Category: Plums
Spotted Wing Drosophila Update, August 14, 2020
The regional monitoring program is being conducted in berry and stone fruit crops in Essex, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, Halton, Oxford,Continue Reading
New fungicide for stone fruit growers
The fungicide, Miravis Duo, is now labelled for control of blossom blight, brown rot and peach scab in all stoneContinue Reading
Packinghouse Preparation Prior to Peach Season
By Lydia Balogh (Summer Student), Kathryn Carter, Peter VanWeerden and Amanda Green, OMAFRA Tender fruit harvest has started, and asContinue Reading
Tender fruit and Grape update-July 17,2020
By Kathryn Carter, Dr. Wendy McFadden-Smith and Amanda Green, OMAFRA Weather The hot weather has continued to push degree dayContinue Reading
Summer is the Time for Leaf and Petiole Sampling
Adapted from Christoph Kessel – Nutrition (Horticulture) – Former Program Lead/OMAF and MRA, updated by Lydia Balogh (summer student) andContinue Reading
Rainfastness of Fungicides
Timing fungicides can be a challenge. Infection for most diseases requires rainfall. Fungicides are used mostly protectively so work bestContinue Reading