AltFruitCrops-2011-Pt2.ppt - Alberta · 3/16/2011 3 Raised beds (Noble Gardens – Nobleford, AB)...
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3/16/2011 1 Alternative Fruit Crops / Fruit Production Practices Berry & Vegetable School 2011 Nisku, AB OTHER FRUIT CROPS OTHER FRUIT CROPS Sea Buckthorn? Orange fruit Very high in Vitamin C Very drought tolerant Difficult to harvest Need to cut off branches to strip the fruit Thorns on some types Limited markets What do you do with them? Photo by Anthony Mintenko Grapes? Commercial scale = Questionable Not typically hardy (not fully hardy) Need to be babied S ii f h S Some varieties out of northern States www.mngrapes.org Some breeding work being done at U of Saskatchewan Who knows what will come of it? Apples? Typically small market Tough to compete with imports for fresh market Uses Uses Ciders, wines, fresh, pies, etc. Some new varieties becoming available Dwarf, hardier, better quality Chokecherries? Often used in shelterbelts (but can be picked) Relatively easy to grow U Uses Syrups, jellies, wines Some pest issues Black knot, insect pests, etc.
Transcript of AltFruitCrops-2011-Pt2.ppt - Alberta · 3/16/2011 3 Raised beds (Noble Gardens – Nobleford, AB)...
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Alternative Fruit Crops / Fruit Production Practices
Berry & Vegetable School 2011
Nisku, AB
OTHER FRUIT CROPSOTHER FRUIT CROPS
Sea Buckthorn?
Orange fruit Very high in Vitamin C Very drought tolerant Difficult to harvest Need to cut off branches to strip the fruit Thorns on some types
Limited markets What do you do with them?
Photo by Anthony Mintenko
Grapes?
Commercial scale = Questionable Not typically hardy (not fully hardy) Need to be babiedS i i f h S Some varieties out of northern States
www.mngrapes.org Some breeding work being done at U of Saskatchewan Who knows what will come of it?
Apples?
Typically small market Tough to compete with imports for fresh market
Uses Uses Ciders, wines, fresh, pies, etc.
Some new varieties becoming available Dwarf, hardier, better quality
Chokecherries?
Often used in shelterbelts (but can be picked) Relatively easy to growU Uses Syrups, jellies, wines
Some pest issues Black knot, insect pests, etc.
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Hazelnuts?
Some plant material is coming out of U of S
Still l t til hi h lit Still a long way to go until high quality
Interesting option
INSTA-POLL(QUICK ANSWER)
“WHAT IS THE ‘FRUIT WHAT IS THE FRUIT OF THE FUTURE’ IN
ALBERTA?”
BIO BREAKBIO-BREAK ALTERNATIVE FRUIT PRODUCTION PRACTICES
INSTA-POLL(QUICKY DISCUSSION)“WHAT DIFFERENT
“ L ERN VE “ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES HAVE YOU
TRIED?”
RAISED BED STRAWBERRIES
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Raised beds (Noble Gardens – Nobleford, AB)
Day neutral strawberries(Noble Gardens – Nobleford, AB)
Small micro-sprinkler for frost protection(Noble Gardens – Nobleford, AB)
Raised beds – large square bales and 6 inch boxes(Saskaberry Ranch – Olds, AB)
Raised beds – large square bales and 6 inch boxes(Saskaberry Ranch – Olds, AB)
Day neutral strawberries on raised beds(Saskaberry Ranch – Olds, AB)
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Raised bed strawberries – drip irrigated(Saskaberry Ranch – Olds, AB)
Day neutral strawberries in eavestrough in a seasonal greenhouse(The Blooming Fields – Didsbury, AB)
Day neutral strawberries in eavestrough(The Blooming Fields – Didsbury, AB)
Day neutral strawberries in vertical pipes(Over The Hill Orchards – Lumsden, SK)
Day neutral strawberries in vertical pipes(Over The Hill Orchards – Lumsden, SK)
DN strawberries – Filtrexx grow bags(MSU SW Michigan Experimental Station – Benton Harbor, MI)
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STRAWBERRIES FROM PLUG PRODUCTION
Day netural strawberry plug(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
Day neutral strawberry plugs being planted on raised beds(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
Day netural strawberry plugs on raised beds(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
HIGH TUNNELSHIGH TUNNELS
Haygrove Solo – over day neutral strawberries (The Jungle Farm – Innisfail, AB)
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Haygrove Solo – over day neutral strawberries (The Jungle Farm – Innisfail, AB)
Day neutral strawberries(The Jungle Farm – Innisfail, AB)
Raspberries under multi-bay high tunnels(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
Raspberries under multi-bay high tunnels – rolled up sides(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
Raspberries under high tunnels(Fraisebec – Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec)
Research high tunnels (MSU SW Michigan Experimental Station – Benton Harbor, MI)
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Sweet cherries in high tunnels(MSU SW Michigan Experimental Station – Benton Harbor, MI)
Trellissed blackberries under high tunnels (MSU SW Michigan Experimental Station – Benton Harbor, MI)
FIELD / ROW COVERSFIELD / ROW COVERS
Row covers over strawberries(The Jungle Farm – Innisfail, AB)
Row covers over strawberries(The Jungle Farm – Innisfail, AB) Photos by Lloyd Hausher
Covers on primocane raspberries for earlier / enhanced fruiting(CDC South – Brooks, AB)
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GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION?GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION?
DEVIL’s ADVOCATE
Discussion Exercise“What are the flaws with these fruit crops or fruit production practices?”
PROBLEM SOLVER
Discussion Exercise“Wh d h “What needs to happen to
make these crops or alternative practices work?”
Rob Spencer, BSA, MSc, P.Ag.Commercial Horticulture Specialist
Alb A I f C
Alberta Ag-Info Centre
310-FARM
