Picking is now underway in the Carolinas!
Picking is now underway in the Carolinas! (5:30 pm, Wed, 4/6/16)
Picking is now underway in the Carolinas! (5:30 pm, Wed, 4/6/16)
Morning review of what happened last night! (7:30 am – ?, Wed, 4/6/16) Good morning! There is nothing like just getting your sprinkler system running and then having a main line blow out. A grower from Yadkin County wrote last night: 12:15 frost and 34 canopy. 12:30 blew 5″ main line. Nothing like carrying 30′ joints of pipe in the … Read More
Check out Barclay Poling’s latest blog post sharing research and findings from Clyde Gurosik of N. Augusta, SC. You will find his updates on a study he did on Camarosa with ground temperature and Strategic Forcing. Click here to view Barclay’s Blog.
Dr. Barclay Poling, although retiring in August of 2013, is passionate about his research on strawberry varieties. His focus is on micro-climate modifications or low tunnels and how it effects the production of berries. He recently traveled to Louisiana and checked out the strawberry industry there. Here is a little blurb he wrote on his findings. https://strawberries.ces.ncsu.edu/2016/02/good-morning-from-louisiana-715-am-2416/ Stay tuned for … Read More
My Early November Visit to Louisiana’s Tangipahoa Parish – A Strawberry Industry With a Great Tradition E. Barclay Poling, Professor Emeritus NC State University, Raleigh, NC (12/30/15) In early November, I had a terrific opportunity to visit Louisiana’s strawberry industry in the Tangipahoa Parish, that includes the Hammond, Independence, Springfield, Holden and Ponchatoula growing areas. Just before leaving for my … Read More