August 2018

• Scab and the Cost of Pecan Production in 2018

  Lenny Wells

  August 28, 2018

  If nothing else, 2018 has been a wet year. As far as nut scab is concerned, the frequency of rainfall really starts to matter in June and its importance continues on through the rest of the season until shell hardening occurs (or shortly after shell hardening if you grow a scab susceptible variety). During years…

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• Thoughts On the Arrival of Shell Hardening

  Lenny Wells

  August 9, 2018

  We have about reached shell hardening on most of our pecans in Georgia at this point. There are a number of things that come along with shell hardening in the process of growing pecans: Expect to see water stage fruit split soon In the coming weeks you will likely see nuts dropping from the trees.…

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