Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Peach: Diseases: Bacterial Spot: This disease is still present, and has increased in severity in some orchards. Brown Rot: With the recent rains, sulfur should not be part of the spray program. Most growers should be relying on a captan based program for mid-season covers, followed by better materials during the last 3 weeks pre-harvest. […]
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The many peach varieties grown in New Jersey were developed in different breeding programs from several peach-growing regions, including the Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program. Recent evaluations have examined the known characteristics and challenges growers face in growing these varieties. These are important for making planting, thinning, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and marketing-related decisions. Understanding these […]
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Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope you all stayed cool during the heat wave this past week! Sweet Corn Early plantings of sweet corn are silking throughout New Jersey. Moth captures in much of the state (see map) have generally decreased, but a 4-day spray schedule is still necessary for most growers at […]
Continue reading...2025 Summer Orchard Tour and Educational Program Sponsored by: The New Jersey State Horticultural Society in cooperation with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County Wednesday July 9, 2025 4:00 – 8:00 PM Hosted by: Kurt Alstede at Alstede Farms Harvest Hall 100 Route 24 Chester, NJ O7930 Cost: $20.00 includes dinner Program 4:00 PM: Registration […]
Continue reading...By: James Shope and Cesar Rodriguez-Saona As of June 23, Sparganothis fruitworm has accumulated 1,225 degree-days (DD) since the April 15 biofix, based on our degree-day model. This suggests that flight activity has surpassed 90%, with peak flight likely occurring around June 19, 2025. The model reflects average conditions across multiple beds, so some variation […]
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Still time to Sign up for the 2025 – Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program (Join us for the next Session Tuesday 6/24/25) UPLOADS 6/10 SESSION: (contains information on oriental beetle, SLF, Two-spotted spider mites, soft scales, box tree moth, bacterial shothole, virus symptoms) Click here for a PDF of June 10, 2025 webinar Click here for […]
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