WNC Orchard Insect Populations for August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018 Overall, insect populations are fairly low at this time, which is probably in part due to the …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018 Three key insect pests are of concern at this time, including codling moth (whose populations are declining), …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for July 23, 2018
July 23, 2018 Based on degree-day accumulations and pheromone trap captures in non-managed orchards, codling moth and oriental fruit moth …
Basil Downy Mildew Reported in Haywood County - July 23, 2018
Basil downy mildew (BDM) has been observed in our sentinel plots at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. Symptoms …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Henderson and Haywood Counties, NC -- July 2018
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was confirmed on a cucumber leaf from a commercial field in Henderson County on July …
Hops and Hemp Research Twilight Tour-July 12
Join us for this late afternoon-early evening tour of the research we are doing on hops and industrial hemp …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for July 3, 2018
July 3, 2018 Depending on location, codling moth degree-day accumulations since biofix range from about 1300 in Henderson County to …
2018 Tomato Field Day-- Thursday, August 16, 2018
Mark your calendars now and reserve the date for the annual Tomato Field Day at the Mountain Horticultural Crops …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 10
The past week has been relatively uneventful in regards to infection events compared to previous weeks. That said, relative …
Phytophthora Diseases Affecting Fruiting Vegetables in WNC
As the flooding recedes in western North Carolina, many growers are now reporting losses due to Phytophthora diseases on …
Promoting Return Bloom in Apple
While the growing season is still young, we’ve observed multiple environmental challenges in 2018. To date, some sites/growers in …
Apple Disease Update (6/3/18): Welcome Glomerella
NEWA weather stations located in Polk and Henderson County apple orchards were reporting that 14-24 inches of rain fell …
Downy Mildew Confirmed on Hops in Western North Carolina
Written by Luping Qu and Jeanine Davis, Department of Horticultural Science, NC State University Today we received confirmation that we …
Growing Radishes in Western North Carolina
The Southeastern Extension Vegetable Workers (SEVEW) is a group of extension horticulturists, entomologists, plant pathologists, weed scientists, and soil …
Apple Disease Update: 3rd and 4th Cover
Yesterday I posted an Apple Alert: Rain Addition, which focused on how to approach applying fungicides during extremely wet …
Apple Alert: Rain Rain Go Away......
…..the apple growers need to spray. Since last Tuesday (May 15) some orchards in Henderson County, NC have received over …
Apple Thinning Update: 05/15/18
The effects of chemical thinner applications that occurred ~2 weeks ago are apparent. A clear separation in fruit size …
Apple Disease Update: 2nd Cover
The forecast is calling for a considerable amount of rain this week in Western North Carolina. Remember, for most …
Apple Thinning Update: 05/11/18
The purpose of this post is to provide a brief update on projected temperatures and carbohydrate balance estimates. This …
Apple Disease Update: First Cover
Due to the threat of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot in the southeast, the first cover spray and …