InBrief Global – Issue No. 395
In this issue of the Hawke's Bay and Nelson Horticulture update, we look at setting up your crop for harvest, kiwifruit girdling, Indian grower visits, large fruit size concerns with apples and hail.
Leaf Testing Saves a Gold3 Crop
The importance of a leaf test was driven home when AgFirst's Dean Rainham was called to advise on a very sick G3 block. The leaves were cupped downward, small, shoot growth stunted, very chlorotic, white at the margins.
InBrief Global – Issue No. 394
In this issue of the Hawke's Bay and Nelson Horticulture update, we look at evapotranspiration and an example of how leaf testing saved a Gold3 crop. We look into stem clippers, planning for perfection and challenges with budburst in hybrid pears.
Inbrief Global – Issue No. 393
In this issue of the Hawke's Bay and Nelson Horticulture update, we celebrate Yvette completing Phase 3 of the NZ Horticulture Leadership course. We also look at secondary thinning record keeping, the disinfection of orchard tools, how Hawke's Bay is doing after spring frosts, the role of potassium in grapes and tips on ensuring your block targets are set up accurately in OrchardNet.