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At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Southern Highbush Blueberry Harvest

June 7, 2022 by Jennifer Morganthaler

The first harvest of the Southern Highbush Blueberry cultivar evaluation was today June 7, 2022.  While it was a small harvest, these cultivars are ripening ahead of the Northern Highbush Blueberries that are also planted here at the station. This project is funded by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the USDA.     … [Read more...] about Southern Highbush Blueberry Harvest

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Irrigation line replaced in the elderberry planting

July 21, 2021 by Jennifer Morganthaler

The drip irrigation lines were replaced last fall and the new header line was installed in the elderberry planting today. … [Read more...] about Irrigation line replaced in the elderberry planting

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Southern Highbush Blueberries Planted

June 23, 2021 by Jennifer Morganthaler

Southern highbush blueberries were planted in a new research plot today.  Again, spring or fall is the ideal time for planting blueberries to reduce transplant shock and allow the plants to establish a solid root system before winter time. However, the wet spring weather and scheduling prevented us from planting until now.  At least this week was "cooler".  The key to planting … [Read more...] about Southern Highbush Blueberries Planted

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Burning holes in the weed barrier for the blueberry plants

June 14, 2021 by Jennifer Morganthaler

Today the field crew burned holes in the weed barrier for the blueberry plants to be planted soon. They used a homemade device to measure the plant spacing and a propane torch to burn and remove the hole for the plant. … [Read more...] about Burning holes in the weed barrier for the blueberry plants

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Southern Highbush Blueberry Beds

June 11, 2021 by Jennifer Morganthaler

While this is not the typical time of year for planting blueberries, the beds for the southern highbush blueberries were put in today. The rainy weather had delayed the the ground from being workable for using the bed shaper. The plot had previously been soil tested, amended and worked up. We finally had enough dry weather and sunshine to dry the plot and be able to work the … [Read more...] about Southern Highbush Blueberry Beds

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