Fertilizer
Early Phosphorus and Calcium Set the Stage for Yield
Bloom is intense. Is there any other time when our trees go from bare to full solar panels, growing nuts, sucking up water, opening and closing…
West Coast Nut Reporting
Nutrition
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Fertilizer
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilization of Pistachios in the First Two Years
Planting an orchard requires a lot of work to ensure that the trees get off to the best start possible: picking the right rootstock and scion…
Nutrition
Plan Ahead to Improve Fertility Outcomes
The Marine Corps uses the 7P model: Proper prior planning prevents poor performance. Of course, I’ve cleaned that up a bit. In business, we create…
Nutrition
Using CO₂ and Fungal Ratios to Gauge Soil Health
Our soil is alive. It can be teeming with biology from micro to macroorganisms. These “bugs” can be detrimental for plants that cause and carry…
New Tech
Sap Analysis Can Be Used to Spot Trends in Plant Nutritional Status
More tree nut growers are looking at sap analysis as a diagnostic tool to measure the real-time status of nutrients.
Nutrition
Fixing and Retaining Soil Nutrients Over Winter
As temperatures cool and California’s rainy season begins, plant and microbial activity slows. This reduced biological activity, combined with…
Almonds
A View from the North: Orchard Management Considerations for April
The days are longer (and hopefully warmer than in March). Almond nut set should be coming into focus. If almond growing was a card game, it’s time…
Almonds
A Northern Perspective: Winter Considerations
After a scorching summer and warm fall, winter looks to be finally arriving. As I write this, chilling units are starting to accumulate, and rain is…
Nutrition
Plan for Greater Solubility of Nutrients in-Season at the Proper Time
Hypothetically, let’s say you had a really long day (you’re growers and consultants, of course you did.) You were running sun-up to sundown, full…
