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 2024 Crop Load Training System Soil Type 1 M.26 Heavy Vertical Axis Loamy Sand 2 Read More…
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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…
Champlain Valley Recommendations for Return Bloom Sprays in 2022
Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell-AgriTech, Geneva, New York For mildly biennial varieties, apply four sprays of Ethrel (1 pt/A) or NAA (4 oz/A) beginning when fruits are 25 mm in diameter and on a 10-day interval. For strongly biennialvarieties, apply four sprays of Ethrel or NAA (4 oz/A) beginning when fruits are 16 mm in diameter and on a Read More…