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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