Jon,
Is your program still alive and kicking? I imagine your job is safe,
and soon be rolling ahead into another growing season. Got a kick out
of your extension video on training systems and spreading. You are to
be commended for the good work your doing on behalf of the industry.
All sorts of things are happening at UVM but no PSS cuts yet except
for the diary staff. I think all hell could break loose in mid May
after school is out.
Lorraine landed a big organic grant with some cooperators and has put
in for a million dollar grant, with others, to keep her position
alive. Terry is going the M.S. route with Lorraine for two years.
The Berketts are here this week. Carol and I are all well, along with
the kids.
When you have a minute or two bring me up to date.
Off to the Park.
Jose
Virgina Spys? That is a new one on me. Northern Spy? Good luck,
notoriously late bearing as you may already know. I don't think having
them on M.9 even helps. (Although it can't hurt!)
FYI, you can see the wire limb benders in action that Mo Tougas speaks
of here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBC5oOo4oJw
Jon
Jon Clements
Extension Tree Fruit Specialist
UMass Cold Spring Orchard
393 Sabin Street
Belchertown, MA 01007
VOICE 413.478.7219
FAX 413.323.6647
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On Mar 10, 2009, at 6:58 PM, jscr...@aol.com wrote:
My experience is that in Virginia Spys are late producers. Scoring
really works. There are more and less severe scoring, you might
want to try several types on some limbs. The least severe is one
cut around the trunk under the scaffold limps. The most severe
would be to remove about 1/8 inch section. Some remove a larger
section and replace it upside down. It is most important to cover
any such wound to keep it from drying and from fire blight. I have
used several layers of masking tape. It will come off by itself
later. One or two weeks after bloom is when I have made the scoring.
Good luck, you can really get their attention with scoring.
John Crumlpacker
Timberville, Virginia
540 896 6000
In a message dated 3/10/2009 4:00:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
schoo...@kwic.com writes:
Would someone care to divulge a recipe for getting slow-to-bear
varieties into production sooner. I have Northern Spy in mind
using Ethrel or NAA or combinations. Apogee perhaps. Other
techniques?
Harold Schooley
Orchards Limited
Simcoe, Ontario
Canada
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