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Cover Crop Following Peanuts
With most of our peanuts out of the ground, we’re looking at putting in cover crops with talk of an El Niño year. UGA Extension Soil & Fertilizer specialist Dr. Glenn Harris answers the question:...
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Winter Forage Fertilization
Our forage crops look much better now than they did this time last season. October was dry just like last season, but some soil had enough moisture to get a stand though mid October. Last year, frosts...
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Forage Update & Winter Fertilization Considerations
We’ve been looking at more and more forage issues the past few weeks. Rust is evident in some fields. We’re also seeing evidence of N efficiency as lower leaves show chlorosis. Here is an update on...
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Sidedressing Corn
Some field corn is turning yellow after recent rains. This is due to nutrients, like nitrogen, leaching. It’ll also show yellowing toward the whorl as it grows, before nutrients are moved into these...
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Satsuma Fertilization
Blooms & new growth Thanks to Lowndes County Agent Jake Price who did a good job coordinating Monday’s Satsuma Meeting. We talked about citrus greening, fungal disease, and fertility programs....
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Pecan Mouse Ear
Mouse ear is a growth abnormality from a nickel deficiency in pecan trees. This disorder occurs mostly on newly transplanted trees in established orchards. This is the first time I’ve seen it, but it...
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Peanuts: Time For Calcium
Former UGA Peanut Agronomist Dr. John Baldwin always said, “If it don’t rain, it don’t matter.” We are putting out landplaster in peanuts now to supplement calcium. If we don’t have enough calcium, we...
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Pecan Leaf Sampling
It is time for us to take leaf tissue samples in pecans. UGA Extension Pecan Specialist Dr. Lenny Wells has this information: The general recommended period for leaf sampling is July 7-August 7. Why...
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Soil Testing Pecan Herbicide Strips
This is pecan leaf sample time – July 7 through August 7. In addition to leaf samples, UGA Extension Horticulturalist Dr. Lenny Wells has information on soil testing, particularly in row middles. Many...
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Herbicide, Fungicide, Foliar Fertilizer Combinations In Peanut
We have been fortunate in our county with adequate rainfall – in most areas anyway. Peanut crop is looking good, we have set pods and kernels are developing in our oldest peanuts. With many questions...
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Bermudagrass Leaf Rust
It’s not unusual for us to be dry in October. But it is unusual to go into October already dry. Many folks have not seen one measurable rain in the month of October. As we walked through this Alicia...
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Good Time To Lime Ponds
We talk about weed issues in ponds, but another aspect of pond management is fertilization and liming. Haphazard fertilization programs are not recommended in ponds. However, liming every few years...
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Fertilizing Late Winter Forage
We were months late getting our winter forage planted this year. We didn’t have many options because of this, so most winter forage is ryegrass. Most of it is looking good now and very green. We...
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Sidedressing Corn
We are very thankful for timely rains without significant storms. We’ve had atleast 1.5″ of rain in the last 7 days. This has helped get our pre-emergent herbicides activiated. This is also good for...
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Timing N, Ca, and Boron On Peanuts
Peanuts are looking really good now. We are between pegging and developing seeds at this time. We are on our second and third fungicide applications across the county. We are starting to see evidence...
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