Michigan Rhizoctonia Nursery 2022

Nursery Trials

Michigan Rhizoctonia Nursery 2022

May6The beets were planted on 5/6.
May19We've had some timely rain and the beets are emerging.https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1271.jpg
June8The beets are growing well.
June22The beets were thinned.
June24The beets are growing well and maturing. It rained 0.4" on 6/20 and has been warm and sunny since then.https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_1352.jpg
July6The beets were inoculated. The whole field is doing well and the beets all seem to be in good condition.https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Rhiz-7.6.22-scaled.jpg
July28Disease is progressing quickly, and we plan to start rating next week.
August1, 3, 10 and 11The nursery was harvested and rated. We started at the beginning of August, but were delayed quite a few days by rain. Thankfully we we were able to finish harvesting and rating the nursery on the 10th & 11th.