Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
Latest Episodes
Season 7, Episode 9 - Post Freeze Crop Load Decisions
Kari and Shan highlight the important things to consider over the next few days as the crop load for this year stabilizes. We discuss potential thinning decisions as well as disease management. Host: Don SeifritSpeakers: Kari Pe...
Season 7, Episode 8 - Early May Playbook
From spray coverage and rain timing to making block by block calls, Kari, Greg, and Shan focus what to do this year to protect what's left and what to do to prepare for next year.Host: Don SeifritSpeakers: Kari Peter, Shan Kumar, Gre...
Season 7, Episode 7 - Tree Health Management
A late April freeze might seem like a single bad night, but what we’re seeing across Pennsylvania orchards is a season-long management puzzle. Kari, Shan, and Greg outline what's important in a challenging year.Host: Don SeifritSpeak...
Season 7, Episode 6 - Spring Chaos
Don, Kari, Greg, and Shan walk through the overnight freeze and the chain reaction it triggers across fruit set, disease risk, and insect timing in our orchards. We share what to scout first, what to spray only when it makes sense, and ho...
Season 7, Episode 5 - Fire Blight Threat During Bloom
Don is joined by Kari, Shan, and Greg during this scorching hot April week to discuss fire blight infection periods, bloom thinning, and insect flights.Host: Don SeifritSpeakers: Kari Peter, Shan Kumar, Greg KrawczykPhoto Cred...
