Tag Archives: Specialty Berries

Fertility Guidelines for Haskap Grown in Ontario

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

There are currently no Ontario fertility recommendations for haskap. The following tables for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and lime applications are guidelines only and are provided for reference based on similar common crops and published research on haskap in … Continue reading →

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Specialty Crop Content at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC) will be held February 22 and 23, 2017 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls (www.ofvc.ca). There are many general and specific topics that may be of interest to specialty crop growers. … Continue reading →

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How Long Do I Run My Drip Lines?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by

By Rebecca Shortt, Water Quantity Engineer, OMAFRA This blog post will show the 2 steps to roughly calculate how long to run a drip system. First calculate the plant water demand.  This was shown in my post from last week. … Continue reading →

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Small Plot Irrigation: Are You Applying Enough?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

Many specialty crop and market garden growers have small acreages in production and may not have full irrigation systems for their crops. These growers often rely on water tanks carted through the field, garden hoses with sprinklers or other watering … Continue reading →

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Dupont Exirel insecticide registered on several specialty crops

Posted on July 28, 2015 by

The DUPONT EXIREL insecticide label was recently expanded to include several new crop groups which include specialty crops grown in Ontario.  These include: Control of certain caterpillar pests, aphids and flea beeltes on Root Vegetables except sugar beet, Crop Group … Continue reading →

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Not All Mildews Are Created Equal!

Posted on September 5, 2014 by

By Sean Westerveld and Melanie Filotas, OMAFRA Over the last few weeks we have had a number of questions about “mildew”.  Mildew can refer to either downy or powdery mildew, and it seems that some growers have been confusing the … Continue reading →

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Spotted wing drosophila and specialty berries

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is an invasive vinegar fly that has rapidly spread across much of North America.  First observed in Ontario in 2010 and now widespread in all fruit growing regions of the province, this insect has become quite familiar … Continue reading →

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