Sorry but where are you at?
Thanks,
Annette Bjorge
Coloma MI
- Original Message -
From: Karl Townsend karltowns...@embarqmail.com
To: Apple-Crop apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: RE: Experience with cold temps post bloom
We got
Since you've never had a problem before, I expect that there was an
unusually high amount of inoculum last year, and the two final sprays
of captan, then Scala, didn't do much to control it. Another
explanation might be that in previous years, you've used an EBDC
(Polyram, Dithane, Maneb,
After 28 years of growing, we had our first serious rust infection last
year. In the past, the thought always has been: control scab, you won't get
rust.
There was virtually perfect scab control last year. We pay great attention
to the mills table and try to spray just ahead of wetting
http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/treefruit/documents/ReturnBloomofApples.doc
- Original Message -
From: Harold Schooley schoo...@kwic.com
To: Apple-crop apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:32 PM
Subject: Apple-Crop: Early bearing
Would someone care to divulge
Karl Townsend did not mention the timing of the cold in Minnesota, nor
whether there is risk of warming in January or February, followed by extreme
cold.
It was 18 years ago, so the memory may be a bit fuzzy grin. IIRC, the
extreme cold was late December early January. Minnesota does
What other micro elements are a part of the soluble fertilizer?
http://www.uap.ca/products/documents/2008-Nortrace20-20-20SolubleFertilizer.pdf
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I had a trickle system and gave it up becauses of this problem.
Injecting sulfuric acid was the best for my situation. I got 5 gallon carboys
of pure 66 degree baume H2SO4. I got four left you could have. Cost you more
than its worth to get it shipped.
Karl
The grower and I would appreciate hearing from folks who have experienced
similar situation and what were the eventual effects of the early season
not-cutting hail dents.
Thanks, Glen
Those dents will leave a dead and pithy spot in the apple just under the
surface. Not number 1
