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The only thing predictable about Indiana weather is that it will certainly be unpredictable! The past few weeks of cool weather and intermittent freezes has slowed some things down. Unfortunately, scab isn’t one of those things. Failure to control early season scab infections increases the risk of economic losses. When managing scab, it is important…Read more about Apple Scab and Ascospore Maturity[Read More]
Across much of Indiana, March has provided above-normal precipitation (combined rain and melted snow) except for along the Ohio River where precipitation totals were only 25%-50% of what normally fell during March from 1991-2020. Storm systems continued to bring precipitation to the state through the very end of March, likely improving conditions slightly in this…Read more about Wet conditions expected to continue across Indiana[Read More]
The next strawberry Chat will be on April 6, 12:00-1:00 pm EST. Dr. Bruce Bordelon will be our guest for the April 6 strawberry chat. We will discuss spring activities for the traditional way of growing strawberries, the matted-row system. Dr. Bruce Bordelon will share practical advice on growing strawberries in the matted-row system. You…Read more about Virtual Strawberry Chat April 6th from 12-1:00 PM featuring Dr. Bruce Bordelon[Read More]
Just a reminder to all fruit producers to organize and prep your fruit insect monitoring tools for the upcoming season! Depending on your fruit crop and location in the state, there’s a suite of fruit insects that are important for you to track, including moths, aphids, scales, stink bugs, fruit and vinegar flies, and…Read more about Don’t forget to prep your fruit insect monitoring tools for 2022![Read More]
Late Spring freezes are becoming more and more common, and it is important to take action to prevent damage to your buds. A practice called double pruning can help avoid spring frost injury. Double pruning involves pruning the canes to 2-3x the desired amount of buds during the winter, which delays budbreak (and the risk…Read more about Double Pruning Grapevines for Spring Frost Protection[Read More]
In Indiana, our ‘normal’ or average weather is one of extremes, punctuated with an occasional glorious summer day of sun and 76 degrees F. This year has been one of flooding and droughts, freezes and scorching heat. Again. With these weather extremes come physiological disorders and summer fruit rots, for those lucky enough to even…Read more about Pits, Spots and Rots[Read More]
A lack of abundant precipitation over the past month has caused abnormally dry conditions to expand across Indiana this week with several counties in central Indiana intensifying to the Moderate Drought stage of the US Drought Monitor (Figure 1). Some intense weather systems passed through the state this week (Figure 2), however, this was not…Read more about Drought intensifying across central Indiana[Read More]
Growers interested in growing strawberries on a plasticulture system can choose to use plug plants or bare-root plants. The pros and cons of using each of the planting materials was discussed in a previous article. This article will discuss the importance of planting dates for growers who chose to use plug plants. In the…Read more about Getting Ready to Plant Strawberries in a Plasticulture System – Planting Date[Read More]
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