Sunday evening, April 27: Weather forecasts for the coming week vary, but at least one of the forecasts is suggesting that we may have more than 3 inches of rain in the Hudson Valley between Tuesday morning and Thursday evening. … Continue reading
Thursday, April 24: The weather forecast is suggesting that we may have a 24-hr wetting period with mean temperatures slightly above 50 F from 7 PM on Friday through at least 6 PM on Saturday. The forecast is for scattered … Continue reading
Tuesday, April 22: Apricots at the Hudson Valley Lab were in full bloom this afternoon. Trees on top of the hill behind the lab showed very little bud damage, but other apricots planted in a colder area on the back side … Continue reading
16 April 2014: Low temperatures early this morning (Wed) varied by region, but ranged from 28 to as low as 23 across the Hudson Valley. More freezing temperatures are predicted for early Thursday morning. Green tissue in apple buds that … Continue reading
Tuesday, 15 April: Brown rot: Remove last year’s brown rot mummies from trees: Even though pruning on stone fruits is often delayed until after bud break (especially on peaches and nectarines), it is important to walk through stone fruit blocks and … Continue reading
3 PM, Mon, 14 April: My previous message on apple scab ascospore assessments contained some confusing language as it relates to the ascospore maturity model on the NEWA website. In that posting, I stated “the NEWA model is predicting actual spore … Continue reading
Noon, Mon, April 14: Early-season apple cultivars at the Hudson Valley Lab reached the green tip bud stage (50% of fruiting buds showing green tip) on Sunday, April 13. Temperatures over the past three days were 5 to 8 degrees … Continue reading
2 pm Fri, April 11: Leaves collected this morning from an abandoned orchard just north of the Hudson Valley Lab showed a wide variation of ascospore maturity with most pseudothecia of the dozen examined still showing little or no … Continue reading
Mon, 7 April: Because deep snow interfered with winter pruning in many orchards, it is likely that many folks will still be contending with brush from recent and on-going pruning when the first sprays will be needed (perhaps by the … Continue reading
Sun, 6 April: They may have been active before, but I heard the first spring peepers this afternoon. The buds on red maples are swollen and ready to pop. Both events are indicators that the time for the first tree fruit … Continue reading
Fri, 4 April scab maturity assessment: Today Mike Biltonen (Apple Leaf Consulting) and I collaborated on an apple scab maturity assessment and found no apple scab ascospores that were anywhere close to being mature. Not surprising given the fact that … Continue reading
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