Shoot thinning is a canopy management practice that involves removing shoots in the grapevine canopy to reduce shoot density and help balance vegetative and reproductive growth. Potential benefits of shoot thinning: Improved air circulation Improved sunlight penetration Reduction of disease pressure Increased spray penetration *shoot thinning and positioning not only affects the current season’s growth,[Read More…]
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Topics of June strawberry chat are strawberry quality and marketing. Our guests will be Anya Osatuke and Adrienne Held. Anya is a berry specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension. She will discuss her research and share insights on factors affecting strawberry quality. Adrienne is the owner of Holly Berry Farm in Santa Claus, IN. Adrienne will join[Read More…]
Indiana seems to experience the entirety of US weather, sometimes in the same day. The recent spate of cool, wet weather has left apple scab one happy fungus (Fig. 1). Most of the state just underwent an extreme scab period, and unfortunately, few of us could do anything about it because of the combination of[Read More…]
Last week was marked by cooler temperatures and lots of rain. Field days were limited and flowers were waiting to be planted. Then came this week. Temperatures are reaching the upper 80s to low 90s with dew point temperatures over 70F (anything over 60F or 65F starts to really feel muggy). The statewide rain spigot[Read More…]
Participate in the 2022 Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) Pesticide Clean Sweep Project, which is designed to collect and dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, usable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.). This is a great opportunity to legally dispose of unwanted products at little or no cost.[Read More…]
Time flies and now we’re in May! I’m guessing that most fruit trees throughout the state are somewhere between bloom and petal fall, so now is the time for tree fruit producers to use mating disruption strategies against tree fruit pests, like codling moth and dogwood borer, especially if you’ve had issues with these insects[Read More…]
Lots of wet days, not a lot of rain It seems to be a big challenge these days to find two or more consecutive days without precipitation. What is interesting is the precipitation isn’t always coming in great amounts, but enough to impact any outdoor plans. For example, will it be dry enough for enough[Read More…]
Cold temperatures throughout March and April have led to delays in grapevine phenology ranging from 7-14 days behind normal. Generally speaking, later bud break reduces the risk of spring frost damage. However, warm weather over the weekend has progressed bud development greatly. Buds are in various stages of growth across the state, ranging from bud[Read More…]
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