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Peach Thinning

May 2, 2017 by Jennifer Morganthaler

Even with the late frost and cold temperatures the peach trees still needed to be thinned this year.  We decided not to mechanically thin them since about 30% of the buds had damage.  We waited until they set fruit and are manually thinning them to one peach every 6-8 inches.  Thinning immature fruit will allow the remaining fruit to develop into higher quality fruit.  Less … [Read more...] about Peach Thinning

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A bit of hail injury and phomopsis on grapes

May 2, 2017 by Marilyn Odneal

Hail injury on Catawba leaf.

I saw a few instances of phomopsis on grapes and hope to get the fungicide sprays on this week. It has rained quite a bit and has made it difficult to apply pesticides. I also saw hail damage on most of the grapes, but nothing too serious. This was most likely from the major storm on Saturday, April 29. … [Read more...] about A bit of hail injury and phomopsis on grapes

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Raspberries rotated into high tunnel May 1

May 2, 2017 by Marilyn Odneal

The raspberries were rotated into the high tunnel on Monday, May 1, 2017. The irrigation system was repaired and installed and the trellis was set up.

The raspberries were rotated into the high tunnel on May 1, earlier than last year, but they are further in development compared to last year and we see flower buds on the earlier cultivars. There was hail and high winds with lots of rain on Saturday. We saw unprecedented flooding in Mountain Grove and the surrounding areas. The raspberries were outdoors during the storms and … [Read more...] about Raspberries rotated into high tunnel May 1

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