Cotton
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Cotton: These afternoon storms sure have been raising the boll rot concerns. I am already seeing several hits of Diplodia, Anthracnose, and Fusarium boll rot. Don’t worry too much about the names; boll rot is boll rot, and most of what I see looks insect-related although these wet, humid days sure aren’t helping. The fields…
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It’s been a busy week. Peanuts are in full swing. Cotton is cranking up. Livestock show season is here. 4-H judging teams are starting practice for the fall and winter run. It was actually cool when I walked out of the house this morning and I don’t think I started to sweat until lunch. I…
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Well, we missed the destruction of Hurricane Dorian and the Bulldawgs won so it was a pretty decent week. While I enjoy the holiday (Labor Day) it really does seem to mess the week up. Peanuts: Maturity check still going on. Mondays at Tift Peanut Plant 2, Wednesdays at Omega Farm Supply, and Fridays at…
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Peanuts: We started checking maturity this week. Early planted April peanuts seemed to be right on target for O6s (140-144 days). Late April planted peanuts seemed a little ahead (134-137 days). The peanuts below were planted in early April and were currently 134 days old. In 10 days those yellow peanuts will mature into the…
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I worked in the rain this week for the first time in a long time. We even got a few drops in Brookfield. Scott and I took Dr. Emran Ali (Molecular Biologist) around the county collecting water samples for Phytophthora research. He still needs samples if you would like to have your pond tested, just…
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I saw a post on Facebook this week that said: “if you want to know what it feels like in Georgia, take a hot shower, don’t dry off, and put all your clothes on.” That is about as truthful as it gets. Pecans: Its time to crank up the irrigation in pecans orchards as shell hardening…
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Only one post this week because we’ve been running like scalded dogs. Here is the update Peanuts: Lesser Cornstalk Borers (LCB) have been abundant this year along with foliage feeders. We have been getting good knockdown results with Prevathon and Diamond on LCB but the weather keeps springing them back up. I would recommend against…
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Peanuts: We have seen white mold, in small quantities, in Tift County. Be vigilant and aggressive with your sprays. There has been a good bit of false white mold scattered around. Pay close attention to the difference. False white mold does not harm the plant; in fact, the real damage false white mold can cause…
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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…