While the crew was thinning the pears today, Randy detected something wrong with some of the fruit. The fruit had something orange and white growing on it. With further research and inspection it appears to be a rust disease. Quince rust is a common disease in European and Asian Pears, but without laboratory testing we can not say which rust disease this is. Rust is a fungal … [Read more...]
The field crew placed shade cloth on all 4 greenhouses today. They start by rolling out the shade cloth, tie ropes to the corners and middle and throw it over the top. Once ropes are over the cloth is slowly pulled over and positioned. Then it is tied and secured to the greenhouse. Shade cloth helps reduce the temperature inside the … [Read more...]
GDD base 50 accumulation for April 23 = 97 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...]
The field crew endured the heat and replaced the cover on one of our greenhouses. The covering is 6-mil double layer plastic and a shade cloth. … [Read more...]
We calibrated the John Bean Sprayer today in preparation for applying dormant oil to the fruit trees. … [Read more...]