Many growers have stuck with short pruning despite it requiring more labor and opening up trees to greater chance of infection. But perhaps not for long.
Successful bunch rot control is an integration of several methods, but fruit zone leaf removal, especially earlier in the season, can give your vines a leg up.
Fruit trees begin to go dormant in response to shortening day length in the fall. Exposure to freezing temperatures accelerates the onset of cold hardiness.
Leaving the proper number of canes on your highbush berry plant should ensure your consumers will leave your farm with large berries – and come back for more.
Most walnut orchards are pruned annually during the establishment phase – a costly, laborious endeavor. But, there has been some promising research showing that annual pruning might not be necessary.