Strawberries are beginning to ripen in south Georgia and blooming across the state. Early scouting for spider mites is extremely important if you want to have a successful season. Now is a good time to be tissue sampling for fertilizer applications as well. You can easily check those leaves for…
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As our strawberry plants slowly start growing this winter it is time to make sure they have the fertility they need to give us the best crop. It is always good to get a tissue sample in mid to late January to determine if additional boron is needed in the…
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Since many strawberry growers have used paraquat to clean up row middles you need to be aware of additional measures that our U.S. EPA has proposed for paraquat (full details at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/epa-proposes-new-safety-measures-paraquat). See highlighted measures “As outlined in the proposed interim decision for paraquat, the agency is proposing new measures to…
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Clemson Extension is hosting a Strawberry 101 webinar. Click Here for more information and to get registered. Topics will include economics, timeline, fertility, and plant selection.
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If you missed the Georgia South Carolina Strawberry Update you will have to read a little more to get all the valuable information that was shared.
UGA and Clemson have partnered with several researches and strawberry specialists to host a strawberry production meeting on August 19th beginning at 10am.
With all of the recent rain and plenty of green and ripe fruit we need to be on the lookout for diseases.
Row covers can be used to accomplish a few different things in strawberry plasticulture. For us in Georgia, they are best suited for protecting blooms and small fruit from frost as we near our first harvest dates.
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Spring is just around the corner so we need to be thinking about our strawberry fertility programs. Now is a great time to get a tissue sample. This will give you a baseline and let you know if your pre-plant fertilizer has run out. It also allows you to check…
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Anthracnose fruit rot disease, caused by fungal Colletotrichum species, is one of the most significant disease problems of commercial strawberry production in Georgia and the Southeast. Resistance to site specific fungicides could result in control failures if proper resistance management strategies are not used.
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