What's Killing My Kale?

Moongold apricot flowers, 5/7/19. Photo: Annie Klodd.In Season 2, Episode 1 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What'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 this?Is it possible to predict injury before a late freeze event?How did this winter impact fruit trees in the upper Midwest?What should growers do now to help their trees recover from the winter and produce a healthy crop?Click here to listen to the episode. You can listen to it now, or download it to listen later. You can find all previous (2018) episodes on FruitEdge.What's Killing My Kale? is a podcast production of the University of Minnesota Extension, sponsored in part by the University of Minneso

In Season 2, Episode 2 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we're talking all about transplants with Alissa Jacobsen, a farmer who currently works at Open Hands Farm in Northfield. Alissa has worked on many farms at different scales and with different types of markets and goals. We covered a wide range of topics including: Transplanted cucumber with sun scald.Photo: Natalie HoidalAvoiding issues like sun scaldAccessing space for starting seeds when you don't have access to high tunnel or greenhouse spaceMaximizing greenhouse and high tunnel space throughout the yearThe logistics of hardening off seedlings at different scales of productionGrowing healthy transplantsTaking care of your body during this often physically strenuous time of the growing season. Click here to listen to the episode. You can listen to it now, or download it to listen later. You can find all previous (2018) episodes on FruitEdge.What's Killing My Kale? is a podcast

In episode 21 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we talked to Courtney Tchida, farm manager at Cornercopia student organic farm. Courtney has been trying various weed management methods over the years, and has recently been experimenting with solarization using standard plastic as well as used billboards (as in billboards from roadside advertising!). Courtney shared her insight on how well these methods work, labor and equipment costs, convenience, and more. Click here to listen to the episode. You can listen to it now, or download it to listen later. You can find all previous episodes on FruitEdge.What's Killing My Kale? is a podcast production of the University of Minnesota Extension, sponsored in part by the University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management program. Co-hosted by Extension Educators Annie Klodd and Natalie Hoidal, the podcast focuses on innovative and timely pest management topics in fruits and vegetables, and sometimes ventur