Growing Practices

Quantity or quality? Fruit growers rely on both, but how is quality measured?

Harvesting can be tricky for a fruit that doesn’t change color. So how do we know when a kiwiberry is ready to harvest?

You’ve been hearing about an exciting new fruiting vine called kiwiberry that can produce tropical tasting fruit in Minnesota, but which varieties should you plant?

Are you interested in growing strawberries with reduced labor or on marginal land? We are testing a raised gutter growing system to meet those goals.

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.

In this 4-part series, we evaluate common cover crop species for use under the vines in Minnesota vineyards.

Which old world hard cider apple varieties will survive in Minnesota? Do our common Minnesota-hardy apple varieties have characteristics well-suited for making hard cider? Our research and extension team aims to find out.

Kiwiberry is an exciting new fruit crop for Minnesota. Our researchers are working on the many aspects of growing kiwiberry, which includes evaluating the plant for invasive potential.

We experimented with living mulches for weed control and soil building between rows of annual strawberries. Here’s what we found out.

Planting borage next to a strawberry crop attracts bees and other pollinators, and may even boost strawberry yield.