Dear readers, I have never been so excited to sort through trap catch from spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) monitoring traps (Figure 1A) as I have these last few weeks!! And it’s not just because I’m a bug nerd over here, ha! This season, as I’ve been looking through the contents of SWD jar traps, I’ve seen…Read more about Exciting news from Spotted-wing drosophila monitoring traps[Read More]
Bramble Fruit
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 needed to ensure proper nutrition of the crop. Tissue analysis samples should be collected at the appropriate time to give the most meaningful results….Read more about Tissue Analysis for Grapes & Small Fruit[Read More]
All of our crops at the Meigs Horticulture Farm in Lafayette, Indiana are maturing very nicely. The warm nights have helped fruit size up in the last two weeks. We have seen high thrip populations on all fruit trees, although they don’t seem to be doing much damage. This week the Japanese beetles decided to…Read more about Crop conditions[Read More]
I’m hearing that thrips are throwing many of us for a loop this season! Some of you may know that thrips do not overwinter here in Indiana, so each spring season they migrate up our way on winds blowing up from the south. Sometimes these southern winds occur earlier or later each spring, depending on…Read more about Tips for tackling thrips in your fruit[Read More]
Everything here at the Meigs Horticulture Farm in Lafayette, Indiana seems to be off to a great start of fruit development. We have had an abundance of Strawberries the last two weeks and will for the next few weeks. We were able to find a handful of peaches on our trees.. no more than a…Read more about Crop conditions at Purdue Meigs Horticulture Farm[Read More]
Mesotrione is a Group 27 (HPPD-inhibitor) herbicide. It is registered as a stand-alone active ingredient in products such as Callisto®, Argos®, and Tenacity® among several others. It is also a common ingredient in pre-mix corn herbicides such as Acuron, Calliso® GT, Optero®, Storen® and many others. Mesotrione has both pre-emergence and post-emergence activity on select…Read more about Callisto® and Brambles- A Cautious Reminder[Read More]
All of our fruit trees at the Meigs Horticulture Facility have a lot of fruit despite the late frosts we had this spring. We have been busy applying our cover sprays and even had to thin our Apples. We will also have a lot of Strawberries this year, they are starting to turn red this…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
There has been a lot of movement just in the last two weeks. We are seeing a lot of trees about to flower or in full flower. The grapes are swelling and some early varieties are at bud burst. Our field Strawberries are at tight bud or popcorn stage now. The Strawberries in the high…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]