POP TIPS: Preventing and Treating Fire Blight
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a bacterial disease affecting pome fruits including apples, pears, Asian pears, and close relatives like quinces and hawthorns. It gets… Read More
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a bacterial disease affecting pome fruits including apples, pears, Asian pears, and close relatives like quinces and hawthorns. It gets… Read More
Spraying biofungicides on your tree to suppress diseases is like releasing beneficial insects in your orchard to decrease pest populations. Sometimes when I think about… Read More
by Anisa George Figs have been with us from the beginning. You’ve probably seen one or two pictures of Adam and Eve being booted out… Read More
The Story Behind EM SOIL HEALTH IS PLANT HEALTH Healthy soil is essential for maintaining healthy, bountiful gardens, orchards, and farms. Optimal soil health can… Read More
Elderberry has long been in the medicine cabinet as an immune boosting, antiviral hero and rightfully so. Elderberries are full of vitamins and minerals that… Read More
February is the heart of orchard pruning season in our climate- time to put on the snow boots and get out there! Please check out the POP Monthly Orchard Task List for recommended… Read More
A wart. A lump. An inconspicuous bump. Many scale insects can go undetected due to the protective, waxy, shell-like covering that is often mistaken for… Read More
Orchard care is a year round undertaking and January is the kickoff to pruning season in our climate. Please check out our POP Monthly Orchard Task List for… Read More
The busy orchard season has finally come to a close and many orchard plants have already gone dormant for the winter. That said, there are… Read More