Apple Update: August 10, 2017
Available in PDF: 12_Apple Update Auguest 10 In this update: Growth stage Precipitation Retain label changes International Fruit Tree AssociationContinue Reading
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Apple Update: June 30, 2017
In this update: Fruit size Hedging Nutrient analysis Weather issues Disease: fire blight, apple scab, powdery mildew, fly speck/sooty blotch,Continue Reading
Apple Update: June 21, 2017
Crop Stages In Southwestern Ontario, apple fruitlets are 20-35 mm in diameter, terminal buds are starting to set in olderContinue Reading
Phytophthora Crown Rot and Red Stele of Strawberries
By Michael Celetti, OMAFRA Plant Pathologist – Horticultural Crops, Guelph The wet conditions experienced last fall and earlier this springContinue Reading
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
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 for 2017
Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s Plant Pathologist – Horticulture, is once again creating fire blight prediction maps based off the Cougar BlightContinue Reading
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Irrigation update- June 24, 2016
by Rebecca Shortt, Engineer, Water Quantity, OMAFRA The month of May and the first 3 weeks of June have beenContinue Reading
Apple Update: June 22, 2016
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets are increasing in size. At the University of Guelph Simcoe Research Station, they are 25-35 mmContinue Reading
Apple Update: June 7, 2016
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets range in size between 10-20 mm with the largest fruitlets in South Western Ontario and theContinue Reading