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Final Fruit Update - September 10, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Apple scab cultural management: Encouraging leaf decomposition Article: Apple storage disorders and recommendations for four UMN varieties Did you see moldy core in your apples this year? Grapes Harvest efficiency:...

Fruit Update - September 3, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Extreme weather conditions can bring end-of-season challenges Apple resource cards for customers Article: Did your orchard experience hail damage this year? Hail netting has its advantages. Grapes Announcement: 2026...

Fruit Update - August 27, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Apple sales are starting at the farmers market in southern Minnesota Variety highlight: First Kiss, and dealing with fruit drop Article: How to Determine Apple Ripeness: Starch, Firmness, and Brix Testing Grapes Table...

Fruit Update - August 20, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Growth stage update: Nearing harvest season for early-season apples Article: Organic apple orchard practices highlight in SW Michigan: Third Leaf Farm Grapes Article: Measuring fruit ripeness Article: Occasional...

Fruit Update - August 6, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Article: Red star rust: Scout for a new apple disease More on cedar-apple rust Day-neutral strawberries Harvest season ramping up in southern Minnesota Management: Runner removal Fruit diagnostics: Misshapen fruit...

Fruit Update - July 30, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Article: Cider apple production Grapes Growth stage update: Early- to mid-veraison Bird management in vineyards Converting lyre to VSP Article: Identifying herbicide damage in grapes Apples Photo:...

Fruit Update - July 23, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apples Growth stage update Article: Bocking comfrey orchard understory cover (Site specific strategies; video included) Grapes Growth stage update Hedging and skirting grapes Early-veraison is the next chance for petiole...

Fruit Update - July 15, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Heat advisory for Minnesota growers Apples Identifying codling moth damage: Deep entry When should trunk guards be removed from apple trees? Check trellis wires, clips, and bands during the growing season (high density)...

Fruit Update - July 1, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Blueberries Growth stage: Fruit harvest for early hybrid and highbush varieties SWD updates and exclusion netting Disease: Anthracnose fruit rot Grapes Japanese Beetle: First sighting of the year and the winsome fly...

Fruit Update - June 24, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Apple Growth stage and pest management update: Fruit enlargement (3-6cm) San Jose scale and apple maggot info Rapid or Sudden Apple Decline Grapes Growth stage and pest management update: Fruit set entering stage II What causes...