Missouri State University

Skip to content Skip to navigation
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

What's happening in the field?

At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Archives for July 16, 2018

Tomato grafting

July 16, 2018 by Marilyn Odneal

Makayla (left) and Karly look forward to grafting the tomatoes!

Makayla and Karly grafted Sun Gold tomato onto Maxifort rootstocks today. If successful, these grafted Sun Gold tomatoes will be planted next to their un-grafted counterparts to see if there is a difference in growth. The tomatoes are part of our demonstration plantings for the Greenhouse and High Tunnel Workshop to be held in mid-October. … [Read more...] about Tomato grafting

Filed Under: High Tunnel

Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

July 16, 2018 by Marilyn Odneal

N Norton E-L Stage 33 Berries still hard and green.

GDD base 50 accumulation for today = 1940 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

Filed Under: Grapes, Phenology

Busted

July 16, 2018 by Marilyn Odneal

A well-fed squirrel eating a peach.

This morning when I was looking at the grapes, I spied a furry tail hanging out of a peach tree.   … [Read more...] about Busted

Filed Under: Peaches

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

July 2018
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Jun   Aug »

Recent Posts

  • Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation
  • Home Winemaking Workshop
  • Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation
  • Grape Phenology and GDD accumulation
  • USA Staff Ambassadors tour State Fruit Experiment Station today

Tags

Apple apples Blueberry Christmas Party Dean Distillation Workshop Elderberry events fruit trees Grafting Greenhouse Harvest High Tunnel Holiday Party Japanese Beetles Microgreens MSU West Plains netting peach Pears Pest Management Plum Pruning Raised Bed Sprayer Calibration Tomatoes University of Missouri Extension value-added walnuts Workshop Workshops

Categories

  • Alternative crops
  • Apples
  • artisan distillation
  • Biosolids project
  • bloom time
  • Cut Flowers
  • Events
  • Facilities
  • Fruit dock
  • Gardens
  • Grape biotechnology
  • Grapes
  • High Tunnel
  • Juice Analysis
  • Mushrooms
  • Nut Trees
  • Peaches
  • Phenology
  • Pruning
  • Small Fruit Crops
  • Specialty Crops
  • Strawberries
  • Students
  • Tours
  • Uncategorized
  • Vegetables
  • VisitingScientists
  • Weather
  • Wildlife
  • wine
  • Workshops

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Make your Missouri statementMake your Missouri statement
  • Last Modified: July 16, 2018
  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Disclosures
  • EO/AA/M/F/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
  • © Board of Governors, Missouri State University
  • Contact Information
  • Healthcare MRFs