Twig Aphids 2020
Twig aphids are shaping up to be a problem this spring in western North Carolina. Many fields had high …
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Crop Load Management Update (5/13/20): Rescue Thinning
Challenging… Frustrating… Atypical… I’ve used all of these words – and some colorful language – to describe the 2020 chemical …
The 2020 Spring Freeze, Christmas Tree Injury, & Pruning Response.
I am writing this on May 12, 2020. It is the fourth morning in a row with frost at …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 12, 2020
Expect Codling Moth Activity to Pick Up with Return of Warmer Temperatures The cool temperatures during the past week suppressed …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
What: Explore NC State Extension’s NC FarmLink’s web resource to 1) discover farmland available for lease or for sale across …
Horticultural Update: Freezing Temperatures Predicted Over the Weekend
Apple growers across the Eastern and Midwestern US are bracing for an unusually late cold front (polar vortex). Low …
2020 Apple Disease Update: 2nd Cover
With the warm and humid/wet weather conditions in Western NC this week, hopefully your trees were well protected against …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 5, 2020
Cooler Temperatures Expected to Suppress Codling Moth Activity With the warmer temperatures during the past week, there was an increase …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 28, 2020
Attention Turns to the Codling Moth With petal fall sprays complete, the next several weeks will be focused predominately on …
2020 Apple Disease Update: PF #2 and 1st Cover
I feel like the majority of apple growers in NC would laugh at me and possibly call for my …
Increase Success With Your Vegetable & Ornamental Transplants!
Whether you are a commercial grower or a homeowner wanting to produce your own transplants, avoiding diseases, such as …
Crop Load Management Update: 04/26/20
The post-bloom thinning window is well underway and several growers made thinner applications last week. Output from the Carbon …
Apple Disease Update + Research Recap #1
The unseasonably cool temperatures throughout Western NC has put apple tree development in a bit of a holding pattern. …
Crop Load Management Update (4/21/2020): A Surplus of Challenges
The good news: Many southeastern orchards had a relatively strong return bloom in 2020 and we observed excellent weather for …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 21, 2020
Cool Weather Suppresses Insect Activity With phenological stages ranging from petal fall to first cover throughout the region, insects of …
Mathews Family Farms Connects With NC FarmLink
We are proud to have briefly crossed virtual paths with Kevin Mathews of Mathews Family Farms in the Yadkin River Valley …
2020 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
Congratulations and celebrate because primary apple scab season ended on April 12th in Western NC! However, please do not …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 14, 2020
Petal Fall Spray Options: In many locations petal fall is approaching, and options for insecticides to spray will depend …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 7, 2020
Trapping Continues This past weekend CALS administration granted the apple entomology program permission to begin our insect monitoring program in …
Prohexadione Calcium to Manage Tree Vigor
I received multiple calls and e-mails regarding use of prohexadione calcium (P-Ca; Apogee or Kudos 27.5 WDG). Most of …