Cotton
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Finally, some rain came. It brought some relief and a little cooler weather with it. We don’t want it to cool off completely but a break from the 105 heat index is most appreciated. On Tuesday, PhytoGen had a mini field day at a variety plot that they are conducting with Gary Branch. There was…
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I hope we get some rain this weekend. Pivots are running as hard as they can and the dryland fields are showing drought stress. Hot and dry brings out the pest. We have been seeing spider mites and some stinkbugs in cotton. Whitefly populations are increasing so be on the lookout for them. I have…
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I see a good bit of clean cotton out there so that must mean that the majority of you are being timely with your herbicide sprays. When cotton starts getting taller and bushing out its difficult to spray over the top and still maintain good weed control. You run the risk of injuring your cotton…
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I was talking with Dr. Phillip Roberts yesterday and he was telling me that stinkbug populations may be higher than we have observed in recent years. Once plants begin setting bolls you need to begin monitoring for internal damage. Scout bolls approximately the diameter of a quarter. Bolls of this size are easy to squash…
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Its been another busy week here in Tift County. Here are a few updates. Georgia Crop Update Sorghum: Early planted grain sorghum here in Tift that avoided sugar cane aphids. Reminder grain sorghum being planted now behind some of our melon production has the potential for good yields but will need to keep sugar cane…
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Most important thing is to watch the potential development and buildup of a tropical system in the northern Gulf of Mexico that could bring storms to us late in the week. While the extent and impact of the development of the system is unclear now, it could have significant impact on disease management in Georgia.…
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Seems like we looked at more cotton this week than we did anything else. Here are a few things we have been seeing and a few reminders about cotton. Aphids: They are definitely out there and on cotton. The killing fungus that we like to see move in and take them out is not going…
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Cotton in an indeterminate plant that blooms as it grows. Basically, cotton is a tree that we have adapted to grow in one year. Several varieties of cotton can get rank quick if conditions are right and we grow a majority of those excessive vegetative varieties. In order to keep cotton under control, we need…
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Environmental conditions continue to be favorable for the development of fungal diseases; we still have moisture and some afternoon storms and warm temperatures. Such will certainly favor the development of white mold and leaf spot on peanuts and continued spread of southern corn rust. All of our crops, and especially peanuts and cotton, are progressing…
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We had an event yesterday that we haven’t seen since Mother’s Day, some type of liquid substance fell from the sky. It was quite enjoyable. Hopefully well get some more of the rain that is suppose to be coming in over the weekend because my millet isn’t looking too good right now. Cantaloupes and watermelons…