Weather Forecast Outlook for 25 Apr 2018 – 20 May 2018 (3pm, Sunday, April 22, 2018)
Figure 1. Ruby June fruit harvested just this Sunday morning (4/22) in Greensboro area (from cut-offs planted on 10/8/17). Figure …
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Variety Showcase Re-Scheduled for May 1st Due to RAINS on Tuesday, April 24 (9am, Sunday, April 22, 2018)
Dear Friends, I just got off the phone this early Sunday morning with Whit Jones, Cottle Farms, and he informed …
AWIS North Carolina Frost / Freeze Forecast for Saturday Morning (6:30pm, Fri., 4/20/18)
10-DAY DETAILED HOURLY WEATHER FORECASTS Ahoskie-Tri-Cou Albemarle_AP Andrews Asheboro Asheville_Munic Beaufort-Michae Boone_NC Burlington-Burl Cape_Hatteras_AG Chapel_Hill-Hor Charlotte Cherry_Point Clinton_NC Concord_NC Currituck_NC …
AWIS Weather Forecast Temperatures
Dear all, Some places will experience Frost tomorrow morning. Here the air temperatures for all weather stations in NC, VA, …
AWIS Frost / Freeze Forecast for Friday Morning (Produced at 4:06pm, April 19, 2018)
AWIS Weather Services, Inc. North Carolina Frost/Freeze Forecast Produced at 306 PM CDT on Thu Apr 19 2018 AWIS is …
3rd Annual Strawberry Variety and Advanced Selection Showcase on April 24th (3:45pm, 4.19.18)
Note: Final Day to Sign Up is Tomorrow (Friday, April 20) Figure 1. Peter Nitzsche (right), Rutgers University, will be …
Oak Felt Scales
Oak eriococcin scales, Eriococcus quercus, are one of the earliest scale insects to produce eggs, and thus crawlers, in …
WNC Insect Pest Populations
April 17, 2018 UPDATE ON CODLING MOTH AND ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH BIOFIX: Biofix for the OFM at the Mountain Horticultural …
Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
This Petal Fall Disease Update may be slightly premature, however, I figured I’d get it out for those wanting …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection: April 18-19
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Polk County (NC) for Wednesday April 18 and …
Frost Potential in Colder Areas of Central Virginia on Tuesday Morning (5:45pm, Mon., April 16, 2018)
Fig. 1. Minimum temperature forecast for Tuesday, 4/17/18. GROWERS will want to check the 10-day detailed hourly weather FROST …
AWIS - North Carolina Frost / Freeze Forecast (5:30pm, Mon., April 16, 2018)
AWIS Weather Services, Inc. North Carolina Frost/Freeze Forecast Produced at 306 PM CDT on Mon Apr 16 2018 10-DAY DETAILED …
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