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Orchard Blossom Season is Almost Here

Spring-time in the orchard and beautiful blossom buds are about to burst into life. So why is it such a tense and worrying time..?

Published March 23, 2022
Categorised as Gallery Tagged apple, blossom, cherry, Morello, pear, Plot #79, quince

Plot #79 Orchard Year in Review, 2021 Edition

We’ve had a mixed year on our allotment plot orchard. Here’s a round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly.

Published November 28, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged 2021 update, apple, apple canker, codling moth, fireblight, medlar, pear, pigeon, Plot #79, plum

Plot #79 Orchard Plan Now Online

The site now contains a set of pages of records of the trees we’re growing on our orchard allotment plot.

Published January 24, 2021
Categorised as Site Updates Tagged orchard planning, orchard record keeping, Plot #79

Introducing Plot #79, Orchard-in-Progress

Preparing the ground for a 20-tree orchard on a derelict allotment plot.

Published January 4, 2018
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged ground preparation, Plot #79

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UTSpecialtyCropZachariah Hansen@UTSpecialtyCrop·
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Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) causing classic bacterial ooze symptoms on apple fruit. This grower had good overall control utilizing Maryblyt to predict infection events & inform pesticide application timings. Controlling this disease during bloom is critical.

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Springtime #IPM in the orchard ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ› Early season insect activity including spring feeding caterpillar, leafcurling midge, mullein bug and more. Signs of cedar apple rust galls on nearby eastern red cedar kicking off this seasonโ€™s disease cycle #onapples

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