I jsut read the last data from Facebook that indicates they have over 1.3
billion users! When I see the erroneous information that gets posted to the
news feed on Facebook about GMO's, Monsanto and the Arctic apple, and the
number of people that believe this stuff.it scares me to think
I have participated in these IPM conference calls since their inception and the
calls are a regular part of my annual IPM program. There is a wealth of
information available through these calls for the Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota apple grower. You can learn what other growers are facing
We have a single head Enviromist mounted to our small John Deere tractor that
we have used for several years with no issues at all. The keys are how high
you allow your weeds to get before application and how high you have to hold
the shield above the ground. The higher the shield above
When the demand for apples in the United States is greater than the supply
available in the United States, then I have no problem with imports from China
or elsewhere..as long as we have a knowledge of how the fruit is grown and
how pest control is administered. But I cannot see importing
Rick,
In doing some research for our new planting program, I came across an article
by Terence Robinson on high density pears that might be useful to you. We will
be planting new apple trees over the next 5 years at a density of 3 x 12. The
article on high density pears discusses trials with
matthew,
We have been growing tall spindle in northern Illinois in a pick-your-own
orchard for around 5 or 6 years now. The system has been improving over the
years and currently the newer spacing being recommended by Dr. Terence Robinson
from Cornell is around 12' x 3'. I highly recommend
Lee, we use a product called Repells All by Bonide that lasts up to 2 months
and is made up of Dried Blood , Putrescent whole egg solids, Garlic oil,
Acetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Cloves, Fish oil, Onions, Meat meal, Seaweed,
Vanillin, Vitamin E, and Wintergreen oil. It comes in a 6 lb.
Nikki,
We have had drip irrigation and/or drip tape in our 16,000 tree orchard since
1993/94. In 2012 we installed sub-surface drip in our apple tree maze. We
have never been effected by drought in any years since the original
installation. We have 8 wells on our 120 acres and rotate wells
Brian,
If you have a significant number of trees to monitor, I would recommend the use
of the trece Delta VI trap with liners and the CM-DA codling moth lure. The
lures are good for about 8 wweks and the traps are reusable. I have some that
I have used for 4 seasons. Much less expensive
From what I have experienced, Mark, sounds like you are talking about callus
tissue that can appear around the pit. The tissue is not mold, fungus,
bacteria or the result of any type of disease. It is naturally occurring as
you say, and is entirely safe to eat along with the rest of the
I agree with your assumptions, Dave. We have over 200 rows of trees, about 1/3
being tall spindle. We build out trellises with 12' posts, typically 8 thick
posts (6 on shorter rows of 400' or less) leaving 4 feet in the ground.and 8
above with our top trellis wire being on top of the post at
Cliff, with Kentucky being in Zones 6a, 6b, and 7a, are you sure Honeycrisp
will gow there? They are typically a Zone 3,4 or 5 apple, doing better in Zone
3. If you end up planting Honeycrisp, it will be interesting to see if they do
well for you!
We have done blind taste tests with our
Hugh, we have been growing Granny Smith, Zestar and Pristine here at Royal Oak
Farm on M9 in far northern Illinois for about 4 years now and have had good
results. We also have Honeycrisp on Bud9 planted at the same time and they are
half the size of the M9. We have decided to not use Bud9
Here at Royal Oak Farm Orchard we have discovered how to make a FORTUNE selling
U-Pick apples..start with a LARGE one!
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Rd.
Harvard, IL 60033-9357
Office (815) 648-4467
Mobile (815) 228-2174
Fax (609) 228-2174
Our experience with Assail protection has been 7 to 14 days with a surfactant
and no rain. I always subtract 2 days of efficacy for every 1 of rain. I
came across an article back in '05 that discussed the new insecticides'
effectiveness and saved a copy to
John,
There is Trac Software from Cornell found at
http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/trac/ and a Spray Record Spreadsheet from Penn
State at
http://agsci.psu.edu/frec/resources/online-resources/2011Spraysheet.xls/view.
Hope this helps!
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Rd.
You can try
http://www.cropmeters.com/Fruit-Firmness-Testers-Penetrometers/View-all-products.html
these are much less expensive than the FT 327 McCormick Fruit Tester which is
now about $250.00 . Hope this helps!
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Rd.
Harvard, IL 60033-9357
Art,
I have used Assail for apple maggot control for several seasons now with very
good results. I have been able to time our sprays so any second generation of
codling moth is usually hit as well. We just did our AM spray about a week ago
for this season. I usually do not include Assail in
Came across this article this morning and thought it quite interesting.
http://westernfarmpress.com/mag/farming_fungicides_reduce_hinder/
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Rd.
Harvard, IL 60033-9357
Office (815) 648-4467
Mobile (815) 228-2174
Fax (609) 228-2174
One of the best little tools I have seen is Philip Schwallier's (from MSU)
power point presentation on Enhancing Return Bloom with Summer NAA. We also
grow Suncrisp and have used his various models with much success as part of
our overall thinning program. Based on the recent article on the
We have found that branch bending has worked the best for us on B9 and M9 as
well as M26. We use the rubber bands now and find that they require the least
amount of time of any other technique. We use the bio-degradable in May and
they are gone by August or just after terminals have set.
We purchase the 6 rubber bands from Peach Ridge Orchard Supply in Michigan.
You can find the information on them at
http://www.peachridge.com/treetraining/training.htm, third item down.
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
Office (815) 648-4467
Mobile (815) 228-2174
Fax (609) 228-2174
Steven,
I don't know if you were looking to purchase a video, but I do have a video by
Gary Moulton that is one of the best I have seen on all aspects of pruning,
including the pruning of open center trees. It's available on my blog at
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com. I hope this
Lee,
In my research I have come across the Farmer Trainer training manual on Tree
Crop Propagation and Management that has a module on stooling. The manual can
be found at http://www.gtz-treecrops.org/TrainingManuals.htm and the module in
PDF format is at
David,
Would a Model 5170, 1170, 5200, 1200 swivel clevis work. If so you might be
able to get a replacement at http://johnbeansprayers.durand-wayland.com/ . We
have a Durand-Wayland air blast that is about 15 years old and have good luck
getting parts through them. It still works great!
We were running about a week ahead of schedule until this week when the temps
started hitting the 40's at night and 60's during the day. We are about 1 mile
south of the Wisconsin/Illinois border. Now we seem to be just about right
since we have hit the lows of 41 and 43 over the past several
From what I understand, there are two types of fruit cracking,both of which
are genetic. We have had an issue with it in Gala is the past.
Physiological Cracking often occurs on Stayman and other varieties when a
high percentage of fruit may split or crack, starting in July. This type of
We are in northern Illinois and have the same problem. We use a phosphoric
acid injection system once per season to clean out the system. We have 7 wells
around the orchard, but use only 2 for irrigation with 2 pump houses. The
system is not very expensive and we picked it up from Trickl-eez
If you run livestock in your orchard and your orchard is a U-Pick orchard,
just don't let your liability insurance company know you have livestock
among your trees. Ours requires the orchard be fenced in to keep livestock
out!
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
I'm curious. Did anyone experiencing hail damage do a strep spray within 24
hours of the hail (trauma)?
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com
- Original Message -
From: Daryl
We have been removing our Red delicious trees for the past 3 years and
replacing with Ginger Gold, Sansa, Crispin, Early Auvil Fuji and Honeycrisp.
But we have kept our Dixie Red Delicious since it has become a customer
favorite over standard Red Delicious. Dixie Red Delicious has an intense
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