Spring freezes occurred during the last two days, with a low of 24.5° F at 5:10 am this morning. We will need to assess the damage on our fruit crops after we have sufficient time at temperatures above freezing to allow for tissue browning of dead and damaged tissue. … [Read more...] about Spring freeze
GDD base 50 = 84. We track GDD at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp and rate the phenology stages according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf A critical freeze is predicted for Tuesday night, so we will see how things look afterward!! … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
GDD base 50 = 64. We track GDD at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp and rate the phenology stages according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
As part of the new project "Evaluation of Satellite Mushroom Prefabricated Pod Production", we are upgrading our existing Shroom Room where we raised mushrooms in 2019 and 2020 to have a more controlled environment. Bob Semyck of Willow Mountain Mushrooms designed the upgrade and he and his wife Wendy set up the portabella production cabinet on Friday, March 26, and installed … [Read more...] about Shroom room upgrade underway
It is April 1, so we set our GDD base 50 count to 0. We track GDD at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp and rate the phenology stages according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation