Almonds
Cultivars & Rootstocks
- Almond Varieties (Cultivars)
- Almond Variety Planting Trends
- Observations on Butte County Rootstock Trials
- Observations on Krymsk 86
- Rootstocks for High Boron
Diseases - Foliar
- Almond Bloom Diseases
- Almond Hull Rot Control - Irrigation Management
- Almond Hull Rot – Cultural and Chemical Management
- Almond Scab
- Alternaria Leaf Spot
- Bacterial Blast - Relationship between Varieties and Symptoms during 2017 Bloom
- Bacterial Blast and Canker
- Bacterial Spot in Butte County - First Report
- Bacterial Spot of Almond
- Beware of Anthracnose!
- It's that Hull Rot Time of Year!
- Leaf Blight
- Leaf Rust of Almond
- Rust
- Why was rust an issue in 2016?
- Yellowing Krymsk?
Diseases - Trunk & Soil Borne
- El Niño rains and pruning don’t mix!
- How is Band Canker Infecting Young Trees?
- Phytophthora Crown Rot & Pruning Wound Cankers
- Pruning wound protection: How to reduce the impact of canker diseases
- Verticillium Wilt
- Waterlogged Orchards & Phytophthora
- Wood Decay in Almond
Horticulture
- Boron Deficiency
- Catch-frame shaker sets in almonds?
- Cover Crop Seed Selection
- Cover Crops in Almonds: Research Updates
- Frost Protection
- Hull Split Timing and Sprayer Practices for Best Pest Control Results
- Interpreting Soil Test Results
- Monterey and the Leafing Failure
- Nematodes, Rotation Crops and Intercrops
- Planting Almonds
- Postharvest Nutrition Review
- Potassium management for sustained almond yields
- Potassium, Zinc, Manganese, and Iron Deficiencies in a Wet Spring
- Potential Damage from Overwatering & Waterlogging
- School is Out & Grades are Coming In: Almond July Leaf Analysis
- Training and Pruning Almond Orchards
- Understanding a Soil Test – pH and SP
Insects & Mites
- Ant Mounds
- Approaches to Spider Mite Management in Almonds
- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Keep an Eye Out for Potential Damage
- Dormant Monitoring for San Jose Scale in Almond
- Harvest Damage Evaluation for Almonds
- Navel Orangeworm Considerations 2018
- Navel Orangeworm Considerations Before Harvest
- Orchard Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm Control
- Pacific Spider Mites
- The Many Possible Causes of “Gummy Nuts”
- What to do if you Applied Abamectin to Almonds in May
- When is Peach Twig Borer a Concern?
Irrigation
- Early Season Irrigation: Do We Know When to Start?
- Frost Protection
- Irrigating Using ETc
- Irrigation System Maintenance
- Missing the Target: Why you Should Irrigate Potted Trees Directly onto Potting Media
- Northern California Cropping and Irrigation Patterns (Part 1)
- Northern California Cropping and Irrigation Patterns (Part 2)
- Potted Tree Irrigation after Planting: Getting the First Year Right
- Soil Moisture Sensor Selection is Confusing
- Thinking About Irrigating This Winter?
- Top Five Questions: Evaluating a Water Supply for Suitability to Irrigate Nut Crops
- Using a Pressure Chamber is Worthwhile
- When Should You Apply the First Irrigation of the Season?
- Yellow Monterey Almond Trees
- Zone Irrigation, Part 1 - Zone Irrigation Concepts
- Zone Irrigation, Part 2 - Designing a System
Pollination
- Bee Hours and Almond Pollination
- Honey Bee Safety During Bloom
- Honey Bees and Bloom Sprays
- Honeybees, Colony Strength, and Beekeeper Challenges
- Pollinator Options in Addition to Honey Bees
- Protect Bees from Pesticides by Using Bee Precaution Ratings from UC IPM
- Protect Bees from Pesticides using Bee Precaution Ratings from UC IPM
- Protecting Honey Bees at Bloom
- Protecting Honey Bees During Bloom
- Steps for Successful Nut Set
Vertebrates
- Get those Gophers!
- Options for Gopher Management
- Pocket Gopher and Ground Squirrel Management
- Pocket Gopher Management
- Step by Step Gopher Control
Weed Control
- Building an Effective Orchard Weed Management Program
- Feather Fingergrass: an Emerging Problem in Orchards
- Increase Your Return on Investment with Post-Harvest Weed Scouting
- Pre- and Post-Herbicide Performance on Threespike Goosegrass
- Weed Management Tools
Year-Round Management
- Almond & Walnut Orchard Management Considerations for July
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations for June
- Almond Orchard Management Considerations for October
- Almond Orchard Management Tasks During Bloom
- August Orchard Management Considerations for Almond and Walnut
- Fall Zinc and Boron Applications
- March Orchard Management Considerations
- November Almond Orchard Management Considerations
- Postharvest Nutrition Review