Re: Apple-Crop: Thinning SunCrisp

2009-05-07 Thread Win Cowgill
applied alone. If temperatures are forecast to remain in the 80’s or higher following application, reduce the rate of 6BA materials. Do not apply 6BA if the temperature is to be 85 or higher at application or 3 days following application. Win Win Cowgill Professor and Area Fruit Agent Department

Re: Apple-Crop: copper fungicides for organic apples?

2009-05-12 Thread Win Cowgill
erger/--The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements .Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the

Re: Apple-Crop: brown rot on nectarines

2009-07-21 Thread Win Cowgill
Frank - brown Rot can get into the wood. It can overwinter in the wood as well. Once in the wood it is very hard to control. I encourage gowers to remove all fruit at harvest, and leave no mummies in the tree. Any mummied fruit will ensure that brown rot can infect the twig. Win Win CowgillProfesso

Re: Apple-Crop: Tree Planters

2010-04-08 Thread Win Cowgill
Valley Orchard--The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard<http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and JonClements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>.Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the

Apple-Crop: water Gun Nozzle source?

2010-06-30 Thread Win Cowgill
Harrold, how about a specific brand/modle number of your water gun nozzle and where to purchase? Win CowgillProfessor and Area Fruit Agent Department HeadRutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon CountyNew Jersey Agriculture Exp. StationPO Box 2900 Flemington, NJ 08822-2900Office 908-788-1339Fax -

Re: Apple-Crop: Apogee: cracking?

2010-12-06 Thread Win Cowgill
Apogee should not be used on Empire. Work done in NJ and NY confirmed this. See the 2003 winter issue of NY FRuit Quarterly http://www.nyshs.org/fq.php and http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15267305 Win Cowgill Win Cowgill Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit A

[apple-crop] Solution to roots eaten by gopher, any way to salvage?

2012-01-21 Thread Win Cowgill
http://books.google.com/books/about/Bridge_grafting_and_inarching_damaged_fr.html?id=8I30TFuY5kYC or there is a scan of it at: http://www.scribd.com/doc/7607870/Bridge-Grafting-and-Inarching-Damaged-Fruit-Trees Win Cowgill Apple Crop co-founder Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit Agent New J

Re: [apple-crop] Food Cartel Imports Shrink Another U.S. Crop’s Production: Apple Orchards

2012-01-28 Thread Win Cowgill
, suppliers have moved to foreign concentrate over the last ten years at the expense of local (USA) grown apples. Win Cowgill Co-Founder Apple Crop List Serv Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit Agent New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers Cooperative Extension of

Re: [apple-crop] Stone fruit trunk painting- when to start

2013-07-14 Thread Win Cowgill
Gary on smooth bark trees, apple the thought is trees 2"-5" are most suceptable to south west injury- That being said I paint all my one year old trees as well as I also count on the whitewash to assist in repelling rodents. Best, Win Win Cowgill Editor Horticultural News Professo

Re: [apple-crop] Mankar Ultra-Low Volume Herbicide Applicators

2014-10-30 Thread Win Cowgill
lying WP, DF, and Flowable formulations." Brad Majek Win Cowgill says" From my perspective I would not use it in stone fruit at all with Roundup or 2, 4d materials, or in apples with same after July 1. With utlra low droplet size the risks for drift are high. Win Win Cowgill Apple

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

2015-04-09 Thread Win Cowgill
information than you want about your guidelines. Win Win Cowgill Apple-Crop Cofounder Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit Agent New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers Cooperative Extension PO Box 2900 314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2 Flemington, NJ 08822-2900 Office 908-788-1339

Re: [apple-crop] NPR 'The Miracle Apple'

2015-05-31 Thread Win Cowgill
Well written Kevin! Win Win Cowgill Co-Founder Apple-Crop Discussion List Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit Agent New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers Cooperative Extension PO Box 2900 314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2 Flemington, NJ 08822-2900 Office 908-788-1339 Fax

Re: [apple-crop] management advice for hail damaged orchard?

2015-07-09 Thread Win Cowgill
established- the copper will help with the necteria canker. Win Win Cowgill Co-Founder Apple Crop List Serv Editor Horticultural News Professor and Area Fruit Agent New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers Cooperative Extension PO Box 2900 314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2 Flemington, NJ 08822

Re: [apple-crop] Bottling Cider for consistancy

2016-04-10 Thread Win Cowgill
Also note there is a searchable data base on this page for past posts to apple - crop Best, Win Cowgill Apple-Crop Co-founder Professor Emeritus Rutgers University > On Apr 9, 2016, at 4:27 PM, Rich Everett wrote: > > We just did our first bottling of 64 cases of 22oz bottles or