thats some coin nowadays!
1 Like
As hopefully the last update on the herbicide drift, after eating a handful of blueberries from my bushes, I wondered if they were safe to eat after all the herbicide damage.
To paraphrase Hi-Yield’s customer service response:
“I wouldn’t”.
Very cool
^^^boo
I got a second shot of fungicide/insecticide/sticker on the apple trees this morning. One more shot in early August and I’ll be done for the year.
2 Likes
I need to start spraying for apple maggots soon, ive never bothered with fungicide, havent noticed any problems yet. I did notice some fungus in my juneberries this year tho.
2 Likes
i spray fungicides on my serviceberries when i do my sour cherries. so far, no rust. not sure what causes the rust as we have no c.a.r here but the fungicide keeps them clean. i need to hit mine again. its been wet and muggy.
1 Like
Distance from trees to fence?
I was told to measure my intended spread then add 2’ for walkaround space inside the fence. The 2’ seems to be normal walkaround space for other situations.
Grabbed a couple quarts of wild raspberries today. I was doing some foodplot work and stopped to pick for maybe 10 minutes. There’s a lot more out there. If the critters don’t get them, I’ll grab some more tomorrow.
3 Likes
Do you grow blueberries? I want to say i have Prelude raspberry but the berries have been so so. I also have Caroline but those are just blooming now and some canes are pushing 6 feet in height. SWD gets my late berries.
It has been a good berry year. Good year for rabbits. Deer everywhere. Lots of acorns on the oak trees. Rain won’t stop.
I used to grow blueberries. I neglected them one year during a drought, I think they’re all dead now
They do need plenty of water. It’s really the only plant i’m good about watering regularly if it hasn’t rained in a few days. I have mine in buried pots in peat moss. The issue i do run into is my raspberries invaded their area and now they are competing. Also birds love them.
Raining again today. The mowing this year has been nonstop.
2 Likes
Yep, mine were in buried peat moss pots too. Worked great as long as I remembered to water them.
I may try again someday.
you have wild black caps there? only kind of raspberry ive never seen anyone grow here and none in the wild. i need to put some in. i have some purples but no pure blacks.
Yup, plenty of wild black raspberries. Wild reds are much mor common though. Most of those are too small to be worth my time to pick.
yeah. our wild reds, though tasty are a pita to pick. i have some wineberries i planted last year that survived and will fruit soon. anxious to try them. supposedly small fruited but superior taste. the red spined canes are very ornamental in winter. i have them on a south facing wall and bury them in snow in winter.
I finally have a decent size crop of apples and pears this year. Is coddling moth and apple maggot normally needed to be controlled in the midwest? I know I have plum crucilo and took care of that this spring just dont know if i need to worry about the other bugs or not. Hate to spray for no reason hate to lose my harvest.
The midwest is a pretty big area, so stating whether insecticide is necessary for codling moth and/or apple maggot control isn’t really a yes or no deal.
I can say that in my location, if I don’t spray an insecticide at least twice June thru August I’ll end up with a lot of fruit I won’t eat. A shot of Imidan the first week of June, July, and August gives 80%+ fruit without insect damage. Include Captan and Indar in those sprays and most fruit will be clean of scab, sooty blotch and flyspeck too.
2 Likes
Yup, coddling moths and apple maggot flies will most likely find you.
3 Likes
Apples get maggots and codling moths in Minnesota & Wisconsin Zone 4b.
3 Likes
You don’t have to take my word for it. Traps can alert you to the presence of pests. There are coddling moth traps and apple maggot traps. Also, you can quiz your County Extension Agent about this season’s threats. Alternatively you may be able to subscribe to your state’s crop bulletins for updates. In the case of apple maggots you can reduce (trap out) the population even in backyards without spraying.
I checked this season’s availability of codling moth traps, and they appear to be out of stock almost everywhere. This is normal. Probably you need to order next season’s between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Curiously Tractor Supply and Home Depot restrict sales of traps to West Coast states during the summer. Perhaps they are required to prioritize those customer’s orders for insect-control items in short supply to honor covenants for doing business there.
You can, however, make your own less effective substitute codling moth trap. If you catch any, start the Growing-Degree-Day clock and spray for them at the elapsed time. You’ve missed the window for applying chemical controls for “first flight,” but you still have an opportunity to clobber the “second flight.”
For apple maggot, you can coat red Christmas ornaments with Tanglefoot and hang them in your trees. I haven’t caught any yet this summer, but I keep looking. Perhaps the city’s mosquito control has been unusually effective.
5 Likes
No dormant season for the grass this year.
1 Like