We thinned the raspberry canopies in early July. Originally the shoots were thinned to about 4 to 5 per bag, or in the case of the in-ground raspberries, per foot of row. We decided to do additional thinning this year before applying pesticides for management of Spotted Wing Drosophila. Additional canes that grew after the original canes were chosen for production in April were … [Read more...] about Canopy management in raspberries
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GDD base 50 accumulation since April 1 = 1701. http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation