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["Richard Moyer" <ramoyer@gmail.com>]

Rondi,

Please see this link: http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/smallfruits/research/projects.html

Note the yield increases for raspberries, but also the need to select the best cultivars for these conditions.
 

Cornell also is working on fruits under high tunnels.

http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/Berries/2006_hightunnel_open_house.pdf

http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/Berries/2006_hightunnel_field_day.pdf

Marvin Pritts is the lead researcher in much of this Cornell work, so a search on him with "high tunnel' will give additional info.

 

While in Korea, we saw grapes, apples and pears done under high tunnels, with the sides rolled up, then removed as the season progressed in order to get fruit to market earlier.  Unsure of any US work on these fruits with high tunnels.

Richard Moyer

Am at a conference with cheesecake with raspberry sauce for lunch and chocolate-raspberry tarts for dinner.  Someone is growing these red raspberries!

 

Subject: [NAFEX] high tunnels and fruit production



Hey, I've been reading a bit about strawberries under high tunnels
(planted in soil) and wondering if anyone here has done this. From what
I understand when the berries and high tunnel is coupled with drip
lines there is control over spring hazards such as drought, blossom
frost damage and insect damage. Once blooms are present and day temps
are above freezing that the sides are put up for pollination and
circulation.

I have a  patch about 13 x 20 I'm thinking of doing this with and would
love to talk with others experimenting like this. I have bees and
thought about sticking a nuc (starter hive) in to help with
pollination. Also, this technique is being tested on extending
raspberry production in the fall. What other possibilities are there
with fruit?

Rondi

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