Re: [Apple-Crop] Cosmic Crisp

I attended the annual trade show in Washington for two years in a row, about 2013 -14. At that show Cosmic Crisp was displayed, hyped and offered as a tasting. I tried it twice at one show and then again at the next year's show. There was some "crisp'" like most apples, but the taste was shallow,

Re: [Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

Thanks a lot. Regards, Dean Www.berrypatchfarm.com > On Mar 21, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Tom Auvil wrote: > > Dean, > > Many if not most wood decay fungi are 'water molds' that need moisture and > temperature to germinate and grow. Most latex / exterior paints are > manufactured

[Apple-Crop] Robotic Following Cart - Potential Orchard Applications?

Hello, I am working to develop a robot to assist in hand picking and other farm applications, and wanted to share what we have to get feedback. The robot we are developing is simply a cart that follows you (picture below).  From what we can see, it appears as if a lot of harvest and pruning time

Re: [Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

Dean, Many if not most wood decay fungi are 'water molds' that need moisture and temperature to germinate and grow. Most latex / exterior paints are manufactured to 'seal' things up and can increase the incidence of disease. A WSU pathologist recommended a copper spray or adding copper to a

Re: [Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

Dean: I use Doc Farwell’s Seal and Heal (green) or the similar Doc Farwell’s Grafting Seal on cuts that I think will not heal over within two or three years if they do not slope enough to shed rain over the raised lip of new growth. Wood rot develops on wounds that provide wet

[Apple-Crop] Pruning cuts

We have made some large cuts, 4-6" seems like some latex paint would be helpful (apples). Realize standard advice says no But ready for advice. Thanks 77 tues forecast 15 tomorrow night in central Iowa. Regards, Dean Www.berrypatchfarm.com ___

[Apple-Crop] Cosmic Crisp

A good concise article on what Washington state growers are doing with Cosmic Crisp over the next two years - the figures are staggering - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/washington-apple-growers-gamble-big-cosmic-crisp-byron-phillips?trk=mp-reader-card 'et cavete ab agricola’ - 'let the

Re: [Apple-Crop] sprayer calibration debate

thanks to all for helping with my calibration. john On 3/2/2017 10:19 AM, Jon Clements wrote: You can look at the third item here to do exactly what you want I think: http://fruitadvisor.info/tfruit/clements/trvcalculator.html Jon On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:15 AM, John Bruguiere

[Apple-Crop] ***UNCHECKED*** Re: sprayer calibration debate

A generic way to deal with different tree sizes and spacings is to calibrate for the highest TRV / biggest trees block and then turn off nozzles not needed for smaller trees. Granted this simplistic method is much less accurate than block specific settings, but it allows spraying different blocks