POP TIPS: Fermented Herbal Tea Sprays
We’ve come to associate spraying with noxious pesticides that kill beneficial insects and harm our health and soils, but there are other kinds of sprays… Read More
Category Archives: Sprays
Biofungicides for Orchards: Serenade and Regalia
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
EM for Orchards: Are Effective Microorganisms Effective?
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
POP TIPS: February Orchard Care
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
POP TIPS: September Orchard Care Tasks
September is always an exciting month for orchard harvests, with many of our favorite fruits ripening including figs, paw paws, Asian pears, almonds and more! … Read More
POP TIPS: June Orchard Tasks
June is an important time for some key orchard care tasks including fruit thinning and pest and disease management practices. And June is of course when many of… Read More
POP TIPS: May Orchard Care Tasks
May is another important month for orchard care, as this is the season when many insect pests first emerge and damage from many diseases is also first noted. Please… Read More
POP TIPS: April Orchard Care Tasks
In what is sure to be a challenging month for all, April is a key time for orchard care and efforts now will help ensure… Read More
POP TIPS: March Orchard Care Tasks
As the weather turns to Spring, here are some critical steps for orchard care March is a critical month for completing a variety of orchard care… Read More