Topics in Subtropics

Avocado Irrigation
April 16 (1 -3 PM)
 

Water Knowledge is
Power Knowledge

In-Person and Zoom
 
Topics and Speakers
 
Sources of ET information and their Reliability
By Ali Montazar - UCCE Irrigation Advisor, Imperial/San Diego/ Riverside counties
 
 
Selecting Irrigation Emitters-Drip vs Microsprinkler
Stu Styles - Cal Poly SLO Irrigation Training and Education Center
 
We would love to meet you in person at
The San Diego County Farm Bureau (420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025)
 

If you cannot attend the meeting, register through our Zoom link.
 
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Walking the Avocado Area of Cal Poly SLO

March 12, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Virtual Avocado Field Day 2021 Zooming to Healthier Trees and Soils April 14, 2021 (1 - 3pm) REGISTER BY CLICKING HERE Presented in partnership with the California Avocado Society, Inc.
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Avocado Stories

March 3, 2021
By Ben A Faber
You May Have Missed It Or Want to Hear It Again February 17, (9 - 11 AM) Seminar/Webinar Topic And Avocado Flowering and Varieties A big thank you to our Speakers Speaker & Topic: Dr. Tim Spann on the Efficacy of Gibberellic Acid Dr.
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Optimizing Salt Leaching

February 22, 2021
By Ben A Faber
With little rain this winter and the erratic weather patterns of wind and heat, avocado is going to be especially prone to salt damage. And the flowering period is one of the most sensitive.
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What's Good for Cabbage is Good for Citrus?

February 19, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Citrus Nematode (Tylenchulus semipenetrans)has been considered a problem in some areas and some Citrus growing conditions. Here's an example from Cole Crops where natural biological control is working and most likely would work in Citrus. Why not, they all start with "C".
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