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Mystery of the month
Large patches of this lawn are turning brown this summer. These patches are typically green the rest of the year, but the browning area seems to be spreading wider each year.
The solution for what you should do...
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This week has brought some needed relief from drought, heat, and wildfire smoke. Temperatures have dropped dramatically and conditions have been excellent for field work, allowing farmers to catch up on weeding and all of the other tasks...
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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...
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Melons are one of the trickiest plants to grow, because the guidelines around harvest are confusing and often contradictory. I often hear growers express frustration because their melons seem ripe but don’t have much flavor, or because...
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It's been hot - remarkably so. Crops are responding accordingly with slow fruit production and aborted flowers. Most of the state should get some rain tomorrow, but in some cases it may be too much rain at once, leading to splitting....
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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:...
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Last week was brutal. Extreme heat and extremely poor air quality during one of the busiest weeks of the year means that this week, farmers are in major catch-up mode: hand pulling weeds that got away, harvesting garlic, planting final...
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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...
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Orange rust on black raspberry leaves. Photo: Michelle Grabowski
By late July, Minnesota gardens are bursting with color and produce, but they’re also prime territory for fungal infections. Warm days, humid nights, and crowded plantings...
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Fifteen years after the Pagami Creek Fire, new growth stands in stark contrast to mature trees at the fire's boundary. Photo: Eli Sagor.
Wildfires in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness are affecting many Minnesotans. If...
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