Thanks to all members of the Garwood family and staff who hosted us for the summer field day last week. Growers were inspired by the excellent job Garwoods do with fruit and vegetable production and marketing. The fruit, vegetable and farm marketing industries in the state were well represented, and all in attendance appreciated members[Read More…]
Following the success of last year’s Summer Field Tour at Tuttle Orchards, this year we are again planning a combined summer field tour with the Indiana Horticultural Society, the Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association and the Indiana Farm Market Association. We will be hosted by Garwood Orchards in La Porte, IN. While we encourage membership[Read More…]
June 26, 2018 Summer Field Tour- Fruits & Vegetables Garwood Orchard, LaPorte, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown ljollybr@ purdue.edu July 17-18, 2018 Indiana Winery and Vineyard Association Summer Meeting Brown County Inn, Nashville, IN Contact https://indianawinevine.org/events to register August 30, 2018 Small Farm Education Field Day Purdue Daniel Turf Center Contact Lori Jolly-Brown, ljollybr@purdue.edu or 765-494-1296 Register here:[Read More…]
Those of you lucky enough to still have a crop. Drier than usual weather means the risk of scab and bacterial diseases is low, but powdery mildew is higher. Although Rally and Topguard provide excellent control of powdery mildew, Flint extra, Luna Sensation and Merivon all provide excellent control of not only powdery mildew, but[Read More…]
Following the success of last year’s Summer Field Tour at Tuttle Orchards, this year we are again planning a combined summer field tour with the Indiana Horticultural Society, the Indiana Vegetable Growers’ Association and the Indiana Farm Market Association. We will be hosted by Garwood Orchards in La Porte, IN. While we encourage membership in[Read More…]
This is the last installment of our series on spring temperatures for 2018. What a strange year it has been. We started out very cool until mid-April and it didn’t really warm up until early May (Fig. 1). I think every day since then has been over 80F. Although the early spring was much cooler[Read More…]
We are delighted to be hosted for our Summer Tour by Garwood Orchards – one of the larger and best run operations in the state. This applies to their fruit, vegetable and farm marketing activities. Whether you are a fruit grower, a vegetable grower or a farm marketer, you are bound to be inspired and[Read More…]
June 26, 2018 Indiana Hort Society Summer Field Day Garwood Orchard, LaPorte, IN Contact Lori Jolly-Brown ljollybr@ purdue.edu October 17, 2018 Indiana Flower Growers Conference Daniel Turf Center Contact Lori Jolly-Brown ljollybr@ purdue.edu January 8, 2019 Illiana Vegetable Growers Symposium. Teibel’s Family Restaurant, Schererville, IN Contact Liz Maynard emaynard@purdue.edu https://ag.purdue.edu/hla/Extension/Pages/IVGS.aspx February 12-14, 2019 Indiana Hort[Read More…]
What a difference a couple of weeks of warm weather makes. Crop development is progressing rapidly with warmer weather. Apples in the south are around 10 mm, and in full bloom here in Lafayette. Peaches in southern areas of the state are still in the shuck, but barely. Folks in southern areas are getting ready[Read More…]