nov-dec-2020

Web Resources: • National Weather Service: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ • Sampling and Thresholds for Pests: ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/Dormant-Spur-or-First-Year-Twig-Sampling-and-Treatment-Guidelines/ • Herbicide Efficacy on Certain Weeds in Almonds: ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/Susceptibility-of-Weeds-in-Almond-to-Herbicide-Control/ • Weed survey form along with pictures of specific weed seedlings: ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C003/m003pcweeds02.html • Sequential Herbicide: ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=29080 • Weed Management in Young Orchards in the Young Orchard Handbook: ccfruitandnuts.ucanr.edu/files/238596.pdf • Gopher Control: ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r105600211.html (it’s a cherry IPM page, but gopher biology and control information are the same in almond) • How-To Video on Trapping Practices with Roger Baldwin, UCCE Specialist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDW0l6eeG0M • Tips on Late Planted, Potted Trees: growingproduce.com/nuts/tips-for-late-planting-potted-almond-trees/ Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Farm Advisor, Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties weather forecast firms up to warn of a real spring storm or mites reach the economic threshold for treatment, etc. Under those conditions, the sprayer needs to be ready to work smoothly to deliver good spray coverage without breakdowns or delays. Now is the time to go through the sprayer to get it ready for those times. Best wishes for a restful Holidays for all. IN YOUR ORCHARD I would really appreciate your help in understanding where my efforts in this column are helpful or not helpful to your work. This will assist me in doing a better job writing future columns and, hopefully, help my bosses understand how the time I spend on this column benefits almond growers and, so, local economies. The link to the survey is: ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm ? surveynumber=32515 and the QR code appearing below will take you to the same survey through your phone or tablet. Thank you very much for taking the time to let me know what works and what doesn’t work for you when reading this column. 4 8 A L M O N D F A C T S