PPFS-FR-T-20: Simplified Backyard Peach and Stone Fruit Spray Guide

Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier | July 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Peach, nectarine, apricot, plum, and cherry are all stone fruits. Production of these tree fruits requires pest and disease management programs for quality fruit. Home orchards are no different. Homeowners, however, are generally more tolerant of aesthetic maladies or minor crop losses than commercial orchardists. Thus, homeowners may choose to limit numbers of insecticide and fungicide sprays. Disease resistant cultivars are the preferred method for reducing spray inputs.

PPFS-FR-T-23: Commercial Peach/Stone Fruit Fungicide Spray Schedule Worksheet

Nicole Gauthier | July 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

A spray schedule worksheet for commercial peach/stone fruit growers.

ID-254: An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky

Ric Bessin, Cheryl Kaiser, Matthew Springer, John Strang, Nicole Gauthier, Patsy Wilson, Shawn Wright | June 11, 2019 (New)

Long before the term "sustainable" became a household word, farmers were implementing sustainable practices in the form of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. IPM uses a combination of biological, cultural, physical, and chemical methods to reduce and/or manage pathogen and pest populations. These strategies are used to minimize environmental risks, economic costs, and health hazards. Pathogens and pests are managed (although rarely eliminated entirely) to reduce their negative impact on the crop. Scouting and monitoring for diseases, insects, weeds, and abiotic disorders helps identify potential problems before serious losses result. This is essential to the IPM approach. The key to effective monitoring is accurate identification. The images included in this guide represent the more common abiotic and biotic problems that occur in Kentucky grape plantings.

PPFS-FR-T-14: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Stone Fruit Diseases

Nicole Gauthier | June 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

This guide is a decision-making tool to help growers select fungicides from different chemical classes (FRAC). Additional information can be found in a number of UK Cooperative Extension Service publications, including ID-232, or by contacting county Extension agents.

PPFS-VG-24: Biological Products for Tomato Disease Management

Erica Fealko, Emily Pfeufer | June 1, 2019 (New)

Disease management products with biologically-based active ingredients are often labeled for numerous diseases, but can vary markedly in their efficacy. This Extension publication summarizes factors to consider when choosing biological controls and data available pertaining to tomato disease management efficacy.

CCD-CP-80: Hops

Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | May 3, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Hop (Humulus lupulus) is a native herbaceous plant with a perennial crown and annual climbing stems (bines). Bines are similar to vines; however, bines wind around a support structure and lack the suckers or tendrils typical of vines. Hop crowns can survive for 25 years or more; however, the fast growing bines die back to the ground each winter. Bines can reach a height of 15 to 30 feet in a single growing season. Hops are valued for their female cones, which contain the resins and essential oils used to provide the distinctive flavor, aroma and bitterness to beer.

PPFS-OR-T-7: Kentucky Turfgrass Disease Calendar

Paul Vincelli | May 1, 2019 (Major Revision)

A graphic representation showing the times of year that diseases of cool-season grasses are likely.

CCD-CP-77: Bamboo

Matthew Ernst, Cheryl Kaiser | April 9, 2019 (Minor Revision)

Bamboo is the general name used for a number of perennial, woody-stemmed grasses. Native cane (Arundinaria gigantea), which is commonly referred to as river cane, grows naturally in Kentucky and throughout much of the Southeast. It is one of three bamboo species native to North America. There are more than a hundred introduced species that can be grown in the U.S., with growth habits ranging from low-growing groundcovers to full-sized trees that reach a height of over 30 feet at maturity. Bamboos are well known for their vigorous growth and variety of uses.

PPFS-FR-S-20: Commercial Grape Fungicide Schedule Worksheet and Sample Spray Guides

Nicole Gauthier | April 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

A fungicide schedule worksheet and two sample spray guides for commercial grape growers.

PPFS-GEN-8: Simplified Fungicide Guide for Backyard Fruit

Nicole Gauthier | April 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)

This fungicide spray guide is intended as a supplement to the more detailed spray schedule available in Disease and Insect Control Programs for Homegrown Fruit in Kentucky, Including Organic Alternatives, ID-21.