Good Fruit Grower

January 15

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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower JANUARY 15, 2016 33 Photo by Vicky boyd Dong Wang, research leader with the San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center's Water Management Unit, shows a data logger used to record information from soil moisture sensors placed at various depths. SEAFOOD FOR THE SOIL SEAFOOD FOR THE SOIL I have been impressed by my cherry orchard's response to Paci c Gro's hydrolysate. Regular feeding of the product by foliar and fertigation during the season has pro- moted vigorous branch and root growth, increased fruit size a half to full row, made fruit signi cantly rmer and also helped trees recover from a devastating freeze this past winter. I have found that post-harvest feedings, which we apply up to leaf drop, are of critical importance to improving next year's crop. One surprising thing we have found that really excites us is that powdery mildew was signi cantly reduced in our orchards after we started using Pacific Gro's hydrolysate - even in highly susceptible varieties like Sweetheart. Mike Omeg, The Dalles, Oregon Liquid Shrimp & Crab - mmmm Good! The chitin and high sh oil content are a feast for the soil, especially for bene cial fungi. Also an excellent foliar. Screened to 200 mesh. CREATIVE AG PRODUC TS • w w w. p a c i f i c g ro. c o m • 503 867-4849 on OHxF-87, & Pyro 233 Pears Apples on M-9 T337, M-9 PAJAM 2®, EMLA 26, Geneva® 41, Bud 118 & Bud 10 on Krymsk® 5, Krymsk® 6, Gisela® 6, Gisela® 12 Mazzard, Mahaleb & EMLA-COLT Cherries

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