Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
By Penn State Extension
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Episodes: 97
Description
This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
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Season 7, Episode 10 - Codling Moth Timing
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 9 - Post Freeze Crop Load Decisions
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May 16, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 8 - Early May Playbook
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May 11, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 7 - Tree Health Management
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 6 - Spring Chaos
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 5 - Fire Blight Threat During Bloom
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 4 - April Freeze
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: SPARC Orchard Roundup Introductory Episode
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 3: Green Tip Game Plan
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 2 - End of Winter Wins
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Season 7, Episode 1 - Introducing Dr. Sara Serra
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Season 6, Episode 19: How Growers Beat Rain, Rot, And Risk For A Strong Apple Year
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 18 - Dry Fall, Fast Maturity
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 17 - August Harvest Overview
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 16 - Harvest Coverage Reminders
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 15 - Last One Before the Maturity Assessments Start
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 14 - July Timing for Sprays
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 13 - Last One Before Field Day
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 12 - Start of June Update
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 11 - Rain, Rain, Rain
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May 22, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 10 - Critical Timing
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May 14, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 9 - Spring Fling '25
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May 08, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 8 - Windy Days, Disease Pressure and Post-Bloom Sprays
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May 01, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 7 - Blooms, Blights, and Bugs
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 6 - Damage to Blossoms and Disease Pressure
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 5 - Cold Weather Warnings
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 4 - State Horticultural Association Job Posting
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 3 - Fruit Bite! Apple Scab Alert
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 2 - Very Early Season Update
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Season 6, Episode 1 - Introducing SPARC and Early Season Maintenance
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Season 5, Episode 15 - End of Season Orchard Maintenance
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 14 - And We're Back!
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 13: Time to Take Some Samples
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 12 - Pathology Professional Puts Down Partial Programs
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 11 - Final Thinning Window
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May 21, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 10: Thinning Windows
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May 14, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 9: May Orchard Update
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May 07, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 8: Big Spring Decisions
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 7: Disease, Insects and Thinning During Bloom
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Season 5, Episode 6: Fire Blight Emergency - 4.15.2024
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Season 5 Episode 5: Spring Pathology and Entomology Update
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Season 5 Episode 4: Rapid Spring Changes
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Season 5 Episode 3: Holding Patterns
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Season 5 Episode 2: What Low Temperatures Might Mean for Orchards
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Season 5 Episode 1: Introducing Dr. Shan Kumar!
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Season 4 Episode 20: Program Update from Dr. Macarena Farcuh
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 19: Pre-Post-Harvest Care
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 18: Fruit Bites—Leaf Analyses and Plant Disease
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 17: Why It’s Important to Enunciate
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 16: Wacky Weather!
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 15: Fruit Bites 6/15/23—Mid-June Challenges
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 14: Fruit Bites—Emergency Thinning Advice
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 13: Fruit Bites—Big Pathology Update!
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May 23, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 12: Growing Degree Days
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May 15, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 11: Fruit Bites—March in May?
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May 05, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 10: Fruit Bites—Cold Weather Thinning and IPM
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May 01, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 9: Fruit Bites—And...It’s Cold Again
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 8: Fruit Bites—Hot April Weather
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 7: Fruit Bites—Fire Blight Watch
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 6: Fruit Bites—Early April Disease Management
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 5: Post-Harvest Rot Series – Mycotoxins: Patulin
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 4: Post-Harvest Rot Series—Bin Sanitation Research
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 3: Post-Harvest Rot Series—USDA Blue Mold Basic Research
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 2: Post-Harvest Rot Series—Rot Spores and Where to Find Them
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Season 4 Episode 1: Fruit Bite for 2-7-2023
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Fruit Bites 9: 10-18-2022 End of Season Tips and Reminders
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Fruit Bites 8: 8.26.2022, Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Fruit Bite 7: 7-13-2022, Mid-July Issues
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Season 3 Episode 4: All About Bitter Rot
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Fruit Bites 6 – 6.16.2022 - Yikes! Bitter Rot!
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Fruit Bites 5: 6.6.2022, Orchard Highlights for Early June
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Fruit Bites 4: 5.18.2022, Thinning Is on Our Minds!
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May 19, 2022 |
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Fruit Bite 3: 5.10.2022, Say NO to Fireblight!
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May 10, 2022 |
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Fruit Bite 2: 5.4.2022, Fire Blight, Apple Scab, and Mating Disruption, Oh My!
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May 04, 2022 |
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Fruit Bite 1: 4-28-2022, Introducing Minisodes!
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Season 3 Episode 3: Early Season Disease Update
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Season 3 Episode 2: New Herbicides and Lorsban Ban
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Season 3 Episode 1: Post-Harvest Rots with Johanny Castro
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Season 2 Episode 11: End of Season Maintenance
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 10: Warm Fall Weather
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 9: Post-Hurricane Harvest
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 8: Introducing Dr. Long He, Agriculture Engineer, Penn State—plus current concerns for the season
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 7: Mid-Season Concerns and Weather Station Installation
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 6: Thinning Advice and an Insect Extravaganza
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May 19, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 5: Fire Blight Warnings, Early Insect Pressure, and Bloom Damage
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May 04, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 4: Grafting and Early Season Scouting
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 3: Samurai Wasps and Parasitoids
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 2: Winter Pruning Tips
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Season 2 Episode 1: Winter Injury and Cold Hardiness
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Season 1 Episode 8: End of Season Discussion
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 7: Introducing Dr. Farcuh
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 6: Early Harvests
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 4: Rat Tail Bloom
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 5: Orchard Entomology
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 1: Early Season Issues
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 2: Cold-Weather Bloom
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Season 1 Episode 3: Frost Mitigation
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Jul 30, 2020 |