Re: Apple-Crop: Mystery apple?

2009-11-22 Thread Brian Heatherington
ery coarse/dense texture that would be a good clue, but I need to get a sample to be sure! Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms Tallapoosa, GA -- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard

Re: Apple-Crop: Mystery apple?

2009-11-22 Thread Brian Heatherington
ery coarse/dense texture that would be a good clue, but I need to get a sample to be sure! Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms Tallapoosa, GA -- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard

Apple-Crop: Obesogens, OPs, Carbon study

2010-07-26 Thread Brian Heatherington
while picking--peaches that were possibly sprayed with an obesogen a month ago. Oddly enough we have all lost weight in the 90 degree heat. And for one of my buyers who used to be adamant about how the Plant Variety Protection Act would ruin the world, o

Re: [apple-crop] spectrum instruments

2011-04-21 Thread Brian Heatherington
f development, these temperatures, and specific schedule of the wet periods, I normally wouldn't worry much about scab infection - but seeing that 'heavy' infection indicated from the Mills model is disconcerting - dunno - any thoughts? thanks, David Doud grow

[apple-crop] Correction on fire blight model

2011-04-21 Thread Brian Heatherington
Just remembered the fireblight trigger is reset by entering last spray date in disease model options, not the model start date, which IS the best way to reset the scab model. Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards Tallapoosa, GA

Re: [apple-crop] Pellenc 2000 Battery Operated Pruner

2012-05-30 Thread Brian Heatherington
or leave the watersprouts until winter, they might be overmatched. Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011 Hwy. 120 Tallapoosa, GA 30176 At 05:36 PM 5/24/2012, you wrote: On the subject of pruners, I'm curious which is better, pneumatic or battery operated? Battery operat

Re: [apple-crop] Rotten to the Core: What pick-your-own apple orchards tell us about the American economy.

2012-09-14 Thread Brian Heatherington
; aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' IM mrhoneycrisp 413.478.7219 ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop Brian Heatherington Beech

Re: [apple-crop] native pollinators

2013-05-03 Thread Brian Heatherington
- hope thinners are effective David Doud grower IN ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011 Georgia Highway 120 Tallapoosa, GA 30

Re: [apple-crop] Calcium chloride on Peaches

2013-06-17 Thread Brian Heatherington
list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011 Georgia Highway 120 Tallapoosa, GA  30176 ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorc

Re: [apple-crop] honeycrisp prices

2014-01-30 Thread Brian Heatherington
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Re: [apple-crop] Glyphosate alternatives

2014-04-09 Thread Brian Heatherington
. Chateau is a very good preemergent, and it can be applied to newly planted trees, but it should be applied before pink in bearing apples.  You can tank mix with Solicam if grasses become more of a problem. Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011

Re: [apple-crop] Apple Bloom and Crop Potential

2014-05-19 Thread Brian Heatherington
ultivars under those conditions. Might need a higher temperature? Not a bad fruiting year so far, but I do have some anthracnose canker on the trunks of some apples that were damaged by sudden winter fluctuations several years ago. Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and O

Re: [apple-crop] arctic apples

2015-02-26 Thread Brian Heatherington
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[apple-crop] Kasugamycin for fireblight

2015-03-19 Thread Brian Heatherington
application? How effective has Kasumin been in Michigan?   -- Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011 Georgia Highway 120 Tallapoosa, GA 30176 770-714-8381 ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http

Re: [apple-crop] Kasugamycin for fire blight

2015-03-21 Thread Brian Heatherington
-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Brian Heatherington Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 1:29 PM To: Apple-Crop

Re: [apple-crop] Kasugamycin for fire blight

2015-03-23 Thread Brian Heatherington
and you may want to break up that string of strep sprays by including Kasumin in your blossom spray strategies. On Mar 21, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Brian Heatherington <beech

Re: [apple-crop] Employee vs. Contract labor

2015-04-11 Thread Brian Heatherington
rmless in case of accident. Of course it is best to give comprehensive training to avoid worker injury, which also tends to negate the independent contractor status. Ladder falls are always a possibility. Of course, I'm not an attorney, and I definitely don't want to be one.. B

Re: [apple-crop] Weed Flamer

2015-06-05 Thread Brian Heatherington
x27;s labeled for root suckers as well. Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Farms and Orchards 2011 Georgia Highway 120 Tallapoosa, GA 30176 On 6/1/2015 9:21 PM, Matt Pellerin wrote: I am interested in the concept of using a weed flamer as a burnd

Re: [apple-crop] Weed Flamer

2015-06-06 Thread Brian Heatherington
n, Avenger, and other nonsynthetic herbicides are okay if "cultural practices, preventive, mechanical and physical methods are insufficient." Chris On 6/5/2015 10:04 AM, Brian Heatherington wrote: I've

Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

2015-09-23 Thread Brian Heatherington
et/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- Brian Heatherington Beech Creek Orchards Tallapoosa, Georgia, USA