The most recent two podcast episodes of the Strawberry Chat focus on spring weed and disease management.
Spring Weed Management Podcast
Kevin Schooley and Stephen Meyers joined the discussion to talk about weeds and weed management in matted-row and plasticulture strawberry production. Steve spoke about weeds commonly seen in strawberry fields and gave us a broad overview of the different types of herbicides. Kevin shared years of practical knowledge in controlling weeds using herbicides at the different crop stages. They also discussed options for weed control using non-chemical approaches. Here is the supplier of the tool Kevin mentioned in the discussion.
Spring Diseases and Management Podcast
Dr. Janna Beckerman joined our discussion to talk about Spring Diseases and Management. Our discussion focused on Anthracnose fruit rot and Botrytis fruit rot. Janna described the biology of the pathogens and provided cultural and fungicide recommendations for managing these diseases. The fungicide recommendations can be found in the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide. Additional recommendations can be found in the Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide