Archive of posts covering various horticultural topics.
- Frost damage to almonds
- 2023 Bloom Considerations
- Flooding and Almond Tree Survival
- Research Article Review: Early almond harvest as a strategy for sustainable irrigation, pest and disease management
- Article Review: Regenerative almond production systems improve soil health, biodiversity, and profit.
- Reduced Kernel Size – 2021 Harvest
- Weak Flowering/Leaf Out in 2021
- Drought and Almonds: Spring Considerations
- Tracking Winter Chill in Fruit Growing Regions
- Factors to Consider when Determining Honeybee Hive Needs for Almond Orchards
- Should California consider European Almond Cultivars?
- Stuck Nuts: Varietal Influences
- Almond Gumming: When is it a problem?
- 2020 Bloom Considerations
- Influence of water availability on orchard spacing and development
- Shaking Almond Trees: When to Start
- Cover crop research review: How can it help almonds?
- Timing Fungicide Sprays: Thoughts for a Wet Spring
- 2019 Almond Bloom Considerations
- Pruning Almond Trees
- Pruning: The Basics
- 2018 Almond Frost Event – What was learned
- 2018 Spring Update
- Frost Damage Effects: Points to Consider for 2018
- Almond Frost Warning and Protection Methods – 2018
- How late can almonds be shaken for winter sanitation?
- Almond Postharvest Management: Water Demands
- What influences hull-split timing?
- Almonds Exuding Clear Gum
- Freezing Temperatures:Almond Frost Sensitivity
- Dormant Practices and Wet Weather
- Sun Reflecting Products for Increased Winter Chill?
- Winter Chill Update: December 2016
- Almond Orchard Row Width
- Catch frame shaker sets in almonds?
- Stockpiling Almonds During Harvest
- Yellow Trees and Saturated Soils
- Almond Set and Nut Drop
- 2016 Almond Bloom Considerations
- Wet or Dry, Get Ready for Bloom
- Can mechanically-applied pollen either supplement bees, or ensure an almond crop in the event of bee inefficacy or unavailability?
- Pruning First Leaf Potted Trees
- Whole Orchard Soil Re-incorporation: an Alternative Orchard Removal Strategy
- Planning and Planting a New Almond Orchard
- Considerations for a Potential Wet Year
- Planting Potted Plants: Preventing Root Girdling
- Early Nut Split – Nut Drop or Bug Damage?
- More Leaves than Flowers: Why?
- Chilling Requirements in Chill Portions for California Crops
- Counting Chill Better – Using the Chill Portions Model
- Is Last Year’s Warm Winter the New Normal?
- Odd weather at harvest, so far
- Leaf analysis and salinity monitoring
- Walnut Pruning: Unheaded v/s Headed Trial Year 3
- Water Stress, Early Hullsplit, and Kernel Size
- Lower Limb Dieback of Almond
- Almond Gumming – Insect Damage?
- Pros and Cons of Earlier, Warmer Spring
- Pollen, Bees, R.U.L.E.S., and Almond Bloom
- Almond Dormant Oil Applications and Dry Conditions
- Planting considerations for a dry year
- Pruning Can Improve Pest Control
- When to Prune First Leaf Almonds
- Small Nut Size and Early Harvest – Why?
- 2013 Harvest is Around the Corner
- Howard Nut Drop
- Pocket Gopher and Ground Squirrel Management
- Protecting flowers, pollen and bees at bloom.
- Cold Weather Expected
- Meeting Time: Understanding Figures and Statistics
- What is Dormant?
- Winter Chill Reduction from Climate Change
- What did I learn at the Almond Board’s annual conference?
- Reducing Winter Kill in Walnut
- Nonpareil Yields Down – Why?
- Nitrogen and Potassium Leaf Content: Is There Such Thing as Too Much?
- Independence Almond – Some Observations
- Hail Damage from Last Week’s Storm
- Frost Prevention in Almonds
- Varietal Bloom Issues
- Some Thoughts on 2012 Bloom
- Plant New Trees High!
- Observations of Krymsk-86 Rootstock
- Monterey Drop
- Frost Damage in Almonds
- More info in Regards to Frost Protection
- Cold Temperatures Expected this Weekend
- Supplemental Pollination – What we (don’t really) know
- Bloom Spray Additives: Do they work?
- Bee Health and Pollen Sourcing: Does mixed source pollen improve bee health?
- Some Thoughts on Pruning First Leaf Trees
- Proper Almond Tree Planting
- Rootstocks for California Almond Orchards
- 2010 Almond Harvest Around the Corner…
- Orchard Cover Cropping pt 1
- April/May/June Almond Nut Development – Rationale for Proper Irrigation and Fertilization
- Orchard tasks to help prevent frost damage
- Checking Thermometers to Monitor Frost Temperatures
- Pruning First and Second Leaf Almonds
- Dealing with rain at harvest