What"s Killing My Kale?

Moongold apricot flowers, 5/7/19. Photo: Annie Klodd. In Season 2, Episode 1 of our fruit and vegetable podcastWhat's Killing My Kale? we take a deep dive into fruit bud injury with Dr. Amaya Atucha of University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Atucha has a wealth of knowledge on this topic, so it made for a fascinating and useful conversation that we think fruit growers will find very helpful! Topics covered include: What do critical freeze temperatures for fruit buds really mean, and who decided

In episode 18of our fruit and vegetable podcastWhat's Killing My Kale?we talked to Linda Chalker-Scott, a horticulturalist withWashington State University. The internet lays many claims about the benefits of numerous "alternative" or "natural" remedies for pest management and plant health. How do we know which methods are backed up by science, and which are not? In this episode, Linda lays out ways growers can determine if claims about natural products are accurate and effective. We use epsom salts

In episode 17of our fruit and vegetable podcastWhat's Killing My Kale? Annie and Natalie discuss pesticides labeled for use in organic systems.In this episode, Natalie discusses the importance of thinking about pesticide safety on all fruit and vegetable farms, including organic farms with organic pesticide products. She also lays out the results of the fruit and vegetable pesticide use survey that was distributed by UMN Extension to fruit and vegetable growers throughout 2018. This episode is

Author: Annie Klodd.Any farmers applying compost, manure, or straw should keep in mind that while these inputs have many benefits for vegetable production, they can also be modes of spread for weed seeds. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize the amount of weed seeds that appear in compost and manure and then end up on the field. Photo: Chryseis Modderman Episode 16: Manure, Compost, and Weeds. This month on "What's Killing My Kale?" (our fruit & vegetable pest management podcast) we had

For our September series of "What's Killing My Kale?", we caught up with some of our Extension IPM experts to discuss the main 2018 growing season pest pressures and how to prepare for 2019. In this episode, we discuss weeds with Annie Klodd. You can listen to the podcasthereor oniTunes.