Apple Update: May 9, 2017
Crop Stages In Essex and Kent, apple blossoms are at king bloom to king bloom petal fall. For the restContinue Reading
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Apple Update: May 2, 2017
The OMAFRA Apple Team will be providing weekly crop updates reported from across the province, including growth stages, production, weather-relatedContinue Reading
Fire Blight Prediction Maps – Links Updated
Thanks to those who noticed an error in the links provided in the original Fire Blight Prediction Maps for 2017 post.Continue Reading
Apple Disease Management: Part 2 – Tight Cluster to Petal Fall
Tight cluster to petal fall can get quite complicated for disease management with 1) rapid growth occurring during a criticalContinue Reading
Fire Blight Prediction Maps for 2017
Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s Plant Pathologist – Horticulture, is once again creating fire blight prediction maps based off the Cougar BlightContinue Reading
Apple Disease Management: Part One – Early Season (Green Tip to Tight Cluster)
With the very spring-like temperatures, apple buds are moving along quickly. Most areas of the province are seeing green tipContinue Reading
Green Tip in Apples – Are You Prepared?
Signs of green tissue are showing this week in the southwest regions of the province from Harrow, Simcoe and Niagara.Continue Reading
Fire Blight Management Project Update
Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFRA Horticulture IPM Specialist; Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, OMAFRA Horticulture IPM Specialist; Amanda Green, OMAFRA Tree Fruit Specialist A jointContinue Reading
Apple Update: July 1, 2016
Crop Stages June drop is finishing up. Terminal buds have started to set in many locations across the province. FruitContinue Reading