Author: Natalie Hoidal, UMN Extension Educator, Local Foods and Vegetable Production If you're seeing interesting things in your fields, insects and diseases, or just want to share photos, we'd love to hear from you! As always, don't hesitate to reach out with questions and pictures. We're still here for technical assistance over the phone, via text, or via email. Vegetable questions go to me (Natalie): hoida016@umn.edu Fruit questions go to Annie: kloddann@umn.edu Food safety questions go to Annalisa: hultb006@umn.edu Crop report Tomatoes and peppers are setting fruit, both in the field and high tunnel. Some growers are already starting to harvest cherry tomatoes. We've seen all of the standard tomato diseases - keep scouting regularly. For fungal pathogens, pruning out diseased tissue when conditions are dry (and regularly sanitizing your clippers) can help to prevent disease spread, as can preventative fungicide applications. *Next week I will be re...
