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Building a Raised Bed in the High Tunnel

February 7, 2023 by Jennifer Morganthaler

The field crew used this rainy day to work inside the high tunnel. There is an area of the tunnel has flooding issues no matter what we do. Drainage work has been done, soil amendments, nothing seems to work, so we are building a raised bed in that spot. … [Read more...] about Building a Raised Bed in the High Tunnel

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Christmas Party

December 19, 2022 by Jennifer Morganthaler

Today we had our annual Christmas potluck luncheon. We enjoyed plenty of delicious food and desserts.  Dr. Brown, Jean, Li-Ling, Jacob, and Achyut and Tabinda  were able to join us from main campus.  We also enjoyed visiting with several members of faculty and staff that have recently retired as well.  And of course, the Christmas tie competition continued. Photos by Li-Ling … [Read more...] about Christmas Party

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Pruning Catawba Grapes

December 1, 2022 by Jennifer Morganthaler

Catawba grapes are one of our hardier grape varieties, so we prune them earlier in the dormant season than the more cold tender varieties.  We started pruning Monday, November, 28th. Based upon suggested pruning formulas and pruning weights we are leaving 20 buds this year.  Pruning weight was down from last year in the research vineyard, in part because it is and older … [Read more...] about Pruning Catawba Grapes

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Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

October 31, 2022 by Jennifer Morganthaler

GDD base 50 = 3795. 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 This is the last post for the season. We had 3795 GDD since April 1, 2022. … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

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Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation

October 24, 2022 by Jennifer Morganthaler

GDD base 50 = 3766. We track GDD at http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp and rate the phenology stages according to the Modified E-L System https://door.extension.wisc.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf  … [Read more...] about Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation

Filed Under: Grapes, Phenology

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