Tag Archives: Specialty Berries

Climate Change in Southern Ontario – Potential Impacts for Specialty Crops

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Sean Westerveld

When most people think about climate change, an image of excessive heat and drought comes to mind. In Canada, we may also think about warmer winters and reduced snowfall (this winter excluded). There is also the impression that weather conditions … Continue reading →

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Fertility Guidelines for Haskap Grown in Ontario, 2025 (Updated Spring 2025)

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Evan Elford

Replaces Fertility Guidelines for Haskap Grown in Ontario, 2019 There are currently no Ontario fertility recommendations for haskap. The following tables for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and lime applications are guidelines only and are provided for reference based on … Continue reading →

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Canadian Haskap Symposium – Oct 20 and 27, 2021

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Evan Elford

The Quebec Reference Center for Agriculture and Agri-food (CRAAQ) will be hosting the first Canadian Haskap Symposium in a series of online speaker sessions over two dates, October 20 and 27, 2021. The symposium will cover topics such as the … Continue reading →

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Specialty Crop Frost/Freeze Protection Update

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Sean Westerveld

Weather forecasts from several different sources are in agreement with lows for tonight and again early next week reaching -3 to -4oC. Current indications suggest that the cold tonight will be accompanied by a breeze of around 10 km/hr. As … Continue reading →

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How Long Do I Run My Drip Lines?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Sean Westerveld

By Rebecca Shortt, Water Quantity Engineer, OMAFRA This blog post will show the 2 steps to roughly calculate how long to run a drip system. First calculate the plant water demand.  This was shown in my post from last week. … Continue reading →

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Small Plot Irrigation: Are You Applying Enough?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Sean Westerveld

Many specialty crop and market garden growers have small acreages in production and may not have full irrigation systems for their crops. These growers often rely on water tanks carted through the field, garden hoses with sprinklers or other watering … Continue reading →

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