Vineyard cover crops, part 4: Ryegrass
March 8, 2021
![vineyard with grass cover crop](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/2021-06/Vineyard-grass-1200.jpg?itok=PGGLryAZ)
This week we’re taking a look at ryegrass, and how its use as an under-vine cover crop affects various aspects of a vineyard.
by Jayden Corliss
Vineyard cover crops, part 3: White clover
September 8, 2020
This week we’re taking a look at white clover, and how its use as an under-vine cover crop affects various aspects of a vineyard.
by Jayden Corliss
Vineyard cover crops, part 2: Buckwheat
August 10, 2020
![buckwheat cover crop growing under grapevines](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/buckwheat_undervine_psu_michela.jpg?itok=SFLb1PqG)
This week we’re taking a look at buckwheat, and how its use as an under-vine cover crop affects various aspects of a vineyard.
by Jayden Corliss
Vineyard cover crops, part 1: An overview
August 3, 2020
![clover growing as an undervine cover crop](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/under_vine_clover_2014_-banner-cornellextensionsuffolk.jpeg?itok=D5g7IfEr)
In this 4-part series, we evaluate common cover crop species for use under the vines in Minnesota vineyards.
by Jayden Corliss
Defending berries against spotted-wing drosophila
September 11, 2018
![SWD larvae inside blueberry fruit](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/swd_larvae_blueberry.jpg?itok=iGlwxaY4)
A new invasive fruit fly, spotted-wing drosophila, is changing the way Minnesota berries are grown.
by Matthew Gullickson
Weeds are a gritty business
September 4, 2018
![closeup of grit weeded plot](/sites/fruit.umn.edu/files/styles/slick_media/public/files/grit_and_weeds_closeup.jpg?itok=efuiPsDq)
An innovative grit blaster might help fruit growers control weeds.
by Emily Tepe