>In Norfolk Virginia: Liberty: 1/2 green tip March 23 Enterprise Green tip March 25 Black Oxford and Ark. Black nothing as of 3/31 Virginia or Hawes Crab: Green tip March 10th now in full leaf out. Virginia Gold: Green tip March 20th
Stone fruits March 5-Green tip March 25-start blooming New graftings-still dormant 1 year graftings-still dormant some budding 2 year graftings-buds just openeing 3/31 Neil Daboul > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: degree days and apple bloom prediction >Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:01:56 -0400 > >>In Michigan we have used approximately 284 DD42 from March 1 as the >start >>point for king bloom on Macs. This is in our Michigan State >University Fruit >>Management guide E-154, from a chart originally prepared by Phil >Schwallier >>of MSU. This is based on pre-1990 weather data in the Grand Rapids >area of >>Michigan. >> >>In recent years we have been getting more DD before March 1...so >ignoring >>what happens before Mar 1 is now becoming problematic. So, I >generally add >>on 25 DD42 to the total and use a target of 310 DD42 from January 1 >as the >>start point for king bloom for Macs. Not sure if this works for >your >>area. 1/2" green is approx 205 DD42 from March 1, or 230 DD42 from >January >>1 with my fudge factor. >> >>Bill Shane >> >> >> >> >> >>On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:18 AM, William Sharp ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am In the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and we are about 1/2" >green tip >>> (or a little further) on Red Delicious. It is supposed to be >quite warm the >>> next couple of days and I am trying to predict when apple bloom >may be i.e. >>> will it be within the next week. Does anyone have info on using >DD to >>> predict bloom? >>> We are not yet at bloom on peaches, but I expect it to start >tommorrow.. >>> >>> Bill Sharp >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>Bill Shane >>District Extension Educator >>SW Mich Res & Extension Center >>Michigan State University >>1791 Hillandale Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 >>269-944-1477 x 205; 269-208-1652 cell >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <[email protected]>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
