Dry soil conditions impact on nutrient availability
Deanna Németh, Horticulture Sustainability Specialist Although the past week brought some much needed rain, many locations in Ontario were experiencingContinue Reading
Information for Ontario fruit growers
Deanna Németh, Horticulture Sustainability Specialist Although the past week brought some much needed rain, many locations in Ontario were experiencingContinue Reading
Christoph Kessel, Soil Fertility Specialist (Horticulture), OMAFRA Many parts of Ontario have seen extremely warm weather and below average rainfallContinue Reading
Crop Stages June drop is finishing up. Terminal buds have started to set in many locations across the province. FruitContinue Reading
by Rebecca Shortt, Engineer, Water Quantity, OMAFRA , 30 June 2016 This blog post will show the 2 steps to roughlyContinue Reading
by Rebecca Shortt, Engineer, Water Quantity, OMAFRA The month of May and the first 3 weeks of June have beenContinue Reading
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets are increasing in size. At the University of Guelph Simcoe Research Station, they are 25-35 mmContinue Reading
By Chris Burnie, Summer Research Assistant, Ontario Apple Growers Streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia amylovora, the bacterium that causes fire blight,Continue Reading
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets range in size between 10-20 mm with the largest fruitlets in South Western Ontario and theContinue Reading
Crop Stages Apple buds are at full bloom to petal in Eastern Ontario and Grey County and at petal fallContinue Reading
The fire blight prediction maps for Ontario have been updated for May 27-June 2, 2016. With the warm weather expectedContinue Reading