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John Kempf replied to the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
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Given the sap analysis data, I would focus on calcium. How can you get the soil to deliver more Ca consistently through the season?
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Coley Burgess replied to the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
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Thank you John.
I’ll keep an eye on those levels throughout the year and I have a plan to address calcium very early next spring before blooming begins.
The boron and potassium levels of sap were quite high so my fall applications didn’t have any any my current plans for spring applications of soil and foliar mixes don’t have any potassium…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
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Hi @coburges ,
An educated guess, I would expect addressing boron and manganese to resolve this, and facilitate rapid development to full maturity.
Make sure the fundamentals of calcium and potassium balance are addressed as well.
Thanks!
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Coley Burgess started the discussion Causes of sticktights in pecans in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Causes of sticktights in pecans
I’ve always been told that sticktights are a result of not enough water late in the season. Now that I’ve gone down John’s rabbit hole of plant nutrition, I’m wondering if what I’ve heard is true and is anyone aware of any nutrients that are responsible for helping pecans finish out their last stage of growth? Or, is maintenance of the…
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Thanks for your great observations and comments on cover crops; succession of various plants year to year. There’s no one cover crop recipe that works the same everywhere. ‘To every thing there is a season’ definitely applies to cover cropping. The more we try to augment and help nature by adding to the biodiversity, the more we…
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