Derek Plotkowski, Ph.D.
Contact Me
Southeast Michigan Fruit Extension Educator
Oakland County Extension Office
Phone:
248-347-3860 ext 202
Email:
plotkow5@msu.edu
Related Work
Authored Articles
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 14, 2026, April 15, 2026
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 8, 2026, April 8, 2026
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 1, 2026, April 1, 2026
- Registration is open for beginning farmer field days, March 24, 2026
- Tuesday night Fruit IPM meetings begin in March, March 20, 2026
- MSU Extension welcomes new tree fruit specialist for southwest Michigan, November 24, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – October 15, 2025, October 15, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – October 8, 2025, October 10, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – October 8, 2025, October 8, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – October 1, 2025, October 2, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – October 1, 2025, October 2, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 24, 2025, September 24, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 24, 2025, September 24, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 17, 2025, September 17, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 16, 2025, September 16, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 10, 2025, September 11, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – September 9, 2025, September 10, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 10, 2025, September 10, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – September 4, 2025, September 4, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 4, 2025, September 4, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – September 3, 2025, September 3, 2025
- Michigan statewide apple maturity report – August 27, 2025, August 27, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – August 26, 2025, August 26, 2025
- MSU Extension welcomes new specialty crops weed scientist, August 26, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – August 19, 2025, August 21, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 20, 2025, August 20, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 13, 2025, August 14, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 6, 2025, August 6, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – August 5, 2025, August 5, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 30, 2025, July 30, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 29, 2025, July 29, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 23, 2025, July 23, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 22, 2025, July 22, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 16, 2025, July 16, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 15, 2025, July 16, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 9, 2025, July 9, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 8, 2025, July 8, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 2, 2025, July 2, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – July 1, 2025, July 2, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 25, 2025, June 25, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update - June 25, 2025, June 25, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 18, 2025, June 18, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update- June 17, 2025, June 17, 2025
- Michigan Grape Scouting Report – June 11, 2025, June 11, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 10, 2025, June 10, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – June 2, 2025, June 5, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 4, 2025, June 4, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 28, 2025, May 28, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 27, 2025, May 28, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 21, 2025, May 21, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update- May 20, 2025, May 21, 2025
- Michigan grape scouting report – May 14, 2025, May 14, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 13, 2025, May 13, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – May 7, 2025, May 7, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 29, 2025, April 30, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 22, 2025, April 22, 2025
- Guidelines to assist growers with the H-2A program and immigration preparedness on the farm: Part 2, April 18, 2025
- Southeast Michigan fruit update - April 15, 2025, April 15, 2025
- Tuesday night Southwest Small Fruit IPM Meetings megin April 1, 2025, March 21, 2025
- Register now for the 2025 Southeast Michigan Grower-to-Grower Meetings, January 22, 2025
- Why is my crabapple tree losing leaves?, December 4, 2024
- 2024 Tree fruit season wrap up, November 5, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 25, 2024, September 25, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 18, 2024, September 18, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 11, 2024, September 12, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – September 5, 2024, September 5, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 29, 2024, August 29, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 22, 2024, August 22, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 16, 2024, August 16, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – August 7, 2024, August 7, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 31, 2024, July 31, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 25, 2024, July 25, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 18, 2024, July 18, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 10, 2024, July 10, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – July 4, 2024, July 8, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 26, 2024, June 26, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 19, 2024, June 19, 2024
- Upcoming research projects from Michigan State University scientists that will support Michigan fruit industries, June 17, 2024
- Michigan grape scouting report – June 13, 2024, June 13, 2024
- Michigan apple harvest prediction dates for 2023, August 9, 2023
- Southeast Michigan fruit update – April 11, 2023, April 11, 2023
Authored Documents
- Michigan Peach Cost of Production 2024, September 26, 2025
- 2025 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates – Southeast Michigan Region, July 22, 2025
- Apple Sprays for Gardeners, April 8, 2025
- 2024 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates – Southeast Michigan Region, August 1, 2024
- Smart Gardening: Growing Backyard Fruit Trees, April 30, 2024
- Smart Gardening: Pruning and Training Backyard Apple and Pear Trees, January 16, 2024
- 2023 Predicted Apple Harvest Dates – Southeast Michigan Region, August 9, 2023