With a cold, wet March, the spring crops have been slow to be put in, and consequently there have been few pest concerns. However, this will change with the onset of temperatures nudging 60⁰ F and drier conditions. There is always the question of how well did the insects survive the winter. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2013
March 28, 2013 Pat Hastings
Attention Master Gardener Coordinators:
Any product recommendations published in the Plant and Pest Advisory are made for licensed pesticide applicators, and specifically are NOT directed at homeowners. This information should not be distributed to other Master Gardeners; nor be distributed/recommended to homeowners. There is a statement on the bottom of the Plant and Pest Advisory homepage that directly cautions: “Recommendations on this site are for commercial operators and are NOT for home gardeners”.
If a homeowner wishes to apply restricted use pesticides on their own property, they must become certified and licensed as a “private pesticide applicator” by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program. If you have questions on this, please contact me.
Patricia D. Hastings
Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
93 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
March 28, 2013 Administrator
Crop Insurance Deadline for NJ Nursery
By Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative
Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2013— USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announces New Jersey nursery producers should be aware that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2014 nursery crop insurance is May 1, 2013. New applications for crop year 2014 may be accepted until May 1, 2013, with coverage beginning 30 days after receipt of your signed application, a Plant Inventory Value Report (PIVR) for each insured practice, as applicable, and two copies of your most recent wholesale catalogs or price lists. Premium will be prorated when PIVRs and/or catalogs or price lists are submitted with applications after the sales closing date. For existing policies, coverage will automatically attach on June 1, 2013. [Read more…]
March 27, 2013 Dave Schmitt
Gloucester County Fruit Twilight Meeting
Tree fruit and wine grape commercial growers are invited to discuss insect, disease, and weed control with RCE NJAES Specialists and the Fruit IPM team.
Date: 7 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Location: Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
County Government Services Building
1200 N. Delsea Dr.
Clayton, NJ 08312-1095
Phone: 856-307-6450
March 27, 2013 Brad Majek
Annual Weed Control for Established Blueberries
The program for the control of annual weeds in blueberries should consider the weed free strip under the row and the middles, sod or tilled, separately. The “Weed Control Season” in blueberries starts in late fall. The program implemented in the spring depends on what herbicides were applied the previous fall. If herbicides were applied in late fall, applications may be able to be delayed until later in the spring. Residual herbicides should be applied before bud break in late winter or early spring after the soil is no longer frozen if no late fall treatment was applied. [Read more…]
March 26, 2013 Brad Majek
Annual Weed Control in Vineyards
The program for the control of annual weeds in the vineyard should consider the weed free strip under the trellis and the sod middles between the rows separately. The “Weed Control Season” starts in late fall, after harvest. The program implemented in the spring depends on what herbicides were applied the previous fall. If herbicides were applied in late fall, applications can be delayed until later in the spring. Residual herbicides should be applied in late winter or early spring after the soil is no longer frozen, if no late fall treatment was applied. [Read more…]
