Transcript Grower Panel Discussion, "Production YEAR IN REVIEW" Moderator, Jeff LaFleur, Cape Cod

Grower Panel Discussion, "Production
YEAR IN REVIEW"
Moderator, Jeff LaFleur, Cape Cod
Cranberry Growers' Association).
Cape Cod Winery
Kristina & Tony Lazzai
Yvonne Hitchens
E. Falmouth, MA
young
beach
plums in
trellis
production
system
Coonamessett Farm
Ron Smolowitz
E. Falmouth, MA
good
fruit set
early in
the
season
pests and predators both present
Jeff LaFleur
Plymouth, MA
deer damage here
Double M Farm
Brad Morse
Rochester, MA
good growth on second year plant
Brieremere Farms
Clark McCombe
Riverhead, NY
20 year old plants with
high yield potential
pruning established plants
weeding transplants
Lunar Berries
Dick & Barbara Poznysz
Mattapoisett, MA
good resources and pre-plant preparation
application of mulch could prevent weed growth
YIELD SIGNIFANTLY GREATER IN FERTILIZED TREATMENTS
OVER UNFERTILIZED TREATMENTS 1999-2001. MULCH AND
IRRIGATION DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE YIELD.
???
2.5
pounds fruit per plant
untreated
2
irrigation
mulch
1.5
mulch+irr.
fert.
1
fert.+irr.
fert.+mulch
0.5
fert.+mulch+irr.
0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Yield Potential-Young Seed-grown Plants
3 year old planting
5 year old planting
assume 1 pound per plant
assume 1.5 pounds per plant
at 800 plants per acre
at 800 plants per acre
800 pounds of fruit
1200 pounds of fruit
What is the crops ultimate potential?
YIELD OF THE 10 HIGHEST YIELDING PLANTS
EXTRAPOLATED TO POUNDS PER ACRE AND
COMPARED TO TYPICAL BLUEBERRY YIELDS.
Beach plum yield extrapolated to yield per acre
7000
pounds per acre
6000
5000
4000
beach plum
3000
blueberry
2000
1000
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Year in orchard
Blueberry data from:
Pritts and Hancock, High bush blueberry production guide. NRAES #55.
Rutgers University Experiment Station
Cream Ridge, NJ
large plants with high yield potential
Revised Grower Guidelines Due
In March
• pest schedule
• fertilizer guidelines
• pruning and training