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Hot weather can cause tomato flowers to wither and become brittle, falling off the plant easily.
It has been a hot few weeks in Minnesota, and people are reporting disappointing yields in their vegetable gardens. Bushy cucumber plants...
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Week of June 27
Noah burying a pumpkin vine.
We were lucky to receive some rain this week, which has allowed our pumpkins to get a much needed break from the heat. Several more squash vine borers were spotted, so insecticide was sprayed...
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The garden season is in full swing, which means insect season is also upon us. Extension educators from Blue Earth to Cook county (and everywhere in between) are fielding questions about all kinds of bugs on all kinds of plants. Here are...
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'Romeo' tart cherries ripening on July 5, 2022. These trees opened for U-pick in Nisswa over the weekend. Photo: Annie Klodd
Apples
Insects: Japanese beetles, codling moths, and apple maggots are currently active. Continue using...
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June 27, 2022
A garden with grapevines showing herbicide damage
Every summer around this time, I see symptoms of herbicide damage on my peppers, grapevines and tomatoes. The leaves grow in strange shapes, curl inward, and are smaller...
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As peppers set fruit, there are often concerns about mushy spots and alarming black fuzz on fruit. While the first instinct is often that this is caused by a disease, it is often a physiological disorder at the root of the problem....
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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...
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