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Lavender Crop Update – Late Summer Management – August 21, 2020

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Sean Westerveld

August to October is the time lavender plants recover from the bloom period and put on new growth. August is the best time to fertilize plants and prune. Now that we are getting closer to the end of August, pruning … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Value of Fertilizers and Supplements for Specialty Crops

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Sean Westerveld

Growers of all crops are bombarded with advertisements and salespeople selling a wide range of fertilizers and supplements. For specialty crop growers there is added uncertainty given the limited research specific to these crops on all aspects of fertilization. As … Continue reading →

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Fertilizer Calculations for Lavender

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Sean Westerveld

The notion that lavender does not need or like fertilizer has been proven false. While lavender seems to survive fine without fertilizer or irrigation, it definitely performs better with both. Your plants may look perfectly fine without fertilization but you … Continue reading →

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Fertility Guidelines for Hops Grown in Ontario (updated Spring 2020)

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Evan Elford

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

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Fall Considerations for Lavender

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Sean Westerveld

Summer is winding down, but vegetative growth of the lavender will continue for another month or more. This is a critical time for lavender when it has recovered from flowering in July and is now putting on new growth that … Continue reading →

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Managing Multiple Diseases at Once in Ginseng – Crop Update, June 20, 2019

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Sean Westerveld

This has been a challenging year for disease management in ginseng. In addition to the earlier issues with root diseases, especially Phytophthora, we are now dealing with high pressures of Alternaria (Figure 1) and Botrytis (Figure 2). It can be … Continue reading →

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