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Our Summerfruit & Stonefruit Knowledge

Our Fruitfed Supplies team works with apricot, cherry, nectarine and plum growers across Otago and Hawke's Bay.

A recent highlight in Fruitfed Supplies' support for the industry has been increasing our presence in Central Otago through the opening of the new Alexandra store and an expansion of our field representative team. 

Our Growers | Zaknich Farms - Zakberry

Waitakere strawberry grower Mark Zaknich is a year into a long-term plan to move a portion of his field-grown strawberry production under cover.
A lifelong berry grower having taken over the Zakberry operation from his father Ivan, Mark spent some time considering the pros and cons of tabletop growing, starting with a small trial in 2020...

Our Growers | Danube Orchards

Anthony Rakich is a third-generation strawberry grower. Based at Whenuapai, the team at Danube Orchards use a tabletop growing system, offering a more sustainable solution. Remembering visiting the local Fruitfed Supplies store as a child, Anthony now uses the team for advice on nutrient combinations and spray programmes to help manage pests and diseases.  

Summerfruit & Stonefruit Tech-Know Tips For March

  • The autumn leaf-fall period is critical for the control of bacterial disease in stonefruit. Leaf scars remaining after leaf abscission provide ideal entry sites for blast and bacterial spot disease bacteria, when drops of water contaminated with bacteria are sucked into exposed vessels. Pruning wounds and other injuries can also serve as penetration sites.  Apply copper fungicide covers over leaf-fall period to protect trees. Repeat applications will be necessary if there are several rainfall events.
  • When pruning, be sure to protect pruning cuts from wood-invading diseases with a suitable wound dressing such as Greenseal Ultra or PruneTec.
  • Monitor blocks for trees expressing silver leaf symptoms and mark affected trees for treatment. Ensure infected wood is pruned out and burned, and protect wounds and pruning cuts with a suitable protectant wound dressing as above.
    *ACVM registration numbers apply. Read registered label before use.
  • Bacterial blast affects all stonefruit varieties, with apricots and cherries being the most susceptible. During leaf-fall, rain may wash inoculum from fruit and leaf spots into leaf scars where they multiply quickly. Apply copper over the leaf-fall period to protect leaf scars from developing new infections and spreading disease.
  • For late summerfruit varieties there is a significant risk of brown rot infection in the weeks leading into harvest. If wet weather occurs during this period, apply a suitable fungicide, such as Luna Sensation®, or Folicur® WG, prior to rainfall events.
    *ACVM registration numbers apply. Read registered label before use.

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