Yesterday and today, we planted the raspberries in grow bags for a project where they will be rotated in a high tunnel planting area after early season vegetable crops have produced. This new project is entitled "High Tunnel Production Rotation of Primocane Bearing Raspberries in Grow Bags" and is funded by a Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant. … [Read more...] about Planting raspberries in grow bags
Archives for April 2014
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 112 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp 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
We had a spring freeze this morning (on our last average frost date in spring). The hourly average temperature was below freezing from 10 pm Monday evening through 7 am Tuesday morning. Peaches and other stone fruits were in bloom. … [Read more...] about Minimum temp 24.1 F this morning
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 89 http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Most grapes were at the wooly bud stage. The cultivars furthest along included Delaware, Valvin Muscat and Concord since they were showing some … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
Today we harvested some of the Salanova lettuce for the first time. We also planted potatoes in between the rows of lettuce and cole crops we planted in February. The following potato sets were planted 1 foot apart and about 3-4 inches deep: Red Noland, Red Pontiac, German Butterball and Red Gold. … [Read more...] about Harvesting and planting in the high tunnel this morning