The Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide is updated each year by the Midwest Fruit Workers group to provide the most complete information and recommendations for controlling weeds, diseases and insect pests of all major fruit crops grown in the Midwest. For the past three years, the guide has combined information on tree fruit, small fruit…Read more about Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (ID-465) available[Read More]
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Indiana Horticultural Congress February 13-15, 2018 Indianapolis Marriott East Indianapolis, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown @ljollybr@purdue.edu Visit www.inhortcongress.org for more details
Indiana Flower Growers Association Conference October 10, 2017 Daniel Turf Center, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown @ljollybr@purdue.edu Indiana Horticultural Congress February 13-15, 2018 Indianapolis Marriott East Indianapolis, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown @ljollybr@purdue.edu Visit www.inhortcongress.org for more details
First it was email, then the internet. That was almost 30 years ago. Today various forms of social media is used by just about everyone. Obviously Facebook and Twitter are much more commonly used than email, and more people text today than make phone calls. But, there is still a place for mail lists. Mail…Read more about Purdue Fruit Grower Mail Lists[Read More]
Hydroponic Workshop II September 8, 2017 Purdue University-HLA Contact Lori Jolly-Brown ljollybr@ purdue.edu Register at http://tinyurl.com/yb4dnwrh Purdue Wine Grape Team Fall Workshop September 25, 2017 Purdue West Lafayette campus Contact Jill Blume blume@purdue.edu Indiana Horticultural Congress February 13-15, 2018 Indianapolis Marriott East Indianapolis, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown @ljollybr@purdue.edu Visit www.inhortcongress.org for more details
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center High/Low Tunnel Tour co-sponsored with Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at Indiana University August 10, 2017 Vincennes, IN Contact Wenjing Guan, guan40@purdue.edu, or Dan Egel at egel@purdue.edu Registration: Call 812-886-0198 Pinney Purdue Vegetable and High Tunnel Field Day – co-sponsored with Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at Indiana…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center High/Low Tunnel Tour co-sponsored with Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at Indiana University August 10, 2017 Vincennes, IN Contact Wenjing Guan, guan40@purdue.edu, or Dan Egel at egel@purdue.edu Registration: Call 812-886-0198 Pinney Purdue Vegetable and High Tunnel Field Day – co-sponsored with Dept. of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies at…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]
Plant nutritional status is important for all phases of plant growth and has a direct effect on vigor, fruitfulness, cold hardiness, and other factors. Tissue analysis is the most reliable means of determining plant nutritional status. Combined with soil testing, tissue analysis can help pinpoint the source of problems and determine what measures may be…Read more about Tissue Analysis for Grapes and Berry Crops[Read More]
Rick Foster noted in the previous issue that Japanese beetles were out. Wow are they ever! I haven’t seen them this bad in years. Small fruit growers should monitor their crops and control the beetles if necessary. Japanese beetles will feed on ripening fruit of brambles and blueberries, and on foliage of all small fruit…Read more about Japanese Beetles on Grapes and Berries[Read More]
Meigs High Tunnel Field Day July 18, 2017 10am-1pm Lunch provided! Meigs Horticulture Research Farm 9101 S 100 E Lafayette, IN For more information contact Lori Jolly-Brown at ljollybr@purdue.edu, 765-494-1296 Indiana Winery and Vineyard Association Summer Meeting and Vineyard Tour July 18-19, 2017 Brown County Inn, Nashville IN Butler Winery vineyard tour Contact Eric Harris…Read more about Upcoming Events[Read More]