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From The Ground Up
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We are nearing peak summer, when CSA boxes and farmers markets really begin to diversify. After a week of high humidity, disease questions are starting to roll in. Precipitation patterns remain variable across the state; some farmers...
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Photo: The fruit & vegetable Extension team toured farms along the north shore last week, including a community orchard in Grand Marais.
It's strawberry season! Insects and diseases to watch for this week are fairly similar to...
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This week our team visited farms along the North Shore, as well as in the Twin Cities and the Brainerd area. Crops are at totally different stages across the state; tomatoes are still less than 1 foot tall along the North Shore, while they...
Drought is becoming a more frequent problem. According to NASA, the last 20 years have produced some of the driest conditions in the American west on record. When drought occurs, it is now more severe and pervasive than it once was, which underscores the importance of planning for drought before it...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Week of June 20
These two pumpkins will be grown for the MN State Fair. If all goes well, this landscape fabric will be covered with pumpkin vines soon.
We have been watering daily as needed depending on rainfall, which hasn’t been much...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
The heat is on and the gardening season is in full swing. No more threat of cold nights — we’ve had some real heatwaves — and we can turn our attention to caring for the plants we worried over in May. Our checklist today is lengthy.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Following some extremely hot weather, the week ahead will provide some respite. As many crops reach their "critical periods" for development, consistent irrigation will become critical. Take some time this week to take stock of your...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Photo: Strawberry season has begun!
In this week's update: Strawberry tarnished plant bug and thrips, codling moth on apples, grape post-bloom, raspberry cane borer, and blueberry dieback. Plus: Are Japanese beetles here yet?
Apples...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Following some extremely hot weather, the week ahead will provide some respite. As many crops reach their "critical periods" for development, consistent irrigation will become critical. Take some time this week to take stock of your...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu
Photo: Flowers that were fed on by tarnished plant bug nymphs during bloom develop into "catfaced" fruitlets. University of Maine Extension.
Key Points:
Tarnished plant bug (TPB) is the most economically significant pest of...
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