Dr. Wilker is planning to add apple juice to distilled apple spirits to produce a type of apple liqueur this year.
John Avery, Horticulture Outreach, shares his knowledge and skill, leading a workshop that included a great presentation by Patrick Byers, University of Missouri Extension Horticulturist The 37 attendees gained good experience in the art and science of grafting.
The Research Catawba and the West Catawba vineyards have been pruned. The crew has moved on to the apples and hope to complete this orchard before the holiday break.
We withstood the cold to learn how-to prune. It was worth it. Dr. Martin Kaps demonstrates.
The field crew is picking Gala apples today.
We are picking the last of the Gala apples (the ones that were hard to reach) from the research block today. We will store several bushels to use at events such as the Ozarks Celebration Festival and the Fall School …