Multi-Cropping Plasticulture in the Mid-Atlantic Area
Plasticulture is very expensive for smaller growers to establish. Multi-cropping would spread these costs over more than one crop. Double-cropping is done in the mid-Atlantic area but the favorable climate of Virginia's Eastern Shore should make ... [... more]
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Visit The Virginia Fruit Web Site
Douglas G. Pfeiffer, Extension Tree and Small Fruit Entomologist, Virginia Tech The Virginia Fruit Web Site was created and is maintained in the Department of Entomology. The site's emphasis is on pest management, but an attempt is made to ... [... more]
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Low-Cost Slant Fence Excludes Deer from Plantings
Apparently the 3-dimensional effect of the slanting tier of wires confuses depth of field vision of deer so they will not jump by night or by day over the relatively short, 5' fence height. Normally a 5' fence height would offer absolutely no ... [... more]
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Growing Cherries in Virginia
Authors: Richard P. Marini, Professor and Extension Specialist, Horticulture; Virginia Tech Nutritive value of cherries. Anthocyanin pigments are responsible for the red or purple colors in cherries. Anthocyanins are one class of flavonoid ... [... more]
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Association's Objectives:
Tony Bratsch, Extension Specialist, VA Tech and Dean Vidal, Interim Association Chair More great news for specialty crop growers. In September, a new association was formed to represent growers of small fruit and other specialty crops here in the ... [... more]
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May 2002; Volume 1, Issue 5
Grower writes 5/15/02: This is my second production year for using the Stiles blackberry trellis and I had very good production the first year. The only problem was dealing with the primocanes. They got to too tall before I shifted the trellis ... [... more]
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Full Publication in PDF:
Bulletin Coordinator: D.G. Pfeiffer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia As Hard Copy: A hard copy of this publication can be purchased from the Virginia Cooperative Extension Distribution Center, 112 ... [... more]
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Weed Management Update in Small Fruit
One question that I have frequently received this year, just like last year, concerns the availability of Surflan (common name oryzalin). Surflan is a commonly-applied preemergence herbicide for control of annual grasses like crabgrass and ... [... more]
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Weed Management in Small Fruit Crops
Anthony Bratsch, Extension Specialist Small Fruit and Vegetable Crops For small fruit growers, the challenge of weed management is one of the greatest they will face to successfully grow these crops. Factors such as climate, weed introductions ... [... more]
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Strategy for Maximizing Yield
The use of soil and plant analysis for maximizing crop yield was demonstrated on 14 commercial farms in Southeast Virginia during June and July of 1998. The goals of this program were to: Demonstrate the techniques of analysis to commercial ... [... more]
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Data Collection
Many apricot varieties are available to tree fruit producers. Therefore, growers should become acquainted with characteristics of various varieties grown under Virginia climatic conditions. Currently, apricots are not produced commercially in the ... [... more]
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Cultivar Suggestions For Commercial Small Fruit ...
Author: H. D. Stiles Strawberry Spring Crop 2. Variations among local environments, microclimates and cultural conditions can affect a cultivar's performance at different sites within a region; on-farm trials provide the best information on which ... [... more]
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