Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu I am currently pruning in my peach orchard. This is the first step in managing the fruit load. Most years, peaches and nectarines will set many more fruit than the tree can… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Rapeseed (Brassica napus) has been used as a biofumigant in new and replant orchard sites. It has a deep root system, is good at reducing surface compaction, scavenges significant soil nitrogen, and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Voles may cause extensive damage to fruit trees and orchards as a result of girdling seedlings and trees and damaging roots. Damage occurs primarily during winter when other types of food are… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This is the time of spring when we see the results from fire blight infections in pome fruits. In addition, warm weather with higher humidity and more frequent showers creates conditions that… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu We captured our first San Jose Scale on April 28 and April 29 on pheromone traps. Sometime earlier this week, crawlers should have become active (400-450 degree days past biofix). If you have had fruit… Continue Reading
