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Fields dried out enough for a very productive week of planting. This update includes reminders about early season insect management, an overview of quackgrass and crabgrass management, reminders about herbicide drift, and some...
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Fields are beginning to dry out, and the week ahead will be ideal for transplanting. This update includes reminders about early season insect pests and irrigation needs, information about harvesting from new rhubarb plantings, wildfire...
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Following a slow, wet spring, the growing season is finally picking up. Our team of educators has been visiting farms across the state, and in general, everything is extremely delayed due to wet soils. Some fields are still flooded...
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There are many windows of opportunity to plant a cover crop on a vegetable farm. Two of those windows are in the summer: cover crops can be planted in late spring or early summer, terminated at midsummer, and followed with a late season...
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This is the final vegetable update of the season! Thanks to all of you who followed along and shared questions and photos along the way. There is still no sign of a hard frost in the forecast for any part of the state, but many field crops...
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This is the second to last vegetable update of the season. This update includes an overview of some disease issues I've been seeing in the field, a discussion about what the hot fall nights mean for cool season crops, and reminders about...
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When saving tomato seeds, look for unblemished fruits from healthy, disease-free plants.
The recent cool mornings are a reminder that the gardening season is coming to a close. While next spring can seem impossibly far away, if you...
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Summer is officially over! Early September is one of the most exciting times of year on vegetable farms. Pretty much everything is ready to harvest and CSA boxes and farmers market stands are full with a diverse array of crops. We have a...
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My colleague David said something this week along the lines of "at this point in the season, the cake is already baked". This is definitely true to some extent; the finish line is getting closer, and at this point most of what we're seeing...
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What a difference a week can make! After a hot, dry summer, we've been experiencing heavy rainfall and fall-like temperatures across the state. This is the busiest part of the summer for many growers. We're at peak harvesting time for many...
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