University of Vermont Fruit Blog

Category: Tree Fruit

  • False alarm on apple scab, dry weather expected

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    By Terence Bradshaw Despite my warning from Sunday about an impending apple scab infection period early this week, the cool/cold temperatures and short wetting event associated with yesterday’s snowfall (!) did not trigger infection in any Vermont orchards. At this point, most orchards have not experienced an infection period yet this spring. Dry weather is…

  • Updates to NEWA functions

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    By Terence Bradshaw Art Agnello from Cornell posted the following announcement of NEWA system updates in his latest Scaffolds newsletter: Many orchards will soon be progressing to the stage where some insecticidal protection is typically needed, so we would take this opportunity to point out the availability of a prediction tool that combines our historical…

  • Foliar Nutrient guide – tree fruit

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    By Terence Bradshaw Forwarding from University of Connecticut Fruit Extension Educator Mary Concklin: Attached is a guide for foliar nutrient applications based on an identified need as well as foliar nutrients and PGR for situations where buds have been damaged from frost and/or freeze situations such as we have had this spring. Tree Fruit Foliar…

  • Apple Scab infection period expected Monday night through Tuesday, April 25-26

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    By Terence Bradshaw Apple scab primary ascospore development is moving along in Vermont orchards, with most orchards having approximately 8-15% mature spores according to NEWA models. This will likely be our first significant infection period of the 2016 season, and growers should be prepared. Bud stages are all over the map right now depending on…

  • Green tip in Vermont orchards and disease management

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    By Terence Bradshaw April 15, 2016 By later today most orchards in the Champlain and Connecticut valleys and Bennington area should be into green tip and disease management activities will need to commence soon for the 2016 season. The weather forecast for rain on Monday has been somewhat inconsistent with chances decreasing since last night,…

  • Recent cold and potential damage, plus apple scab management.

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    By Terence Bradshaw 11 April 2016 If it weren’t for that warm spell, everything would be all right. Orchards around Vermont are largely at the ‘advanced silver tip’ bud stage and have been since the first of April, with tighter buds on Honeycrisp and in cooler upland orchards and more advanced buds at green tip…

  • Early apple season considerations

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    By Terence Bradshaw As has been the case in the past several even-numbered years, growers are increasingly concerned about early bud break and potential for cold weather to damage developing apple buds. At the UVM Hort Farm, ‘McIntosh’ buds were just entering silver tip yesterday March 31. Growers are reporting silver tip across most of…

  • Latest Tree Fruit management guide updates

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    By Terence Bradshaw As mentioned at the 2016 VT Tree Fruit Growers Association meeting in February, there will be no reprint of the New England Tree Fruit Management Guide in 2016. 2015 guides are still available at: https://www.regonline.com/newenglandtreefruitmanagementguide. The attached document contains any changes in chemical registrations that we know of to-date, and may be…

  • 2016 Vermont apple season soon underway

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    By Terence Bradshaw In contrast to the rest of the population, those of us in the fruit growing community hate warm March weather, and this year looks like another which will potentially give s us early bud break and much stress over the sudden loss of time to get dormant-season work done and the increased…

  • 2016 Initial Pesticide Applicator’s Certification Training

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    2016 Initial Vermont Pesticide Applicator’s Certification Meeting This opportunity is open to new pesticide applicators who wish to review training materials and take the core exam in one sitting. Two site options are available. YOU ONLY NEED TO ATTEND ONE SITE. Burlington, VT April 11, 2016 Robert Miller Community Center, 130 Gosse Court ~ or…