[apple-crop] 4/6/16 6:00AM

[Evan B. Milburn]

   23 degrees
  Peaches-Nectarines  Full bloom  Sweet 
Cherries Many varieties full bloom,some full pink   
Apples   Pre-pink,  Pink

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[apple-crop] Fw: Penn State Extension Fact Sheet on Critical Temperatures for Various Fruit Crops

[Evan B. Milburn]

 On Monday, April 4, 2016 9:16 AM, Tara A Baugher  wrote:
 
 

  Growers – a number of you have been asking about 
potential impacts from the freezing temperatures already experienced and in the 
forecast, so I’ve pasted in Rob’s fact sheet from thePenn State Extension Tree 
Fruit Production website. Note that prolonged cool weather tends to increase 
bud hardiness during the early stages of bud development.  ~Tara Critical 
Temperatures for Various Fruits  The temperature at which fruit buds are 
injured depends primarily on their stage of development. As flowers begin to 
swell and expand into blossoms, they become less resistant to freeze injury.   
Examples of stages of fruit bud development: top left - apple tight cluster; 
top right - apple pre-bloom; lower left - sweet cherry first white; lower right 
- peach pink. Not all blossoms on a tree are equally tender. Resistance to 
freeze injury varies within trees as it does between orchards, cultivars, and 
crops. Buds that develop slowly tend to be more resistant. As a result, some 
buds are usually killed at higher temperatures, while others are resistant at 
much lower temperatures. The table below shows the average temperatures 
required to kill 10 percent and 90 percent of buds if they are exposed for 30 
minutes. Consideration should also be given to weather conditions preceding 
cold nights. Prolonged cool weather tends to increase bud hardiness during the 
early stages of bud development. 
| Stage of Development  | 10% kill  (°F)  | 90% kill  (°F)  |
|  |
| Applesa  |
| Silver tip  | 15  | 2  |
| Green tip  | 18  | 10  |
| ½-inch green  | 23  | 15  |
| Tight cluster  | 27  | 21  |
| First pink  | 28  | 24  |
| Full pink  | 28  | 25  |
| First bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Full bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Post bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Peaches  |
| First swelling  | 18  | 1  |
| Calyx green  | 21  | 5  |
| Calyx red  | 23  | 9  |
| First pink  | 25  | 15  |
| First bloom  | 26  | 21  |
| Full bloom  | 27  | 24  |
| Post bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Pearsb  |
| Scales separating  | 15  | 0  |
| Blossom buds exposed  | 20  | 6  |
| Tight cluster  | 24  | 15  |
| First white  | 25  | 19  |
| Full white  | 26  | 22  |
| First bloom  | 27  | 23  |
| Full bloom  | 28  | 24  |
| Post bloom  | 28  | 24  |
| Sweet cherries  |
| First swelling  | 17  | 5  |
| Side green  | 22  | 9  |
| Green tip  | 25  | 14  |
| Tight cluster  | 26  | 17  |
| Open cluster  | 27  | 21  |
| First white  | 27  | 24  |
| First bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Full bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Post bloom  | 28  | 25  |
| Apricots  |
| First swelling  | 15  | -  |
| Tip separates  | 20  | 0  |
| Red calyx  | 22  | 9  |
| First white  | 24  | 14  |
| First bloom  | 25  | 19  |
| Full bloom  | 27  | 22  |
| In the shuck  | 27  | 24  |
| Green fruit  | 28  | 25  |

   Adapted from 1989 Spray Guide for Tree Fruits in Eastern Washington. 
Bulletin EBO419. E. H. Beers, coordinator.
   - For Red Delicious. Golden Delicious and Winesap are approximately 1 degree 
hardier. Rome Beauty is 2 degrees hardier, except after petal fall when all 
cultivars are equally tender.
 a.  For Bartlett. D’Anjou is similar but may bloom earlier and therefore 
may be more tender than Bartlett at the same date.    Source: Penn StateTree 
Fruit Production Guide. (Updated January 2016). Contact Information  Robert 
Crassweller
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[apple-crop] Fw: MAIA newsletter

[Evan B. Milburn]

I remember when you guys started the "experts" laughed and said it couldn't be 
done. How wrong!! Our first thousand are going in 2016 after our few trees in 
our test block told us to get on the ball! This apple can withstand the 
Maryland heat and humidity certainly much better than HC. 
Looking for more, plus will test anything else being developed.  Mo is right on 
about the first newsletter. what a great job!
   Evan Milburn 
wwwmilburnorchards.com   

 On Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:32 AM, maurice tougas 
 wrote:
 
 

 Fabulous inaugural issue David! I look forward to the opportunity to work with 
you guys in the future.
Mo TougasTougas Family Farm,LLCNorthborough,MA 01532
On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 11:16 PM, David Doud  wrote:

An autumn 2015 edition of the Midwest Apple Improvement Association newsletter 
has been published and is available online at 
http://midwestapple.com/_PDF/_Newsletters/MAIA_Autumn2015Newsletter.pdf
6000 consumer evaluations were carried out this past fall with standard 
varieties and MAIA elite selections - direct marketers should find the report 
interesting reading - 
David  Doud - grower, INI cannot remember a year with warmer late fall/early 
winter weather 
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Re: [apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere

[Evan B. Milburn]

After JD, Kubota, and Massy, We are all for New Holland.  Reliably, Great cab, 
nice gear choices, and especially their sharp turning ability for compact 
orchards and vineyards.
  Evan B. Milburn   
www.milburnorchards.com  


 On Sunday, November 8, 2015 7:39 AM, Franklyn Carlson 
<fcarl...@carlsonorchards.com> wrote:
   
 

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{}#yiv9669691503 Kurt: We have 2 , a 5525N,the older one, and a newer 5093EN.  
We do like these tractors. The one bad thing is with the short wheelbase they 
ride rough over the road.  I think the Ford New Holland will ride smother 
because the wheel base is longer. With their special front  end,  they turn 
very sharp.  Up here, our decision is on the dealer.  The JD is 15 mins away, 
and the NH is 1 hour away. Frank Carlson    Franklyn W. Carlson, Pres. Carlson 
Orchards, Inc. 115 Oak Hill Road, P.O. Box 359 Harvard, MA. 01451 978-456-3916 
office 617-968-4180 cell          From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net]On Behalf Of BMH
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere    Kurt,
    We don't have any of the vineyard series New Holland models, but we have 2 
of the orchard profile models, both with super-steer.  One is an open station 
and the other has a cab.
    We have found New Holland's equipment to be competitive with John Deere 
equipment in terms of quality and peformance.  Some will like "green" better 
than "blue" no matter what.  However, our New Holland equipment has served very 
well and seems to be well-designed.  The New Holland cab is also more 
comfortable than the cabs on other equipment, especially the Kubota models.  (I 
don't want to knock Kubota, though, as they have the most fuel-efficient models 
on the market.)
    These new tractors have a ton of electronics and the new emissions 
regulations add yet another layer to the complexity of their designs.  There is 
always danger of electronics failure with any brand, so having a dealership 
nearby would be influential in a purchase decision, particularly if the price 
is competitive.  Do parts come from a local warehouse or do they have to be 
shipped from Europe?
    We also have a JD 5083EN set up with forklifts front and back and my son 
says it's the best tractor we've even owned for that purpose.  He prefers the 
shuttle on the JD to the New Holland, but both work well.
    In conclusion, I wouldn't fear the New Holland or the JD models you are 
investigating.  But we've been pleased with "blue's" performance, for sure.
-Brad

 Brad M. Hollabaugh General Manager Hollabaugh Bros., Inc. On 11/7/2015 9:50 
AM, Kurt W. Alstede wrote: 
Hello Fellow Growers:   We are evaluating a new orchard tractor purchase and 
wanted to solicit input from fellow growers.  We currently have John 
Deere’s…specifically a 5320N 2WD and a 5420N 4WD; both with cabs.  We are very 
pleased with both these tractors.   We are currently looking at a John Deere 
5085EN versus a New Holland T4.75V.  They are both essentially the same tractor 
in terms of base features and horsepower; prices are similar.  We are concerned 
about the overall height of the John Deere caused by the Tier 3 pollution 
controls that have been added

[apple-crop] Apple thinning

[Evan B. Milburn]

  Well , it's over with with for another year!  (MAYBE!)  My son Nathan and I 
made our decisions and stuck with it. Each of MANY varieties - difference 
decisions.    Good luck to you Northern growers!My wife of 55 years is happy 
too. She saids I'm hard to live with this time of year!
    Evan Milburn    
www.milburnorchards.com
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[apple-crop] PYO

[Evan B. Milburn]

   Our operation sets aside 30 acres plus of apples, 21 plus acres of sweet 
cherries plus blueberries ,raspberries ,table grapes and blackberries. All sold 
by the pound.   Come on guys, we all know darn well EVERYONE is going to eat 
them  while picking Of all our types of sale,  retail or wholesale, PYO is 
easily the most  profitable. Are we to hire security guards to stop the eating? 
That would make for a family fun time in the country.  We simply charge a HIGH  
price (although not as high as some MA or NJ growers) and actually TELL them to 
eat while picking. They are going to anyway! That makes you and your farm the 
GOOD guys and still making a huge profit.

  Evan Milburn
    www.milburnorchards.com














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[apple-crop] Fw: How ready are you for 2015 IFTA events?

[Evan B. Milburn]

 
On Friday, August 1, 2014 5:57 PM, International Fruit Tree Association 
i...@ifruittree.org wrote:
  



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Saturday will start with a Honeycrisp Intensive Workshop.   
  
   
  
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Re: [apple-crop] Bud 118

[Evan B. Milburn]

Hugh,
 I don't know where you are located  but I would think Bud 118 is WAY too 
vigorous for that spacing, even with honeycrisp.
Why not a much weaker rootstock and plant  (3) x12?

  Evan Milburn
    www.milburnorchards.com 


On Sunday, June 1, 2014 12:52 AM, Hugh Thomas hughthoma...@gmail.com wrote:
  



Next spring, I'm thinking of planting Honeycrisp on Bud 118 with a 4x12 
spacing. Anyone with any ideas or critical remarks on this would be 
appreciated. 
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Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

[Evan B. Milburn]

Mosbah,
  Several years ago, now ago we have always used the term preventive medicine 
instead of pesticides when in conversation with anyone.  Almost all people use 
some kind of preventive medicine. It seems to satisfy their questions.
 Evan Milburn
  www.milburnorchards.com
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:58 PM, Kushad, Mosbah M kus...@illinois.edu 
wrote:
  
Hi Con: Thanks for the response..  I am aware of the DPA and nitrosamine issue 
but I did not  know that it has/or will be banned in Europe..  Not much we can 
do about regulations.. One thing I like to share with the group is that the 
Chinese and I believe other countries in southeast Asia call pesticides 
“Medicine”.   I am not sure who was the first to coin the term pesticides, but 
it imply bad things when in fact they are not different from medicine. If you 
don’t buy that then pay attention to those medicines advertisements on TV that 
tell you about their good effects, but they list a half dozen bad things that 
can happen when you take them.   Ironically, the public never seem to associate 
medicine with bad things… Mosbah  
  
From:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Con.Traas
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:01 AM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals   
  
Hello Mosbah, 
The cost of smartfresh treatment here is about 10 euros (12 dollars?) per 
330kg bin (700lbs approx.). It feels expensive, especially compared with DPA, 
which is very cheap. It does a lot more though. 
By the way, I think the issue with DPA from a European perspective is that 
when it degrades it forms one or more nitrosamines, which are a group of 
chemicals many of which are carcinogenic, though some much more-so than 
others. So the EU is seeking to eliminate all sources of nitrosamines from 
diets, and therefore DPA is gone.  
I do remember when DPA was cleaned-up, but its breakdown products will be 
nitrosamines, regardless of how cleanly it is produced. 
  
Con 
  


  
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[apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] on behalf of Kushad, Mosbah M 
[kus...@illinois.edu]
Sent: 28 April 2014 15:53
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals  
If you are asking about diphenylamine (DPA), then it is an antioxidants that 
blocks the oxidation of alpha farnesene into conjugated trienes in the peel. 
Conjugated trienes are what causes the apple/pear peel to turn brown from 
regular or superficial scald.  It doesn’t help soft scald or sunscald.   In 
the old days they used to wrap fruits in paper soaked in mineral oil that 
absorbs the conjugated triene gas.  I have only scene this recently being 
practiced in one place.  To minimize superficial scald development, harvest 
fruits when they are horticulturally mature.  Ethoxyquin was removed from the 
market around the 80’s  because it was suspected to cause cancer. However, DPA 
went through a rigorous cleaning process to remove any impurities that cause 
cancer.  If you are asking about 1-methylecyclopropene (1-MCP), also known as 
SmartFresh, it is an ethylene action inhibitor. Treated fruits produce 
ethylene but it does not work, because the
 sites where ethylene normally attaches itself, to initiate fruit ripening, are 
occupied by 1-MCP.  There is no evidence that  1-MCP causes any harm to human.  
  Some consider 1-MCP as the best thing since CA storage was introduced in the 
30’s -40’s.   hope this helps, Mosbah Kushad, university of Illinois.   
  
Question to Con. What is the cost of using SmartFresh per bushel in your 
operation?  
  
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[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:08 AM
To: Apple-crop discussion list; Con.Traas; 'Evan B. Milburn'; 'Apple-crop 
discussion list'
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals   
  
Can anyone summarize what this chemical is, why and how it is used, and what 
the risks might be to farmers and consumers from its use? I feel like I walked 
into the middle of a conversation.

Thanks,
-- 
Typed with Swype. Who knows what I meant to say? 
On April 28, 2014 4:03:51 AM EDT, Con.Traas con.tr...@ul.ie wrote: 
Hello Evan and everybody, 
  
Coming from my perspective, where we are now having to cope without DPA for 
storing Bramley (culinary) apples, I must say that is it proving tricky, but 
we are managing, through use of 1-MCP combined with more complex (and 
expensive and risky) storage regimes. So I would say it is technically 
possible to keep apples without DPA or ethoxyquin, which we also can’t use, 
but ironically it mitigates against the smaller grower, and in favour of the 
larger ones (big ag?) who can afford the higher tech gear. 
  
It is ironic that scaring people about pesticide residues on fresh

[apple-crop] DPA

[Evan B. Milburn]

 Hello Mosbah,
    I'm well aware and familiar with DPA but have never had to use it since all 
my apples are never picked until COMPLETLY mature.
 I believe 1-MCP is possibly the salvation of the apple industry. Every grower 
should be using  it if fruit is to be held in non-CA longer than 6-8 weeks. No 
more soft mushy apples to ruin the industry reputation.
  I posted the e-mail to make growers aware of those people who get heavy 
publicityas these experts such as this EWG.  BEWARE!!
  Remember what we older growers went  thru with the Allar fiasco?
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Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

[Evan B. Milburn]

  This was sent to me from a friend of mine by the name of George. It was send 
to him from one of his co-workers.
   Evan Milburn
    www.milburnorchards.com   

  
Editing Template:ALS - Mobile Template - 2013  
Hey Evan what’s this all about? 


 
  
 Hi George,
Thought you might want to send this to your
buddy, Mr. Milburn. 
Dawn




 
 
 

Reserve
your 2014 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce bag tag and get a sneak peek
of this year's guide!  
 
 
 
Dear Dawn,
Is that apple slathered with a chemical banned in
Europe?
Earlier this week, EWG told you about apples and diphenylamine (DPA).
This chemical used to help preserve stored apples is banned in Europe because of
safety concerns, yet it’s widely used on conventionally grown apples in the
United States. 
Not surprisingly, the pro-pesticide Alliance for Food and
Farming isn’t too happy about this. As the public relations arm of big,
industrial agriculture, this group has already responded to our report with the
nonsensical claim that EWG is trying to scare consumers into not eating apples. 
You know as well as I do that nothing could be further from the truth. The
Alliance is just looking to obscure the facts about the food we’re eating at the
expense of you, the consumer.
Big Ag is on the warpath, but what it doesn’t
realize is that EWG has an army of supporters like you behind us – ready to help
us stand up against its attacks. You’ve been there for us before, and right
now we need your help again to fight back – will you donate today to help us
ensure that we all know what pesticides and other chemicals turn up on our 
fruits and vegetables?
Give $25, $45 or more today so EWG can fend off Big Ag’s attacks
and we’ll give you a sneak peek at our Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
before it comes out next week to thank you. 
If it were up to Big Ag,
we’d all be kept in the dark about what’s in our food – even when it has the
potential to cause cancer and disrupt the endocrine system.
That’s why EWG’s
work is so important. We do the research and then translate it into practical,
easy-to-use tools such as our Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce that make
safer grocery shopping a breeze. 
EWG believes that we should all be 
eating fruits, vegetables and the healthiest food possible. We also believe that
you have the right to know what pesticide and chemical residues are on that
food.
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 It was meant to go to an OLD friend of mine,but the wrong  button was hit.  I 
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Re: [apple-crop] Unusual McIntosh trees

[Evan B. Milburn]

Arthur,
Would it be possible to post some pictures?  If and /or when was any roundup 
applied?

 
  Evan B. Milburn
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On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 9:52 AM, Arthur Kelly kellyorcha...@gmail.com 
wrote:
  
I have some McIntosh on M111 that have an unusual growth habit.  They grow 
shoots in sweeping curves and both the fruit and leaf petioles hang on.  There 
are petioles out there today.  There may be an association with black rot.  Any 
other thoughts?


-- 

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Kelly Orchards
Acton, ME 
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Re: [apple-crop] back up cameras for spray rig

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   For night time spraying , attach lights BEHIND the spray manifolds. for day 
time check pattern when sun is behind the rig.
 Evan Milburn
   http://www.milburnorchards.com/




On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 11:26 AM, Hugh Thomas hughthoma...@gmail.com 
wrote:
  
Russell,
I don't know about your specific questions, however, I was a commercial 
photographer for 20 years. I can tell you that rear tractor lights pointing 
towards the trees being sprayed will be very important. They will need to 
adjusted to achieve a partial glare angle so that light bouncing off the 
spray mist will be reflected back toward the camera. As far as reflected light 
in the cab, it ought to be adjustable and I see no problem.  If the monitor is 
not adjustable, and if it is too bright, then cover it with Rosco neutral 
density filter gel available from BH photo for about $6 a sheet. 
http://www/.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/163137-REG/Rosco_102302992124_E_Colour_299_1_2_Neutral.html
  Can be cut with scissors and duct taped over the screen. 


The minimum screen size is determined by your viewing distance.  For example, 
A 4 inch screen will work fine if it is 10 inches from your face, a 12 inch 
screen will work 2-3 feet from your face, assuming you have good vision. 
Before you buy the screen, locate the position you will mount it in the cab, 
cut a piece of cardboard the size of the monitor and place it in that 
location. If it looks big enough, it will probably work. 


The main problem I see is spray mist on your camera lens. Once the lens gets 
fogged with horticultural spray oil, or a any other spray, your camera will be 
blind. I am very skeptical. My take on it... 



On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 4:37 AM, russ...@holmbergorchards.com wrote:

 
I'm looking for other members input/experience with the use of remote 
back-up type cameras for monitoring a sprayer from inside a cab.  I have 
seen youtube videos from europe with orchard rigs using cameras and a quick 
google search turned up several options designed for ag use that cost between 
$400 and $900.  My concerns with regard to orchard use are: 


1. Whats the minimum screen size required to get clarity? 
2. How well do they work at night?
3. Does the screen create too much reflected light in the cab at night? 


If anyone can answer these questions or has anything to else to add, it would 
be appreciated. 


Russell Holmberg 
Holmberg Orchards 
Gales Ferry, CT 
http://www.holmbergorchards.com/ 
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Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness

[Evan B. Milburn]

From: Evan B. Milburn ebmilb...@yahoo.com
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness



My advice learned from very bad experience is never use B-9 on old 
nonfumigated. When B-9 was fairly new we planted a ten acre block of 
Brookfield Gala, l5x14 (back then was high density) 1st year great growth, 2nd 
year slower growth, all fruit removed. third year great fruit set and thinned 
hard, but very studded growth. Year 4, hardly any growth.,Year 5 some were 
dying. EVERY THING  in the book was tried to keep them going to no avail. 
Nothing worked. Year 6 all were removed. Huge loose!! 
 In this same block one half a row of M-9 337  of same variety was planted to 
finished out the last row and block. These grew and produced as I expected. 
Same thing has happen  on smaller blocks of various other varieties. 
  B-9 makes MARK look a hero! All 18,000 thousand we planted of them are now 
gone too!
  Some times being on the cutting edge means your going to get your head cut 
off. 
For me no more B-9s! All of our acreage are planted on M-9337 and will be in 
the future till the Geneva  series proves themselves.(by some one else)
  Remember, the early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the 
cheese!  

  Evan B. Milburn 

   
http://www.milburnorchards.com/




From: Hugh Thomas hughthoma...@gmail.com
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness



The successful grower I met in Washington irrigates Bud 9 every 5 days.  This 
is under-tree sprinkler irrigation. I do the same and water 1 - 1.5 with 
each irrigation every five days on average in the summer.  If the weather is 
really hot, say 95F everyday, then I might shorten that to every 4 days. My 
soil is a silt/loam that has good drainage, high organic matter and holds 
moisture well. In fact, I was amazed at how much water HC/B9 needs.  I 
believe if you are not irrigating Honeycrisp on Bud 9, you are in trouble. 
Bud 9 seems to like wet feet, but at the same time the soil needs air.  My 
philosophy is to water an inch plus, and then let that drain down and give 
the trees a chance to have air for a couple of days, and then do it again.  I 
can see stunting if the trees get dry, as the roots will send a chemical 
signal to the upper part of the tree and tell it to stop growing.  My sense 
is that Bud 9 has a hair trigger on sending that
 signal. I just assumed that all orchards back East have irrigation, if not, 
then I would bet a cheeseburger that this is the problem with runted out Bud 
9's. 


If I had a stunted Bud 9 block, I would get a soil test and a tissue test and 
POUR the nutrients on the block and NEVER let the trees dry out too far.  I 
would crank up the NPK and minors at the expense of fruit quality for a 
season and then back off the N for fruiting if the trees recover.  My two 
cents...



On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Steven Bibula sbib...@maine.rr.com wrote:

Especially for Jon Clements, but others as well:
 
Are your initial Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle trials, where you cropped 
starting in 2nd leaf, agreeing with Mike’s experience?  Looking at these 
trials subsequently, what happened to production?  I have a 1,000 tree 
Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle planting planned for 2015 and this discussion 
has taken a very interesting turn.
 
I noticed this year that with my 2nd leaf Snowsweet Tall Spindle on Bud 9, 
the trees that were fully cropped hardly grew (but produced huge fruit); 
however, the trees that had no fruit (spotty pollination in southern Maine 
with nearly continuous rain during bloom) also grew very little.  Not one 
Snowsweet is even close to the top wire, located ~8.5’.   We did have four 
periods of drought-induced stress this year, and the Bud 9 varieties were 
clearly the most checked.  I will have Uniram drip with fertigation for all 
trees starting in 2014, and I anticipate that this will help ameliorate.
 
Steven Bibula
Plowshares Community Farm
236 Sebago Lake Road
Gorham ME 04038
207.239.0442
http://www.plowsharesmaine.com/
 
From:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fargione
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:42 AM
To: jon.cleme...@umass.edu; Apple-crop discussion list

Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness
 
Some growers in NY’s Hudson Valley prefer to plant Honeycrisp on B9 because 
they feel these trees are less prone to biennial bearing and can be cropped 
more heavily each year compared with Honeycrisp on M9.  Our experience is 
that planting Honeycrisp/B9 at higher density and not cropping in years 1  
2 can produce a very productive orchard.
Mike
 
From:apple-crop-boun

Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness

[Evan B. Milburn]

My advice learned from very bad experience is never use B-9 on old 
nonfumigated. When B-9 was fairly new we planted a ten acre block of Brookfield 
Gala, l5x14 (back then was high density) 1st year great growth, 2nd year slower 
growth, all fruit removed. third year great fruit set and thinned hard, but 
very studded growth. Year 4, hardly any growth.,Year 5 some were dying. EVERY 
THING  in the book was tried to keep them going to no avail. Nothing worked. 
Year 6 all were removed. Huge loose!! 
 In this same block one half a row of M-9 337  of same variety was planted to 
finished out the last row and block. These grew and produced as I expected. 
Same thing has happen  on smaller blocks of various other varieties. 
  B-9 makes MARK look a hero! All 18,000 thousand we planted of them are now 
gone too!
  Some times being on the cutting edge means your going to get your head cut 
off. 
For me no more B-9s! All of our acreage are planted on M-9337 and will be in 
the future till the Geneva  series proves themselves.(by some one else) 
  Remember, the early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the 
cheese!  
 
  Evan B. Milburn 
 
   
www.milburnorchards.com
 

From: Hugh Thomas hughthoma...@gmail.com
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness



The successful grower I met in Washington irrigates Bud 9 every 5 days.  This 
is under-tree sprinkler irrigation. I do the same and water 1 - 1.5 with each 
irrigation every five days on average in the summer.  If the weather is really 
hot, say 95F everyday, then I might shorten that to every 4 days. My soil is a 
silt/loam that has good drainage, high organic matter and holds moisture well. 
In fact, I was amazed at how much water HC/B9 needs.  I believe if you are not 
irrigating Honeycrisp on Bud 9, you are in trouble. Bud 9 seems to like wet 
feet, but at the same time the soil needs air.  My philosophy is to water an 
inch plus, and then let that drain down and give the trees a chance to have 
air for a couple of days, and then do it again.  I can see stunting if the 
trees get dry, as the roots will send a chemical signal to the upper part of 
the tree and tell it to stop growing.  My sense is that Bud 9 has a hair 
trigger on sending that
 signal. I just assumed that all orchards back East have irrigation, if not, 
then I would bet a cheeseburger that this is the problem with runted out Bud 
9's. 


If I had a stunted Bud 9 block, I would get a soil test and a tissue test and 
POUR the nutrients on the block and NEVER let the trees dry out too far.  I 
would crank up the NPK and minors at the expense of fruit quality for a season 
and then back off the N for fruiting if the trees recover.  My two cents...



On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Steven Bibula sbib...@maine.rr.com wrote:

Especially for Jon Clements, but others as well:
 
Are your initial Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle trials, where you cropped 
starting in 2nd leaf, agreeing with Mike’s experience?  Looking at these 
trials subsequently, what happened to production?  I have a 1,000 tree 
Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle planting planned for 2015 and this discussion 
has taken a very interesting turn.
 
I noticed this year that with my 2nd leaf Snowsweet Tall Spindle on Bud 9, 
the trees that were fully cropped hardly grew (but produced huge fruit); 
however, the trees that had no fruit (spotty pollination in southern Maine 
with nearly continuous rain during bloom) also grew very little.  Not one 
Snowsweet is even close to the top wire, located ~8.5’.   We did have four 
periods of drought-induced stress this year, and the Bud 9 varieties were 
clearly the most checked.  I will have Uniram drip with fertigation for all 
trees starting in 2014, and I anticipate that this will help ameliorate.
 
Steven Bibula
Plowshares Community Farm
236 Sebago Lake Road
Gorham ME 04038
207.239.0442
http://www.plowsharesmaine.com/
 
From:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fargione
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:42 AM
To: jon.cleme...@umass.edu; Apple-crop discussion list

Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness
 
Some growers in NY’s Hudson Valley prefer to plant Honeycrisp on B9 because 
they feel these trees are less prone to biennial bearing and can be cropped 
more heavily each year compared with Honeycrisp on M9.  Our experience is 
that planting Honeycrisp/B9 at higher density and not cropping in years 1  2 
can produce a very productive orchard.
Mike
 
From:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Jon Clements
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:26 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter

[apple-crop] Fw: M9-Nic29 winter hardiness

[Evan B. Milburn]

- Forwarded Message -
From: Evan B. Milburn ebmilb...@yahoo.com
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness



My advice learned from very bad experience is never use B-9 on old 
nonfumigated. When B-9 was fairly new we planted a ten acre block of 
Brookfield Gala 5x14(back then was high density) 1st year great growth, 2nd 
year slower growth, all fruit removed. third year great fruit set and thinned 
hard, but very studded growth. Year 4, hardly any growth.,Year 5 some were 
dying. EVERY THING  in the book was tried to keep them going to no avail. 
Nothing worked. Year 6 all were removed. Huge loose!! 
 In this same block one half a row of M-9 337  of same variety was planted to 
finished out the last row and block. These grew and produced as I expected. 
Same thing has happen  on smaller blocks of various other varieties. 
  B-9 makes MARK look a hero! All 18,000 thousand we planted of them are now 
gone too!   The old discontinued MAC 9 is up for another discussion sometime.
  Some times being on the cutting edge means your going to get your head cut 
off. 
For me no more B-9s! Our entire entire is planted on M-9337 ( yes I am in 
fire-blight country) and will be in the future till the Geneva  series proves 
themselves.(by some one else)
  Remember, the early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the 
cheese!  

  Evan B. Milburn 

   
http://www.milburnorchards.com/




From: Hugh Thomas hughthoma...@gmail.com
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net 
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness



The successful grower I met in Washington irrigates Bud 9 every 5 days.  This 
is under-tree sprinkler irrigation. I do the same and water 1 - 1.5 with 
each irrigation every five days on average in the summer.  If the weather is 
really hot, say 95F everyday, then I might shorten that to every 4 days. My 
soil is a silt/loam that has good drainage, high organic matter and holds 
moisture well. In fact, I was amazed at how much water HC/B9 needs.  I 
believe if you are not irrigating Honeycrisp on Bud 9, you are in trouble. 
Bud 9 seems to like wet feet, but at the same time the soil needs air.  My 
philosophy is to water an inch plus, and then let that drain down and give 
the trees a chance to have air for a couple of days, and then do it again.  I 
can see stunting if the trees get dry, as the roots will send a chemical 
signal to the upper part of the tree and tell it to stop growing.  My sense 
is that Bud 9 has a hair trigger on sending that
 signal. I just assumed that all orchards back East have irrigation, if not, 
then I would bet a cheeseburger that this is the problem with runted out Bud 
9's. 


If I had a stunted Bud 9 block, I would get a soil test and a tissue test and 
POUR the nutrients on the block and NEVER let the trees dry out too far.  I 
would crank up the NPK and minors at the expense of fruit quality for a 
season and then back off the N for fruiting if the trees recover.  My two 
cents...



On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Steven Bibula sbib...@maine.rr.com wrote:

Especially for Jon Clements, but others as well:
 
Are your initial Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle trials, where you cropped 
starting in 2nd leaf, agreeing with Mike’s experience?  Looking at these 
trials subsequently, what happened to production?  I have a 1,000 tree 
Honeycrisp/Bud 9 Tall Spindle planting planned for 2015 and this discussion 
has taken a very interesting turn.
 
I noticed this year that with my 2nd leaf Snowsweet Tall Spindle on Bud 9, 
the trees that were fully cropped hardly grew (but produced huge fruit); 
however, the trees that had no fruit (spotty pollination in southern Maine 
with nearly continuous rain during bloom) also grew very little.  Not one 
Snowsweet is even close to the top wire, located ~8.5’.   We did have four 
periods of drought-induced stress this year, and the Bud 9 varieties were 
clearly the most checked.  I will have Uniram drip with fertigation for all 
trees starting in 2014, and I anticipate that this will help ameliorate.
 
Steven Bibula
Plowshares Community Farm
236 Sebago Lake Road
Gorham ME 04038
207.239.0442
http://www.plowsharesmaine.com/
 
From:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Mike Fargione
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:42 AM
To: jon.cleme...@umass.edu; Apple-crop discussion list

Subject: Re: [apple-crop] M9-Nic29 winter hardiness
 
Some growers in NY’s Hudson Valley prefer to plant Honeycrisp on B9 because 
they feel these trees are less prone to biennial bearing and can be cropped 
more heavily each year compared with Honeycrisp on M9.  Our experience is 
that planting

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Re: [apple-crop] agricultural drones

[Evan B. Milburn]

 
 To bad Gary. My bankers  have already  given approval for my $1,000,000 loan.
The company I ordered it from promised me that mine will be the only purple 
one in the country! 
Instructions are included!
 
  Evan B Milburn
  www.milburnorchards.com
 
 
 
 


--- On Sun, 2/26/12, Gary Mount gbmo...@alumni.princeton.edu wrote:


From: Gary Mount gbmo...@alumni.princeton.edu
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] agricultural drones
To: Apple-crop discussion list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 8:34 AM


Well, that settles it.  I definitely want to be the first kid on my block to 
get one.  Then again, what color will it be painted?  Gary Mount

Gary Mount
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-2310
609-924-8569 fx
609-462-9672 cell


On 2/24/2012 12:25 PM, Dave Rosenberger wrote:
 Actually, I just found this video which is much better: 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d6nQCgGTHwfeature=related
 
 Peter Jentsch, entomologist at the Hudson Valley Lab, sent me some web info 
 on Yamaha drones used for spraying rice in Japan  (see 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds1BeKsZShofeature=related and 
 http://www.barnardmicrosystems.com/L4E_rmax.htm).  Another website indicated 
 that these drones were already being used to spray 600,000 hectares of rice 
 in Japan in 2005 (the last year included on that graph).
 
 
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Apple-Crop: FW: Thank A Farmer

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From: eric brown egbr...@rochester.rr.comSubject: FW: Thank A FarmerTo: "Bill W" b...@wickhamfarms.com, "Dean" ddib...@rochester.rr.com, "Don Who?" drl...@localnet..com, "Cpt. Zero" duncanhuy...@yahoo.com, "Short E" ejp9_corn...@yahoo.com, "Evan M" ebmilb...@yahoo.com, "George L" nyapple...@gmail.com, "JBC" ljj3...@yahoo.com, "Lou" lher...@mnat.com, "rudy" rudyzing...@yahoo.com, "Norm P" nbphili...@bellsouth.net, "Kenny Rogers" rpadd...@hughes.net, "Sarah Brown" sarah.brow...@gmail.comDate: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 12:14 PM




No thanks necessary……..just send money!!


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As you sit down this Thanksgiving to give thanks with family and friends, please take a minute to thank the farmers who made the bounty on your table possible.

I know agriculture is near and dear to each and every one of you. I wanted to share a quick video that we created to launch our new 2011 America ’s Farmers campaign across the country. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4vvPPNyQ5g

Feel free to post this video on Facebook, share through email, twitter, etc. etc. Help in any way possible to get the word out to THANK A FARMER this holiday season! 

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Apple-Crop: Club varieties

[Evan B. Milburn]

   Hello all,
 
   Go to www.growingproduce.com  click on More club varieties for 
Washington.
  It would interesting to hear other NATION WIDE comments
 
    Evan B Milburn
  www.milburnorchards.com


  

Re: Apple-Crop: Real or not?

[Evan B. Milburn]

No big deal! I see this quite often in our orchard. I'm sure all commerical 
growers have too.
    Evan Milburn
  Milburnorchards.com

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From: Daniel Cooley dcoo...@microbio.umass.edu
Subject: Apple-Crop: Real or not?
To: Apple-Crop apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 10:43 AM


Personally, I think this is the pomological equivalent of the Piltdown Man, 
made easy by the developmen of Photoshop, but I'm open to opposing views.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6229243/Million-to-one-apple-is-half-red-half-green.html


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Apple-Crop: RE: Apple-Crop:

[Evan B. Milburn]

Have you ever seen an old time apple grower REALLY retire?? We are now in tight 
cluster here and has be raining hard  for the last two days. Luckly ,all scab  
was  covered Monday
 EBM
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Well said Milburn.  By the way it was a great film clip you sent out.  You must 
be retiring as spring should find you too busy to be thinking of the folly of 
managed varieties.
 
Just another thought, could the nurseries, and breeders be cutting their own 
feet??   Could they be limiting income, and sales due to an attempt to limit 
availability  and keep prices up???   Sounds great in the short term but in the 
long run seems a bit suicidal.  And your point about the smaller guy being 
better when it comes to taking risk and having the contacts to introduce a new 
variety is a point managed varieties are missing to their detriment.
 
JOHN BELISLE
Bellewoodapples.com
 

From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On 
Behalf Of Evan B. Milburn
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:26 AM
To: Apple-Crop
Subject: Apple-Crop: 
 





Hello all,

 

 Club varieties??

  As of now, our orchard  markets our apples 20% PYO, 60% on farm retail 
market, and 20%   to chain store and commission houses. 

    For the last 51 years every variety that has been introduced  to the 
industry has been planted in our variety test block to check out the pros and 
cons, the effects of our microclimate and its potental profitabilty and weather 
or not to plant large blocks. The result being learning more NOT to plant than 
to plant. 

  Now comes along CLUB varieties.

 We prefer to grade and pack all of our apples in our own packing house, with 
our own lablel All US Extra Fancy, All wholesale packs tend to bring among the 
highest prices on the open market. ( That is Eastern Apples ) 

 Apparently, as I understand it , will ,in the future, not be able to compete 
in the open market with my fellow growers. I guess this is going to be the 
general trend to have someone else dictate how to grow, to pack and where to 
sell our products. So be it.

   All of these varieties will not make it simply because the major chains will 
not make large displays of something new, at $2.99 per pound.,versus large 
displays of comodity varieties at $1.00 per pound How many customers will even 
buy them to try them? 

 These  new scions should be made available to on the farm retailers and farm 
markets at a very high royalty. Only in these suroundings can these new 
varieties be introduced by giving out samples, explaining their uses and 
promoting their virtures .If they are as great as the patent holders say they 
are, word would spread  quite rapidly, creating the large demand the chains 
have to have.

 These small retailers who pay the high royalties would not be perrmited to 
sell to the chains or commission houses. This could be emplented by the co-op 
and chain agreement to buy only from approved sources.

 Remember ,there is no better way to relalate to customers than to meet the 
grower.

 

  Evan B. Milburn

  www.milburnorchards com

 
 


  

Apple-Crop: Fwd: Must Watch! The Grocery Store Bagger ! This is Awesome...

[Evan B. Milburn]

To All Farm markets  EBM
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Re: Apple-Crop: Fruit firmness and rain cracking of cherries

[Evan B. Milburn]

 Jerry, 

I seem to remember from five-six years ago that this was researched in MI 
by now retired, Dr. Jim Flores. The results were not positive. What was 
recomended from their research was a small amount of CA applied by overhead 
irrigation on a daily or semi daily timeing. I may well not have this correct. 
I'm sure Mi. State can give you a more complete answer.

 Evan Milburn, Grower
 Elkton Maryland

--- On Tue, 5/20/08, Jerome Frecon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 From: Jerome Frecon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Apple-Crop: Fruit firmness and rain cracking of cherries
 To: 'Apple-Crop' apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
 Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 11:41 AM
 In the 2008 Crop Production Guide for Tree Fruits in
 Washington EB0419 I see
 the following statement which I have not seen in other
 production guides
 
  
 
 Fruit Firmness and rain cracking of cherries. are
 influenced by calcium
 chloride sprays. Research suggests that three or more
 sprays applied at
 weekly intervals before anticipated harvest are likely to
 reduce fruit
 softening, postharvest injury and minor rain cracking. 
 Severe cracking will
 not be prevented. Fruit size may be reduced.
 
  
 
   My questions are:
 
   1) Have any growers used this successfully and if so
 do you  see a
 reduction in fruit size? On Geisela??
 
   2) What is the rate of calcium chloride and do you
 see any
 phytotoxicity on fruit or leaves?
 
   3) Although not mentioned could one expect the same
 affect with other
 formulations of calcium?
 
  
 
  
 
 Jerome L. Jerry Frecon
 
 Agricultural Agent I (Professor 1)
 
 Gloucester County Extension Department Head
 
 Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station
 
 Cooperative Extension, Gloucester County
 
 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, N.J. 08312
 
 Phone 856 307-6450 Ext 1 Fax 856 307-6476
 
 http://gloucester.njaes.rutgers.edu


  


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Re: Apple-Crop: Admire for Tarnished Plant Bug Control

[Evan B. Milburn]

You will also absolutely kill ALL predators present!


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 Subject: Apple-Crop: Admire for Tarnished Plant Bug Control
 To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
 Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 9:05 AM
 What kind of effect will a high rate of Admire (380ml/ha)
 have on Tarnished
 Plant Bug? Is there any research suggesting that it is an
 effective control?
 
 We are at tight cluster in the Annapolis Valley of Nova
 Scotia today.
 
  
 
 Thanks,
 
  
 
 Waldo Walsh


  


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Re: Apple-Crop: peach pruning

[Evan B. Milburn]

Not sure about Mass. however I  would think several weeks before bud swell to 
petal fall. But prefer to finish before bloom.



Evan B. Milburn,Grower
  Milburn  Orchards Inc.
   1495 Appleton Rd. 
   Elkton, Maryland
   Phone 410-398-1349
   Fax   410-398-4081
   www.milburnorchards.com


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 Date: Friday, April 18, 2008, 8:36 AM
 When is the perfect window for pruning peaches in central
 Mass?
 
 Thanks,
 
 John Bunker
 
 
 
 
 
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