Several crops are now improving in colour and size. Topping, application of sucker control, treating for aphids and hornworms, as well as the start of harvesting on some farms are the current activities.
If anyone would like a new slide rule for curing, there is still a good supply available from CTRF.
Irrigation this past week was becoming a more common site. Last night’s rain was significant in some areas ending irrigation on some of these farms for the time being.
Further spread of PVY and Target Spot appears to be limited on most farms at this time.
We have received some calls recently in regards to the tips of leaves yellowing and some of the leaf tissue at the tip of the leaf drying up (click here for photo). This is potassium (K) deficiency, which can be seen sometimes when the plant is growing rapidly at about the topping stage. This is not necessarily an indication that more K is needed. When the plant is growing rapidly, it sometimes can’t take up all the K it needs.