Freeze: There really isn’t much that can be added to the wonderful and unfortunately timely article about Frost. Critical Temperatures and Frost Protection by Rob Crassweller at https://extension.psu.edu/frost-critical-temperatures-and-frost-protection With a frost to freeze expected to cover most of the state on April 21 and 22, there will certainly be crop damage and loss (Fig. 1)….Read more about Freeze[Read More]
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Does snow in April mean global warming is not happening? This week, much of Indiana got to see some snow falling as we were hoping that winter weather was behind us. It is not unusual for some to ask when this sort of event happens how “global warming” could be real when things are feeling…Read more about Weather & Climate[Read More]
Fruit growers, we would like to hear your story about the freeze event on Apr. 20 and 21. What crops are you growing? Did you take protective actions? Did it cause damage to the crops? Hearing your stories would help us better design our extension programs. If you allow, we would like to share your…Read more about Share Your Experience about the Freeze Event[Read More]
April Showers or Lingering Drought? Beth Hall, Indiana State Climatologist March wrapped up as one of Indiana’s wettest (44th wettest out of 126 years) and warmest (16th warmest). It was marked by unusually warm days and then cool days. Was it ever just average? Certainly, most days fell within the climatological range of temperatures. Precipitation…Read more about Climate & weather[Read More]
Spring temperatures and the season so far It seems like it’s been warm and that we’re way ahead of normal. But the data paint a slightly different picture. First, let’s not talk too much about “normal”. In the last 10 years or so that I’ve been plotting these data, EVERY year has been warmer than…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
On behalf of the Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, we invite qualified candidates to apply for the Extension Organic Agriculture Specialist, full-time staff position based at the Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN campus. The primary purpose of this position is to help coordinate Purdue University’s Extension efforts through the diversification of Indiana…Read more about Extension Organic Agriculture Specialist announcement[Read More]
Small Farm Education Field Day July 29th, 2021 at the Purdue Student Farm. Small Farm Education Field Day Webinar Series August 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2021. Watch for details at the Purdue Student Farm website https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/studentfarm/
Last week when the heavy frost hit us, air temperature at Southwest Purdue Ag Center (SWPAC) in Vincennes, IN dropped to 24°F. We did not take action for frost protection on the strawberries growing with the annual plasticulture system, considering only two early cultivars start to bloom at that time. However, this appears to be…Read more about Strawberry Frost Protection[Read More]
Small Farm Education Field Day July 29th, 2021 at the Purdue Student Farm. Small Farm Education Field Day Webinar Series August 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 2021. Watch for details at the Purdue Student Farm website https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/studentfarm/
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