent of homeowners feel a well-kept lawn dramatically improves curb...
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Blueberries
Growth stage: Fruit harvest for early hybrid and highbush varieties
SWD updates and exclusion netting
Disease: Anthracnose fruit rot
Grapes
Japanese Beetle: First sighting of the year and the winsome fly...
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After a hot start to the week, we are settling into temperatures that are a little more typical for July. Heat waves can slow down our vegetable crops in a few ways, see a rundown in the article “How vegetables respond to heat.” In...
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Images: Pollinator resources often recommend planting at least three species of pollinator friendly plants, specific to your crop and region, for each bloom period (early, mid-season, late).
Introduction
Successful pollination is key...
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