UVM Fruit Blog

Month: August 2022

  • It’s time to consider ReTain applications in Vermont orchards

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    Terence Bradshaw

    The use of plant growth regulators to help with harvest management and improve fruit quality is an important tool in many orchards. ReTain plant growth regulator is used to slow ethylene synthesis in ripening fruit to delay maturity and reduce preharvest drop. Given the dry and hot conditions experienced this summer, drop potential is high,…

  • Late summer orchard meeting next week, Granville, NY

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    Terence Bradshaw

    Passing this on from our colleagues at Cornell Cooperative Extension. -TB ENY Late Summer Orchard Field Meeting August 16 2:00pm – 4:00pm Join us for a late-summer field meeting. Cornell researchers and extension specialists will give talks on management tasks to be mindful of late in the season as we head into harvest. We will…

  • Veraison activities in Vermont vineyards

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    Terence Bradshaw

    Grapes are at or near veraison in Vermont vineyards, which signals the start of fruit ripening. At the UVM vineyard, we have observed Marquette at veraison as of August 4, Petite Pearl and Itasca are changing color about now, and Verona is just around the corner. This is an important time of year for a…