Peach: Bacterial Spot: Generally we recommend starting at 0.5 ozs metallic copper and gradually lowering the rate as the season progresses. The rate applied will depend on the formulation. Dr. Lalancette published a chart listing common copper formulations and rates for peach and nectarine applications. Avoid combining copper with captan especially if it has been […]
Continue reading...May 2, 2022 Kate Brown
New to Orchards? Homesteading Academy Hosts Educational Tour in June
The Rutgers Homesteading Academy invites you to “Take a Walk with an Expert” at the Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Pittstown, NJ (Hunterdon County). Join Dr. Megan Muehlbauer, Hunterdon County Agricultural Agent, for an educational tour of the orchards on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Continue reading...May 1, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Shovel solutions to biennial thistles
Noxious weeds are insidious destroyers of land value and productivity and a legacy one does not want to leave for the next generation. The wind blown seeds of biennials like dandelion, musk and bull thistle are readily visible this time of year in lawns and pasture. While perennial weeds like canadian thistle and horsenettle are […]
Continue reading...May 1, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Drought planning. Monitoring real time stream flow
With dry conditions occurring as planting season is underway monitoring real time stream flow is a useful tool. Non-irrigation users as well as those who rely on irrigation can use this tool to forecast short term and long term conditions that will benefit or impact when and what to plant, when to water, and how […]
Continue reading...April 29, 2022 Meredith Melendez
The NJ Plastic Bag Ban and Your Retail Farm Market
The NJ plastic bag ban will impact retail farm markets starting May 4th. Note that enforcement of this ban will vary based on your retail sales location. Counties and municipalities may use their health or other departments for enforcement along with the DEP. Without specific guidance on how to enforce the ban in farm retail […]
Continue reading...April 27, 2022 Kris Holmstrom
Allium leaf miner update: 04/27/22
Allium Leaf Miner (ALM) Allium leaf miner (ALM) adults (flies) continue to be captured on yellow sticky cards in chive plantings in Hunterdon and Mercer counties. Numbers have declined somewhat this week (Milford, Hunterdon County 21, Princeton, Mercer County 13) relative to the week prior (Milford 27, Princeton 45), but it is still too soon […]
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