Yesterday we collected pruning weight data on the “High Tunnel Production Rotation of Primocane Bearing Raspberries in Grow Bags” project funded through the USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Today we moved the raspberries out of the high tunnel to the field and then protected them from winter cold with straw mulch. … [Read more...] about Putting the raspberries to bed for winter
Today we are collecting dormant season data from the "High Tunnel Production Rotation of Primocane Bearing Raspberries in Grow Bags" project funded through the USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. We needed to strip leaves since they did not fall yet. The number of bearing canes and the pruning weight per replication were collected. … [Read more...] about Taking dormant season data for raspberry project
Here are some photos of elderberry harvest in the field, before the lugs are transported to the be destemmed. … [Read more...] about Elderberry harvest in the field
John Avery, Fruit Grower Adviser, coordinates the elderberry project in collaboration with researchers at MU. Experimental field plots are harvested, put in lugs and labeled. Then they are transported to the stemmer where the berries are removed from the stems, collected and weighed for data. … [Read more...] about Elderberry harvest begins
Jeremy Emery, Field and Maintenance Supervisor, applied a dormant oil spray on March 15th according to John Avery's instructions for elderberrry experiment he is working on in cooperation with researchers at the University of Missouri. … [Read more...] about Applying dormant oil to elderberries