Fruits

Blog Posts
a field with strawberry plants set out in rows of black plastic mulch
From Dixon Springs Ag Center: Summer harvest might be slowing but your irrigation needs to stay steady
The determinate tomato crop from the high tunnels at DSAC was picked out by the second week of August, which is a bit earlier than normal. A few late...
Dr Jon Fisher teaching in orchard
Tree pruning workshop took root beyond the orchard
A Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop hosted by University of Illinois Extension continues to produce results months after participants left Christ Orchard...
a well-aerated, thinned, and summer-pruned grapevine
Spring shoot thinning and summer hedging of grape vines – a journey of learning
The thing I love most about fruit tree and small fruits management is that there is always more to learn. For example, regarding fresh eating grapes...
peach curl symptoms on leaves
Recognize and manage peach leaf curl in the home orchard
Over the past month, the tri-county Extension offices have received several calls and emails regarding peach leaf curl. Given the wet spring...
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News Releases
Fruit and Vegetable School
Fruit and Vegetable School connects local growers with industry experts
MT. VERNON, Ill. – Commercial fruit and vegetable growers face a lot of uncertainties. One thing is certain: University of Illinois Extension has the practical, current research to help you make those important production decisions. Get practical research-based information to make your specialty...
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Videos
Day Neutral Strawberries: Why Grow Annual Strawberries?

 

Why grow annual strawberries compared to June-bearing/perennial berries? Grant McCarty, Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, explains reasons for his day-neutral strawberry research and what he has seen so far from last year's harvest. More conclusive recommendations will be...
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