The Pruning Workshop was held Saturday March 17. Randy, Jeremy and Susanne led the demonstrations for the 35 individuals that braved the cold and windy day to learn about pruning fruit trees and small fruits. … [Read more...] about Pruning Workshop
Archives for March 2018
The Prelude raspberry floricanes were pruned for production early this season. … [Read more...] about Prelude raspberries pruned for floricane production in the high tunnel
The straw mulch was removed from the raspberries in grow bags that were overwintering outdoors on the south side of the high tunnel. We will check the growth in a week or so to see if they overwintered successfully. … [Read more...] about Mulch removed from raspberries in grow bags
The Prelude raspberries were moved to the high tunnel today. These will bear fruit on the floricanes that were overwintered in the cold cellar. The thermostat was set to 70F in the tunnel. We hope to produce a raspberry crop that is very early so as to avoid the dreaded Spotted Wing Drosophila. … [Read more...] about Prelude raspberries moved to the high tunnel today
Jennifer Morganthaler and myself presented information at the Bringing Back the American Small Farm Conference held on March 8 and 9. www.americansmallfarm.com/conference. Jennifer presented "Introduction to Hydroponics" with Craig Jennings and "Introduction to Greenhouses" while I presented "The Small Farm Fruit Orchard" Part 1 - Small Fruit and Grapes and Part 2 - Tree … [Read more...] about MSU Ag participated in Bringing Back the American Small Farm Conference