Stone Fruit:
At our orchard, we lost our stone fruit with the -20 degree F temperatures this winter. For those of you fortunate enough to have fruit, frequent and heavy rain present problems multiple problems, namely bacterial spot and brown rot. Three weeks before harvest, cease bacterial spot sprays, even though bacterial spot may continue to be an issue with this hot wet weather. You can still manage brown rot. To maintain and protect fruit, be sure to rotate chemistries by FRAC Code to minimize the risk of fungicide resistance. Some options to consider (choose one from each column and then choose a different column-do not repeat a column back to back, and always used the highest labeled rate).
