UGA PEACH BLOG

Chill hours the lowest in more than a decade

Dec 19, 2015 | Written by

The unusually warm fall has had quite a few agricultural impacts.  The Packer noted today that Florida strawberry volumes have really been set back by the warmth (link).  The season started early, but the heat is stressing the plants, which causes a reduction in the number of berries set. I’ve…
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Nematode Sampling

Oct 26, 2015 | Written by

Nematode sampling prior to replanting an orchard can help determine if fumigation is necessary.  Sampling existing orchards can help explain problem areas in an orchard, and the results can be used when scheduling pruning and planning use of the land when the current orchard is removed.
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Glufosinate Registration for Peach Expands Non-Selective POST Herbicide Options

May 18, 2015 | Written by

W. E. Mitchem Extension Associate Orchard and Vineyard Floor Management NC State Univ., Clemson Univ., Univ. of Georgia, Cooperating Herbicides formulations containing glufosinate are now cleared for use in stone fruit crops.  For years glufosinate has been registered for non-selective postemergence (POST) weed control in apple, grape, and blueberry plantings…
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Herbicide cleared for use in stone fruit

May 14, 2015 | Written by

Glufosinate (Rely 280, Surmise, and others) has been cleared for use in stone fruit.  This has been in the works for some time and stone fruits are listed on the labels.  I have pasted a link to the Rely 280 SL label below.  This a very good non-selective POST herbicide option…
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Scale Crawlers are on the Move!

Apr 28, 2015 | Written by

Dan Horton & Jeff Cook Friday, 24 April, freshly settled 1st nymphal stage (white cap) San Jose scale were observed on peach in an orchard on the northern side of the main central Georgia peach belt. While there were a few remaining crawlers, it was clear that most of this…
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Early Green Fruit Rot

Apr 21, 2015 | Written by

This photo shows green fruit rot (caused by Monilinia fructicola) on insect-damaged peaches (photo taken today from fruit collected in an ‘O’Henry’ block at the USDA research station in Byron, GA).  I have never personally observed green fruit rot this early, but it does occur from time to time.  If…
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