Hmm, which would you use? From Rivera…

Slide dump 1 from Liz Higgins

Slide dump 2 from Liz Higgins. Get it?

No wonder it costs 30 grand to grow an acre of apples! Says Jon. Sherif Virginia Tech talks PGR’s.

Can you see that? Since 2019 NAA application per Sherif recommendation = return bloom

Value added NAA application to Honeycrisp? I’m not betting on it, but🤔

Nothing normal about 2023 growing season according to Dan Donahue Cornell ENYCHP

Crop still tough to thin. Check.

Humph. The warmer the region the more bitter pit. Not too warm early in 2023. Explains why lower bitter pit. Mg/Ca ratio new to me.

“Honeycrisp on life support in HV.” Unless?

Cold hardiness and dormancy in a nutshell Jason Londo Cornell AgriTech

What to do, what to do???

A bit (no pun intended) about bitter pit on poster child Honeycrisp Sherif Sherif VT

Jon says B9 bitter pit resistant too. Oh wait…

Didn’t someone once say it takes a horticulturist to implement IPM?

Humph. Kerik Cox Cornell AgriTech a bit pessimistic about potential loss of EBDC’s etc. Biopesticides lend some hope for disease control.

Got fire blight? Seems blossom protect the good option rotated with strep

Marssonina = Apple blotches