2024 Capital Region Petal Fall Thinning Recommendations Dr. Terence Robinson and Mike Basedow Below is a review of recommendations from our Petal Fall Meeting that we held virtually on May 13th. The recording of which can also be viewed below: Assess each block for flower damage. We found variable damage throughout Saratoga county when evaluating Read More…
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Petal Fall Insect Management Review
Petal Fall Insect Management Review Andres Antolinez Delgado, Cornell AgriTech HVRL; and Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP As we will soon approach petal fall in portions of the Capital Region, we want to share a reminder of the key pests we are targeting during this critical pest management timing. Woolly Apple Aphid This pest has been creeping Read More…
Update to NEWA Fire Blight Model – Streptomycin applications 5 days in the future
Update to NEWA Fire Blight Model – Streptomycin applications 5 days in the future Anna Wallis, Kerik Cox, and Dan Olmstead The timing of streptomycin application(s) during bloom is critical for fire blight management. This antibiotic has 24-hour pre and post activity, meaning it will protect open flowers open approximately one day before and after Read More…
Promalin: What to do when freeze events occur from tight cluster to pink
Promalin: What to do when freeze events occur from tight cluster to pink Jim Wargo, Valent USA Apples at tight cluster to early pink are more tolerant to cold temperatures than fully open flowers. Nonetheless, if the temperatures do get cold enough (27/28F), injury to flower reproductive parts can occur. I often get asked this Read More…
Pink Pest Management Reminders
Pink Pest Management Reminders Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP and Andres Antolinez Delgado, HVRL In blocks with a history of OFM infestation, 1 or 2 traps checked at least weekly will help indicate the timing and relative size of the first generation population this year. What should be the response when the numbers start building? In a Read More…
Quebec Apple Tour July 17-18
Quebec Apple Tour July 17-18 This free orchard tour will be taking place in Quebec’s Montérégie region, just over the border from the Champlain Valley. The tour group will be meeting at a hotel in Brossard, and free bus transportation will be provided to the orchards on each day. Presentations will primarily be in French, Read More…
Annual Orchard Trellis System Maintenance
Annual Orchard Trellis System Maintenance Mario Mirando Sazo, Cornell Cooperative Extension LOFP Start planning or continue the annual maintenance of your trellis system: 1. Replace broken and weakened posts (see pictures taken in a mature Honeycrisp block yesterday) 2. Re-pound anchors and in-line posts that have heaved. 3. Straighten leaning posts. 4. Check and replace Read More…
Spring Orchard Pre-Emergent Herbicides
Spring Orchard Pre-Emergent Herbicides Mike Basedow and Janet van Zoeren If you weren’t able to get pre-emergent herbicides on in the fall, spring still presents a good time to get something out before many annuals start to germinate. Below are some pre-emergent product recommendations to consider this spring. To help you select materials, have a Read More…
Active Woolly Apple Aphid Populations in Western New York
Active Woolly Apple Aphid Populations in Western New York Dr. Monique Rivera, Cornell AgriTech In conflict with all messaging provided on woolly apple aphids (WAA), we have surprisingly found active colonies in western New York. Typically, we expect to see WAA in late May and early June, not in the last week of March. We Read More…
Performing Floral Bud Evaluations on Honeycrisp Ahead of Precision Pruning
Performing Floral Bud Evaluations on Honeycrisp Ahead of Precision Pruning Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP, Northern NY I recently evaluated four Honeycrisp blocks in the Champlain Valley for their percentage of flowering buds so the growers could adjust their pruning practices. The blocks are described in the following table: Block Rootstock 2023 Crop Load Training System Soil Read More…
2024 Intentional Delay of Dormant Pruning for ‘Honeycrisp’ & Other Important Biennial Cultivars (Fuji)
Intentional Delay of Dormant Pruning for ‘Honeycrisp’ & Other Important Biennial Cultivars (Fuji) Mario Miranda Sazo and Terence Robinson When pruning a Honeycrisp block without knowing the floral bud percentage (% of floral buds in a 100 bud sample of spurs from randomly selected shoots in a Honeycrisp block), you are risking removing too many Read More…
CCE ENYCHP Blog Post: Environmental Protection Agency Mitigation Proposal Update – Ziram/Thiram/Ferbam
Environmental Protection Agency Mitigation Proposal Update: Ziram/Thiram/Ferbam Megan Luke, Penn State Extension, Viticulture & Tree Fruit Educator The EPA recently hosted a webinar to address concerns and to outline new measures for mitigating risks pertaining to the use of three commonly used fungicides: ziram, thiram, and ferbam. It is crucial to understand what changes are Read More…