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Grapes harvest has started in the Lafayette area. A bit of both powdery and downy mildew are present on leaves, but overall fruit quality looks great. Recent rains did not cause fruit cracking so fruit rots are minimal. Early apples are over and mid-season varieties are getting close. Fall bearing (primocane fruiting) red raspberries and…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
Early grapes are being harvested in the southern part of the state. Peach harvest continues in the south as well. Summer bearing blackberry harvest has slowed and primocane fruiting varieties are just getting started in the Lafayette area. Early apples are nearing harvest in the Lafayette area. Dry conditions continue and milder temperatures are excellent…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
August 13, 2019 Vegetable Field Day/Sweet Corn Taste Testing Pinney Purdue Ag Center, 11402 S. County Line Rd., Wanatah, IN 5pm-8:30pm Central time Please register by August 6th, Nikky Witkowski, nikky@purdue.edu, (219) 465-3555 September 5, 2019 Hydroponics & Greenhouse workshop Purdue University, Deans auditorium, HLA greenhouse Contact Lori Jolly-Brown, ljollybr@purdue.edu Participants will learn about optimal…Read more about Events[Read More]
Early apples are almost ready for harvest in the Lafayette area. Grapes have started veraison, which is a bit late this year. Summer bearing (floricane) blackberry varieties are starting to ripen, though we have a very small crop due to winter injury. Japanese beetles and spotted wing Drosophila are abundant and causing damage to what…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
Apples look good and are sizing well. Brambles are not having a great year. Winter injury was severe and the wet spring has led to a significant amount of Raspberry (Septoria) leaf spot. Grapes are doing okay, despite significant winter injury. Appropriate pruning resulted in full crops of most varieties. Japanese beetles and 2,4-D damage…Read more about Crop Conditions[Read More]
June 25, 2019 Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Co-sponsored by Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association Huber Orchard & Winery, Starlight, IN You are warmly welcomed to join us for the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society, held in conjunction with the Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association. It will be held Tuesday June 25 at Huber Orchard…Read more about Purdue Extension Events[Read More]
Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Co-sponsored by Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association June 25, 2019 Huber Orchard and Winery, Starlight, IN You are warmly welcomed to join us for the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society, held in conjunction with the Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association. It will be held Tuesday June 25 at Huber Orchard…Read more about Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting[Read More]
June 25, 2019 Indiana Horticultural Society Summer Meeting Co-sponsored by Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association Huber Orchard and Winery, Starlight, IN http://www.huberwinery.com/ You are warmly welcomed to join us for the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society, held in conjunction with the Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association. It will be held Tuesday June 25 at Huber…Read more about Events[Read More]