As the temperatures warm up so does the greenhouse. It was time to put the shade cloth. Our field crew ties a rope to the shade cloth and throws the rope over the greenhouse. The shade cloth is then gently pulled over the greenhouse into place. Once in the correct position, it is tied down to the eyelets in the concrete pad. Our crew has the pull over method down because … [Read more...] about Shade Cloth on Greenhouses
More storm damage occurred on Saturday May 18th as a quick storm with high winds passed through. The weather equipment recorded 55.3 mph winds. We lost landscape trees as well as 3 apples trees, 1 cherry tree, the blueberry netting, and a fence. Luckily the tree that recently suffered a lightening strike is still standing, just a little bit … [Read more...] about Storm Damage
On Tuesday 8-7-18 storms passed over the Fruit Station and damaged one of the Pecan Trees in the Northern Pecan Tree Cultivar Trial. The weather station recorded 42.9 mph peak wind gusts and a 'Mandan' Pecan tree was broken off at ground level. 'Mandan' cultivar originated from a controlled cross made in Brownwood, Texas in 1985. The tree form is tall, but narrow in width … [Read more...] about Pecan Tree Damage from Storms
Our fall freezes finally arrived. The weather station recorded 10/28/17 (read 8:00am) 10/27/17 Max. Temp.: Time: 30.0°F 12:54 am 53.8°F 1:00 am Min. Temp.: Time: 24.7°F 6:50 am 28.5°F 12:55 am 10/27 looks a bit questionable with the high at 1 in the morning! I will double check the archive in a few days to double check. … [Read more...] about Fall freeze
With the early warm temperatures we experienced this year the Fruit Trees were already beginning to bloom when the temperatures turned cold again. On March 15th the temperature at the Fruit Station dropped to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Critical temperatures for frost damage of fruit trees varies by type of tree and stage of growth. Utah State University Cooperative Extension has … [Read more...] about Frost Damage on Fruit Trees