Managing Pecans
Spraying
Timing Of Sprays
• Spray for scab and other diseases with fungicides regularly
• 100 gallons per acre water• Airplane and Spraying at Night when needed• Controlling Insects (Black Aphids, Yellow Aphids,
Mites, Nut Casebearer, Stinkbug, Shuckworm, and Pecan Weevil)
• Always better to be protected before than after in Spraying
Scouting
Fertilizer
• Soil and Leaf Samples (Waters Lab)• Split applications of broadcast fertilizer (Early
April and Early August)• Lime accordingly• Liquid injections three times during the
season • Typically 20 units of 24% three times per acre
Haslem Soil Sample
Irrigation
• I prefer MicroJet over Omitters• We have 20 irrigation wells (No more than two
zones per well)• All systems do between 3500 to 6000 gallons per
acre per day• Timing of Irrigation (Don’t water all you have early
on) • Typically start with 50% of maximum capacity• CHECK YOUR IRRIGATION REGULARLY
Industry Changes(Hedging)
Earlier The Better
Benefits of Hedging
• More Trees Per Acre• More Sunlight• Hopefully More Pounds Per Acre• Less Tree Breakage (Stronger Limbs)• In My opinion easier to control pests and
spray Strictly My Opinion• Spacing's of newly planted orchards for
hedging
Pushing of Young Trees
• Irrigation• Herbicide Strips (Roundup to a minimum)• Liquid Injections ( 3-8-12 plus minors)• Spray Regularly for micronutrients, pests, and
diseases (corron, sulfur, nickel plus, soar, zinc, and borron)
• Pruning establishing a central leader• Spread Fertilizer as well• Apply Zinc by hand
Logan Grove Six Year Old Cape Fear
Windham Orchard15 Months
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