Hello all, need some healthy practical advice on sprayer calibration.
Specifically air blast sprayers. For decades we have measured a block
of trees to determine acreage, sprayed out tank and determined gallons
per acre based on what area was covered in tank. For example trees
planted at 8 x 18 spacing gave us 300 trees to acre, we sprayed out
tank, counted trees and determined that our sprayer puts out 2.5 acres
per tank. we used this to determine amount of material to put in the
tank etc. All the calibration formulas , I have seen require tree row
volume(height x row spacing) to be part of equation. I have 4-5
different spacings in 100 acres of orchard which makes it more of a
headache to constantly figure gallons per acre and spray materials
needed in each different block(thus the reason we simply measured trees
per acre). I know my speed , i know my gallons per minute but can't find
an equation that converts this to gallons per acre without tree row volume.
need a simple but effective solution...any takers?
in Virginia we have plums in full bloom, fantasia and red gold
nectarines in pink and some open blooms, 21 degrees forecasted on friday
and saturday night.
God Bless,
John Bruguiere
Dickie Bros. Orchard
On 1/30/2017 6:36 PM, Arthur Kelly wrote:
I agree Mo. We try and remove trees every year and plant every year.
I did use the word can to hedge the productive life of a block.
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On Jan 30, 2017, at 5:48 PM, maurice tougas
<appleman.maur...@gmail.com <mailto:appleman.maur...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Art
I agree that it's great to be out pruning. I disagree that you should
expect a longer productive life with high density systems. My goal
here is to be looking at replanting when the orchard reaches twenty
years or so. New varieties, strains of varieties and improved
planting system encourage 5% renewal in my opinion.
My best to you
Mo Tougas
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 1:27 PM, George Greene <cortla...@icloud.com
<mailto:cortla...@icloud.com>> wrote:
Art:
Your comment makes sense to me. Right now I have a cold and I
fell on the ice on Dec. 29th and I am still suffering. Pt may
help but it may take a while.
I suppose that you are enjoying the warmer weather.
Be well, George
On Jan 30, 2017, at 12:43 PM, kellyorchards
<kellyorcha...@gmail.com <mailto:kellyorcha...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Ruminations after a morning pruning. The weather is ideal. The
temps are in the high 20's, the wind is light and the sun is
shining. Weather like this is why we live here. Permanent limbs
ultimately and inevitably get too large. This is why high
density systems can have a longer productive life than less
dense orchards.
Art Kelly
Kelly Orchards
Acton, Maine
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