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Soils & Nutrients
Featured stories about soils and nutrients appear in this issue.
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Eye on the Middle East
Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates, is the major fruit import port in the Persian Gulf with its trade tentacles reaching to Yemen in
Good to Go
Susan Pheasant of Wenatchee, Washington, and Mauricio Frías of Curicó, Chile, are organizing an intensive technical tour of sweet cherry orchards in the Pacific Northwest
Last Bite – Pioneer of exports to Europe
The firm of Simons, Shuttleworth, and French Company, Inc., was one of the first to specialize in exporting apples from the Pacific Northwest to England
Renewal on the Ridge
Orchardists on Fruit Ridge northwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, suffered mightily when the market for processing apples weakened in the last decade of the twentieth
A remedy for blind wood
The branches of this young Fuji tree suffer from blind wood. Blind wood is a growth characteristic of certain fruit varieties, where buds at the
Effective fruit thinning
To evaluate thinning effectiveness using the “fruitlet model,” individual apples must be labeled and measured two or three times to assess their rate of growth.
In the Box
Dear Good Fruit Grower: As the oldest grandchild of Arden Harris and daughter of Ardenvoir Merlin Harris, I thank you for the excellent article [February
Fumigation rules delayed
New regulations on the use of agricultural fumigants, due to go into effect at the beginning of this year, have been delayed, possibly until the
Organic matter matters
Soils are one of the most complex biological communities. A teaspoon of soil has more than 180 million bacteria, according to USDA’s Hal Collins. Managing
Compost does good things
Growers can often make their own compost, reducing some of the transportation costs from trucking it in to the orchard or vineyard. Good stuff happens
Organic fertilizer calculator
Oregon State University has developed a tool to help growers compare the cost, nutrient value, and nitrogen availability of organic fertilizers. The Organic Fertilizer Calculator
Options for weed control
Good weed control is most important early in the season, but fall may be a better time to get the job done. Good weed control
Nutrition guidelines for grapes
Dr. Joan Davenport, who has long championed the need for grape nutrition guidelines specific to the Pacific Northwest, is in the process of publishing an
Micronutrients for juice grapes
Though results are preliminary, representing only the first year of work, a research project studying micronutrient utilization by juice grapevines has found that timing and
Constructing a trellis
When planting an orchard, don’t forget to leave room for the anchor, which is the most critical component of a trellis. It should be as