Some of the older grape cultivar releases were planted today. Hardwood cuttings were collected in winter of the surviving cultivars. We collected cuttings of Beaver, Bokay, Challenger, Eleven Point, Gasconade, Ozark Prize, Piney and Tetra. Unfortunately Roubidoux, St. Francis, Blue Eye, North Fork, Bryant, G-10 and G-2964 were lost and could not be salvaged from the old … [Read more...] about Planting FES station grape releases
GDD base 50 accumulation for today = 569 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
The station is exploring Gourds to be grown and dried for use as a value added product. On April 4 Luffa Gourd seeds were planted in the greenhouse. The luffa was planted in the High Tunnel on May 24. May 24, 2019 a variety of additional gourd seeds were planted in the greenhouse. Once large enough, the plants will be planted in the field. … [Read more...] about Gourds Planted
As the temperatures warm up so does the greenhouse. It was time to put the shade cloth. Our field crew ties a rope to the shade cloth and throws the rope over the greenhouse. The shade cloth is then gently pulled over the greenhouse into place. Once in the correct position, it is tied down to the eyelets in the concrete pad. Our crew has the pull over method down because … [Read more...] about Shade Cloth on Greenhouses
On Tuesday students from Northwest University in Xi'an China visited the Fruit Station. MSU faculty and staff joined the students for introductions, winery, distillery and field tours, as well as wine and product tasting. Some of the students got to practice sealing and labeling wine bottles. Thanks to our faculty and staff for making sure everyone learned and had a good … [Read more...] about Northwest University students from Xi’an, China visit Fruit Station