Transplanting Pomagranates

Moving up these pomagranate "sticks" from the starter pots to larger pots.  I took 24 sticks from each of 10 varieties to plant.  These came from a pomagranate fruit orchard that Dr. Larry Stein started in Uvalde.  We selected the most cold hardy to try here.  After a few more months I hope to move them to the field.  So far I have really good success on most except for Wonderful which looks like only 5 or 6 took. 

Dr. Appel Speaking at Oak Wilt Workshop

  Dr. Dave Appel, Extension Plant Pathologist and Jim Houser with the Texas Forest Service did a great job in the Oak Wilt Workshop on May 7th.  The 45 who attended learned all about tree diseases and problems with a special emphasis on Oak Wilt.  It is treatable and I will include some treatment pictures in another post.

Great Pecan Meeting

Monte Nesbitt is speaking to the group about zinc nutrition along with orchard fertility.  He also spoke on varieties naming Kanza, Pawnee, Lakota and Caddo as great pecans to plant.  If you want a larger nut then add Nacono to the list as well.

Great May Pecan Meeting

The May 5th pecan meeting held at the Schwegmann orchard was great.  Look at the chart and you can see when to spray pecans for pecan nut casebearer.  Should be sometime next week.  We found our first moths on May 3rd and using this date the model on PNC Forecast shows us having eggs on May 14 that we might find and some nut entry on May 22.  This is late for our area but we have had a cool spring.

Forecasted Event Dates

Percent Oviposition	Date
10%	May 12
25%	May 14
50%	May 17
75%	May 20
90%	May 22

First Nut Entry : May 22

Rocks Can Grow Plants Too!

I took this picture at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown. This Elm is at least two years old and is doing great growing in the middle of this limestone rock. These rocks can hold lots of water and nutrients and are why west Williamson county looks so beautiful with so little soil.