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Virus Infection in 2012-2013 Strawberry Crop

Dr. Charles "Chuck" Johnson, Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist, VA-Tech, advises strawberry growers with potentially virus infected plants from Nova Scotia (Balamore Farms) on steps that they can take at this time in…READ THE REST »

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Surprisingly high blossom temps at 11 am! (Friday May 17 at 11:40 am)

Figure 1.  This morning I was at the strawberry patch of Mark and Pam Waller in Durham and had my handheld digital thermometer with me for our visit with UNC-TV, and at 11 am MORE »Posted: Yesterday

Warm Temps Today and Tomorrow (8 am, May 15, 2013)

Figs. 1a and 1b.  The upper figure is the CURRENT forecast for today’s maximum temperatures, and the lower figure was the forecast from yesterday for today, and you can see some definite changes!  There MORE »Posted: 5/15/13

Great temperatures (low 50s – low 70s) and fruit quality today…but, rapid run-up in temps tomorrow (noon, Tue. May 14)

Hello again! Please find below a terrific photograph that was sent me at 7 am this morning of some outstanding quality berries (Camarosa) in the Rudd farm retail market in Greensboro yesterday (Fig. 1).  MORE »Posted: 5/14/13

How crazy is this year? Frost Protect Tuesday Morning in WNC and Then Worry About High Temps (3:45 pm, Mon. May 13, 2013)

Figure 1. Minimum temps for Tuesday morning – produced this morning (May 13).  There is risk of frost in areas of the mountains like Asheville early tomorrow morning: asheville 5 am frost tue.  Row MORE »Posted: 5/13/13

Another Frost? Why Not!

Figure 1.  Frost is expected in WESTERN NC tomorrow morning (May 13) as well as Tuesday morning (see Fig. 2). “Additional weather details, including custom weather forecasts, are available from AWIS at www.awis.com.” Figure MORE »Posted: 5/12/13

Noon report (Friday, May 10, 2013)

Briefly, Over in Greensboro there is a pleasant breeze today which is ideal for picking, and “plant cooling.”  Some high clouds at present and solar radiation is not as intense.  Clouds are moving in MORE »Posted: 5/10/13

Quick update on today’s temps (9 am, Friday, May 10, 2013)

Figure 1.  Friday maximum temperature map for NC (some change from last night’s forecast – see Fig. 2 below).  The piinkish areas will see temperatures in the upper 80s today, and in such locations MORE »Posted: 5/10/13

Very Warm Temperatures on Friday! (Late Thur. Evening, May 9, 2013)

Figure 1.  This is the AWIS maximum temperature map for NC on Friday May 10th. In areas of in dark purple (84-86) and pink (86-88), growers are advised to run drip irrigation in the MORE »Posted: 5/10/13
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