An archive of posts covering various topics in almond fertilization.
- Carpophilus Beetle: What We Know
- Preventing spring diseases in almond
- Frost damage to almonds
- Operational expense savings during almond bloom
- 2023 Bloom Considerations
- Flooding and Almond Tree Survival
- Use of Pre-emergent Herbicides in Almonds
- Using Mid-summer Leaf Samples to Guide Fertilizer Decisions: How I Apply Potassium
- Using Mid-summer Leaf Samples to Guide Fertilizer Decisions: Part 2- Potassium
- Research Article Review: Early almond harvest as a strategy for sustainable irrigation, pest and disease management
- Using Mid-Summer Leaf Samples to Guide Fertility Programs, Part 1
- Article review: Crop coefficients and water use of young almond orchards.
- Re-evaluating operational costs for a difficult year
- Nitrogen Use within Young Orchards
- Farming with Less Pesticides: The Role of Technology
- Considerations for March 2022
- Additional thoughts on bloom spray additives
- 2022 Bloom Considerations
- Example of a Fungicide Program for Almond
- Bloom Sprays: Spray Rig Strategy
- Improving nitrogen use efficiency using urease and nitrification inhibitors
- Alternative Nutrient Sources: Compost and agricultural by-products
- Managing low hull boron: late season corrective measures before next year’s bloom.
- Article Review: Regenerative almond production systems improve soil health, biodiversity, and profit.
- Major Nutrient Fertilizers: Thoughts to Reduce Operational Costs without Impacting Productivity
- Reduced Kernel Size – 2021 Harvest
- Post-harvest Leaching Fractions to Manage Soil Salinity
- Preview: Irrigation Management Tech section from the future Almond Production Manual
- Water Production Function Paper – Spain
- Almond’s Water Use Efficiency
- Iron Deficiency of Almond
- Almond Drought Management: 2021 Update
- Weak Flowering/Leaf Out in 2021
- Phosphorus and Almonds
- Field Note: Irrigating and Deep Soil Moisture After Rainy Season
- Drought and Almonds: Spring Considerations
- Technology Corner: Q&A with Semios
- What is a FRAC group?
- Technology Corner: Q&A w/ Phytech
- Almond Fungicides and Bloom: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan
- Tracking Winter Chill in Fruit Growing Regions
- Factors to Consider when Determining Honeybee Hive Needs for Almond Orchards
- Technology Corner: Questions to Ask Ag Tech Companies before Committing
- Field Note: Early Leaf Drop in Almonds from Peach Silver Mite
- Should California consider European Almond Cultivars?
- Stuck Nuts: Varietal Influences
- Technology Corner: Q&A w/Tule Technologies
- Regulated Deficit Irrigation: Is it appropriate for your operation?
- Technology Corner: Spear-Lep w/Vestaron
- Almond Gumming: When is it a problem?
- Almond Irrigation Scheduling: Sourcing ETo
- Field Note: Simple Technique to Shave Down Tree Stakes
- Copper Deficiency in Pistachio
- Herbicide Drift: PPO Herbicides
- Shot Hole Fungus on Almond
- Glyphosate Drift on Almond
- Almond Irrigation Scheduling: Deciding on a Crop Coefficient
- 2020 Bloom Considerations
- Influence of water availability on orchard spacing and development
- Water Meters: Formatting the Data for Use
- Tree Loss Value Calculator
- Phytophthora: An Update
- Almond Shaker Damage
- Field Note – Powdery Mildew of Almond
- Shaking Almond Trees: When to Start
- Cover crop research review: How can it help almonds?
- Irrigating almonds through the summer
- Newly Planted Orchards: Weed Management
- Fertilizing First Year Almond Trees: Major Nutrients
- Timing Fungicide Sprays: Thoughts for a Wet Spring
- 2019 Almond Bloom Considerations
- Pest Alert: Peach root-knot nematode found in Merced and Kern almond orchards in California
- Pruning Almond Trees
- Pruning: The Basics
- Job Transition: Departure from UC Cooperative Extension
- Field Note: Securing Irrigation Tubing
- Postharvest Nitrogen Management 2018
- Alkaline treatments have been shown to reduce hull rot
- Summer Irrigation: Considerations for Deficit Irrigation
- 2018 Almond Frost Event – What was learned
- Got voles? Perhaps anthraquinone is the answer.
- Put Leaffooted Bug Monitoring on Your To-Do List
- 2018 Spring Update
- Frost Damage Effects: Points to Consider for 2018
- Almond Frost Warning and Protection Methods – 2018
- 2018 Almond Bloom Considerations
- How late can almonds be shaken for winter sanitation?
- Glyphosate formulations – What’s the difference (and what the heck is a “salt”)?
- Is Winter Irrigation Needed?
- New pesticide labels available to help control pruning wound infections
- Observations from a Trip Down Under – The Australian Almond Industry
- Aspergillus niger induced hull rot on almond
- Almond Kernel Defects
- Almond Postharvest Management: Nitrogen Considerations
- Almond Postharvest Management: Water Demands
- Field Note: Impacts of Soil Variability on Tree Performance
- What influences hull-split timing?
- Varietal trends in acres planted to almond, 1988-2016
- Small Drones and Monitoring Orchards: Project Update and Field Day
- Walnut Pruning Trial – Update and Field Day