Category: Apples
-
Posted on May 18, 2022
Promoting Flower Bud Formation in Honeycrisp—the Time Is Now
Honeycrisp starts flower formation really early in the season and by the time fruits are 30 to 36 mm in diameter, which corresponds to about […]
-
Posted on April 7, 2022
Growing Organic Apples in a High Tunnel
We raise organic apples and berries on our farm in Lafayette County, southwest Wisconsin. In the past ten years we have transitioned our farm from […]
-
Posted on
Bloom Thinning Recommendation for Apple Orchards
This article is a summary of the Bloom Thinning Webinar which can find here The 2022 growing season is right around the corner, and in […]
-
Posted on January 31, 2022
Winter Sanitation for Disease Prevention in the Apple Orchard
It’s that time of year again! While your trees are dormant this winter, it’s a great time to continue disease prevention practices in your apple […]
-
Posted on December 1, 2021
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update November 26, 2021
In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
-
Posted on August 19, 2021
Apple Summer Rots and Sooty Blotch & Flyspeck
As the apple harvest season is upon us in Wisconsin, apple fruit diseases may become more apparent and their impacts on fruit quality and yield […]
-
Posted on July 22, 2021
Fire Blight Management in High Density Orchards
*The following information was presented at the 2021 Wisconsin Apple Field Day. Fire blight is the most important bacterial disease of apple. When warm and […]
-
Posted on June 21, 2021
Managing Japanese Beetle in Apple
Japanese beetles have barely started to emerge in Wisconsin and they have become worrisome for apple growers in the last couple years. Japanese beetles are […]
-
Posted on May 27, 2021
Light Bloom in Apple Trees and How To Promote Return Bloom
I have heard from several growers that bloom has been much lighter than expected this year, in particular in Honeycrisp, even when crop loads last […]
-
Posted on May 13, 2021
Precision Chemical Thinning Recommendations
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about all the resources we have available for precision thinning. This time I want to provide […]