Many people have asked when we will have another Beginners Pecan Course. We will hold the class every other year, which means we will have it again in April 2019. We will announce the class on the pecan blog as the time approaches.
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Many people have asked when we will have another Beginners Pecan Course. We will hold the class every other year, which means we will have it again in April 2019. We will announce the class on the pecan blog as the time approaches.
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I have had many requests to provide a pecan fungicide schedule example for 2018. Not much has changed from previous years with the exception of the use of phosphite alone in one of the early sprays. I list it here for spray number 2 but it should work for spray…
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I apologize for the confusion regarding Pindar but I wanted to clarify some things regarding its use in pecan: Pindar is a combination of oxyflurofen, a PPO MoA, and pinoxsulam, a ALS MoA, with both having PRE and POST activity. Pindar’s residual may not last as long as indaziflam’s but…
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Its time to burn down those herbicide strips in pecan orchards in preparation for the growing season. There are many combinations of herbicide applications you could use. Here are a few for trees of different ages: Trees 1-2 Yrs: At budbreak: Glufosinate + Prowl May/June: Glufosinate or Glyphosate or Paraquat…
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We’ve had several requests to make the county meeting presentations we’ve done around the state available so here you go: : https://www.caes.uga.edu/extension-outreach/commodities/pecans/resources/presentations/county-meetings.html
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Asian Ambrosia Beetle Attack on Young Tree Trunk We have had our first report of ambrosia beetle emergence in a Brooks County orchard at the end of last week. With warm temperatures expected through the next 7-10 days, ambrosia beetle activity is likely to pick up. Young, stressed trees, particularly…
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The 2018 UGA Pecan Spray guide can be found here.
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