What's Killing My Kale Episode 21: Solarization for weed management with Courtney Tchida

06/11/19 • -1 min

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 ventures into other timely issues as well. Author: Natalie Hoidal, Extension Educator-Fruit and Vegetable Production

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 20: Let's talk transplants!

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 Hoidal

Avoiding issues like sun scald
Accessing space for starting seeds when you don't have access to high tunnel or greenhouse space
Maximizing greenhouse and high tunnel space throughout the year
The logistics of hardening off seedlings at different scales of production
Growing healthy transplants
Taking 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 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 ventures into other timely issues as well. Author: Natalie Hoidal, Extension Educator-Fruit and Vegetable Production

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What's Killing My Kale Episode 23: Understanding Degree Day maps for insect monitoring with Anthony Hanson

Author: Natalie Hoidal, Interviewee: Anthony Hanson
In episode 23 of our fruit and vegetable podcast What's Killing My Kale? we talked to Anthony Hanson, an Extension post-doc who has been creating degree day maps for various insect pests in Minnesota. Anthony explained how fruit and vegetable growers can use these maps to help make pest management decisions.
Click here to listen to the episode. You can listen to it now, or download it to listen later. Degree day maps for various MN insect pests can be found on VedEdge. 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 ventures into other timely issues as well. Author: Natalie Hoidal, Extension Educator-Fruit and Vegetable Production