[apple-crop] spray program software
can anyone recommend a computer software program for spray records? John Bruguiere Dickie Bros. Orchard On 2/27/2012 10:50 AM, Fleming, William wrote: *We used a device from the same company with the same mode of action to repel birds.* *Work great for a couple of days till they got used to it then it was worthless.* *Luckily it had a 30 day money back guarantee, I sent it back.* *Think the deer repeller has a similar warranty; maybe you should go for it and tell us how it works. * */Bill Fleming/**//* */MontanaStateUniversity/**//* */Western Ag /**/ResearchCenter/**//* */580 Quast Ln/**//* */Corvallis, Montana/**//* *From:*apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] *On Behalf Of *Jerry (skip) Sietsema III *Sent:* Sunday, February 26, 2012 5:40 AM *To:* apple-crop@virtualorchard.net *Subject:* [apple-crop] electronic deer shield pro deer control Does anyone have any opinions on these units? Do they work and are they annoying to neighbors?skip sietsema ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- Dickie Bros. Orchard www.DickieBros.com Ph: (434) 277-5516 ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] use of product named Blush
anyone out there had any experience with a product named Blush, for increased red color by Fine Americas? Thanks,John On 6/16/2014 1:57 PM, Weinzierl, Richard A wrote: If you use the PTB Dual ties (or even the older LPTB mating disruption product), you should shut down LPTB and GPTB traps. Other mating disruption products (for codling moth or oriental fruit moth, for example) should not interfere with catches of either of the peach tree borer species. Rick Weinzierl Professor and Extension Entomologist IL SARE PDP Coordinator Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois S-334 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 217-244-2126 *From:*apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] *On Behalf Of *Arthur Kelly *Sent:* Monday, June 16, 2014 12:20 PM *To:* Apple-Crop *Subject:* [apple-crop] Peach tree borers Would having mating disruption ties in the orchard interfere with pheromone trap captures of both greater and lesser peach tree borer? -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- * Dickie Bros. Orchard www.DickieBros.com Ph: (434) 277-5516* ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] Apples From China?
As long as China holds 15% or more of the US dept, the govt can't really tell China anything. I don't like importing anything that would harm American production(furniture, steel, etc.). A good businessman will diversify and change to stay ahead of the curve. A poor decision would be to keep planting trees in the US when we are at a competitive disadvantage with China, Chile and Argentina etc. If we have more supply than demand, simply decrease supply and prices will rise. 7th generation apple grower John On 8/15/2014 10:26 AM, Mike Arvay wrote: I'm curious on what the group thinks about this proposed amendment to the U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Regulation which will allow the import of apples into the U.S. from China. I don't want this to become a "All things from China are bad." thread. But I can see both negative and positive possibilities on allowing this. They do recommend additional measures and actions other than the standard Port of Entry Inspection. http://www.regulations.gov/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13804591&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--, B9po2Wh9EOEarH4oSyBng8hr9QeyW3LJQbTqn5DyDzYxmuMr2ciJZaLS1t7JjLaavRgsui8ZQ9El8DY6ATo7HsWEkbg&_hsmi=13804591#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0003-0001 Thanks. Mike Arvay Small Grower in Central Indiana. ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- * Dickie Bros. Orchard www.DickieBros.com Ph: (434) 277-5516* ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] Fw: Thoughts.....
well said Evan, John Bruguiere On 2/20/2015 6:36 AM, Evan B. Milburn wrote: Thoughts For Those Who Take Life Too Seriously <http://www.arcamax.com/entertainment/jokes/s-27523?ezine=1> 1. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines. 2. A day without sunshine is like, night 3. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 4. I just got lost in thought. It wasn't familiar territory. 5. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 6. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 7. I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 8. Honk if you love peace and quiet. 9. Remember, half the people you know are below average. 10. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. 11. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. 12. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap. 13 I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol. 14. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have. 15. Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your week. 16. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. 17. Save the whales. Collect the whole set. 18. Get a new car for your spouse. It'll be a great trade! 19. Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow. 20. Always try to be modest, and be proud of it! 21. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments. 22. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand... 23. OK, so what's the speed of dark? 24. How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink? 25. If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 26. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. 27. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now. 28. Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film. 29. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends? 30. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges? 31. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. 32. What happens if you get scared half to death twice? 33. I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out. 34. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. 35. Why do psychics have to ask you for your name? 36. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. 37 Just remember - if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off. 38. Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
Re: [apple-crop] apple size
anyone out there on the east coast have a good source for white reflective ground cover? Apparently Extenday is only available in Washington state and California. John Bruguiere Dickie Bros. Orchard On 1/11/2016 9:44 AM, Hugh Thomas wrote: Another way to reduce N is to grow grass under the trees and mow and bag the grass and haul the grass clippings away. Sounds labor intensive but hot so bad if you use a commercial mower. On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Arthur Kelly <mailto:kellyorcha...@gmail.com>> wrote: We are trying some hard-cider blends with them Mo. Art On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:53 PM, maurice tougas mailto:appleman.maur...@gmail.com>> wrote: "JuicyGold". On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Shoemaker, William H mailto:wshoe...@illinois.edu>> wrote: What region did you observe the Morren's Jonagored Supra on B9 Jon? Can you say something about chilling requirement for that cultivar? I think Jonagold is an excellent apple for fresh eating. If the New England Apple Association wants to brand it, I think they are making a good choice. Bill *William H. Shoemaker * /Retired fruit and vegetable horticulturist/ /University of Illinois/ wshoe...@illinois.edu <mailto:wshoe...@illinois.edu> *From:* apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net <mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net> [apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net <mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net>] on behalf of Jon Clements [jon.cleme...@umass.edu <mailto:jon.cleme...@umass.edu>] *Sent:* Sunday, January 10, 2016 4:56 PM *To:* Apple-crop discussion list *Subject:* Re: [apple-crop] apple size Root pruning: YES Withhold nitrogen: YES Minimize dormant pruning, do some summer pruning (but don't remove fruit): YES Use Apogee: YES Over-crop: YES maybe, but use NAA and/or Ethrel to promote return bloom development Use B.9 rootstock (as opposed to M.9): YES Make sure you have enough variety to pollinate: YES I found Morren's Jonagored Supra (Willow Drive) grown on B.9 rootstock to be a very nice Jonagold strain. Good crops without too many large fruit. Still have to watch biennial bearing. I would plant that strain in a heartbeat if I want Jonagold. Did you hear New England Apple Association is going to brand Jonagold apples grown in New England? Not sure, however, what they are calling it? Any other ideas out there? Jon On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Hugh Thomas mailto:hughthoma...@gmail.com>> wrote: I've always wondered about root pruning with a deep running and large disk. Just a thought... On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 11:48 AM, David Kollas mailto:kol...@frontier.com>> wrote: Art: I don’t know whence the observations or measurements have come, but I saw a rootstock comparison in which G202 was said to produce “smaller fruit size.” For the reason you mention, I hope this is true, and of more than just statistical significance. I suspect that if it were a practical difference, we would have heard more about it. David Kollas Kollas Orchard, Connecticut On Jan 9, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Arthur Kelly mailto:kellyorcha...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Any suggestions out there for how to reduce fruit size without getting into biennial bearing as in not thinning? Some varieties (Jonagold) would be more marketable if they were 2.75 - 3.0" instead of all more than 3.0". > > -- > Art Kelly > Kelly Orchards > Acton, ME > ___ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net <mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net> >
