A website from UGA Cooperative Extension

Strawberry News

Jeff Cook

Avatar photo

Jeff Cook

County Agriculture Agent in Taylor & Peach Counties, and Area Peach Agent. B.S. Plant Pathology, UGA. Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management, UGA.

  • Link to Strawberry Meeting Recording and Other Updates

    Jeff Cook

    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.

    Posted in:

  • Georgia/South Carolina Strawberry Update

    Jeff Cook

    UGA and Clemson have partnered with several researches and strawberry specialists to host a strawberry production meeting on August 19th beginning at 10am.

    Posted in:

  • Be Looking for Disease Issues

    Jeff Cook

    With all of the recent rain and plenty of green and ripe fruit we need to be on the lookout for diseases.

    Posted in:

  • Row Cover Usage

    Jeff Cook

    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.

    Posted in:

  • Strawberry Fertility

    Jeff Cook

    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 and adjust boron (B) levels…

    Posted in:

  • Colletotrichum Resistance to QoI Fungicides

    Jeff Cook

    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.

    Posted in:

  • Scouting for Two-Spotted Spider Mites

    Jeff Cook

    Scouting for Two-Spotted Spider Mites is critical early in the strawberry season.  Managing this pest along with diseases will help plants be more productive once we move to spring harvest season. 

    Posted in:

  • Paraquat Applicators Certification

    Jeff Cook

    If you didn’t never got a trophy, plaque or certificate growing up we are going to take care of you this growing season.

    Posted in:

  • Disease and Insect Management When we Uncover

    Jeff Cook

    Because of the warm February temperatures our strawberry crop was advancing fast.  That is why most of it is under covers as I type this post.

    Posted in:

  • Captan Fungicide Under Review

    Jeff Cook

    Captan fungicide is under a review by EPA.  Take a minute to comment on the  benefits to your operation here

    Posted in: