Jacques Fouche

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@Rainmaker1973 Are you sure?

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@opcitex Threshold of 1 to 2% in month after petal fall and then incrementally higher as fruit enlarge.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@opcitex You must start 1 week after petal drop

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@MNitrogenGuy Thanks for infomative content. I do think that optimal fertilisation will also reach a plateau in terms of plant growth. Other major factors leading to higher yields include improved genetics

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Most of the times a cluster contains a small fruit that wont make export quality.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Light interception = yield. Nearly completely shaded below the canopy.

[Glenneis @Glenneis]

Rico Basson, MD of @Vinpro_za says that only 9% of wine farmers are earning sustainable incomes. Fifty percent are making low profis, 3% only breaking even and 38% making a loss. #Vinproday

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@FloTrouillas Thank you very much

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@thealmonddoctor Great thanks

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Presumably foamy canker on almond @thealmonddoctor

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@FarmerAlmond Do you use rest breaking agents like Dormex?

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Bollworm and citrus flower moth, the two lepidoptera occurring now on lemons.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Delayed flush due to harvest running until mid Sep. Rest of tree is post petal fall and 10-20 cm flush. New flush is very attractive for thrips.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@BernabeRafa Nadorcott

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

Notice the drooping effect of tree on left vs right. Crop load very high and high risk of alternate bearing. Fruit size still relatively good though. Branches might break if not supported.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@opcitex Not sure. When i see something like that i immediately think auxin sprays for thinning/size. But we dont use many auxins. We generally had good citrus growing conditions this year with one area being affected by drought.

[Jacques Fouche @JacquesFouche2]

@opcitex In our region we dont have many full bearing orchards yet. So cant give you an accurate number. But some of our 3 to 4 year orchards yielded below 5 tonnes per ha. We are using girdling and heavy gibb now and this is looking promising.

[Justin Chadwick @justchad_cga]

These are the true heroes of the southern African citrus industry. Truck drivers who were staged between north and Durban now arriving in Durban - tired, traumatized and hungry. Some have not eaten since Monday. Growers have authorized CGA to supply them with food.