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There is a new disease that has been reported on strawberries, and it is causing substantial issues for the strawberry industry in Florida. It is possible that our environment in Georgia is not conducive to the disease, but we should be diligent and on the lookout without regard. Fungal Neopestalotiopsis species are associated with the…
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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.
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UGA and Clemson have partnered with several researches and strawberry specialists to host a strawberry production meeting on August 19th beginning at 10am.
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I am trying to get a company (DSM) to register Zivion (Natamycin a.i.) as a transplant dip for strawberries. It would be active against anthracnose and possibly Botrytis that would come in on the transplants. With the resistance we are seeing to multiple fungicides, we need to reduce disease from the beginning where possible, and…
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Guido Schnabel (Clemson University) just provided his recommendations for the remainder of the season concerning strawberry disease spray programs. See the strawberry IPM guide at www.smallfruits.org to supplement this information (especially FRAC groups), but I concur with his thoughts as we move forward this season. Guido writes. “In general, based on 8 years of testing,…
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As the coronavirus is wreaking havoc throughout the world, it is hard to get very excited about strawberry diseases – unless you make an income off strawberries. Unfortunately, the mild temperatures and almost continual rainfall are making it very difficult to manage strawberry diseases at this time. Based on diseases we are currently observing in…
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With all of the recent rain and plenty of green and ripe fruit we need to be on the lookout for diseases.
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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 and adjust boron (B) levels…
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