
This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 91 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Education | |||

Don is joined by Kari and Shan this week to discuss what happens what a spring freeze doesn’t just “nip” buds. Shan highlights what to do after the frost: how to sample across a block, cut buds to spot real freeze damage in the reproductive tissue.
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This bonus episode is to highlight another fruit podcast focused on horticulture/phenology/physiology topics from Extension professionals and researchers around the country. It's hosted by Don and includes personnel from Cornell, Michigan State, Univ... more
Don, Kari, Shan, and Greg highlight the very first stages of spring as green tip begins to emerge around the state in apples.
Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy... more
Don, Kari, Greg, and Shan dig into stone fruit losses and disease timing as a warm spell pushes early peaches toward bud swell. We outline what early scouting actually tells you and how to get ready for oriental fruit moth and codling moth.
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We welcome our new pomologist, Dr. Sara Serra, and dig into how pruning, harvest timing, and vision tech can raise fruit quality across apples, pears and peaches.
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Don, Kari, Shan, and Greg unpack the season’s rollercoaster: a soggy May that drove scab, rust, and bitter rot risk, followed by a dry, color‑rich harvest window. We lay out infection windows, what worked for Honeycrisp, why alternate row coverage ba... more
Kari, Greg, Shan and Don share a fast, practical harvest update focusing on EverCrisp and Fuji maturing ahead of color and what that means for storage. We also cover late pest pressure, storage rot prevention, and label uncertainty.
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Don, Kari, Shan and Greg highlight disease and insect pressure to watch out for during a critical period to harvest some important Pennsylvania varieties. Keep an eye out for Shan and the crew's harvest maturity assessments weekly on Tuesdays.
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This show provides practical, field-facing guidance for commercial tree fruit production, with frequent Penn State Extension and university experts weighing in on current orchard conditions, pest and disease pressures, pruning and crop load management, spraying timing, and harvest considerations. Episodes routinely feature updates from respected pomology and horticulture specialists, plus host-led discussions on weather impacts, regulatory issues, and upcoming trainings or field days. A notable strength is the hands-on, timing-driven approach, including concrete spray schedules, monitoring practices, and decision-making tips tied to specific pests (codling moth, apple moths, brown rot, bitter rot) and diseases (apple scab, fire blight). The... more
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