The rain/snow on Tuesday, April 26 was not enough to cause an infection period for mummy berry. The air temperature was too cold. Most fields would have needed about 15 hours of wetness and we did not get that long a period anywhere with weather stations. Plants in the Midcoast area are susceptible in many […]
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Southern Hancock There were conditions for an infection period overnight from April 22 to April 23 reported at our weather stations in N. Ellsworth and Sedgwick. There was a borderline infection period at our station in Eastbrook/Franklin. The leaf wetness was just long enough to be an infection period. I have reports of cups and […]
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Waldo, Knox and Lincoln Counties There was a possible infection period overnight from April 18 to April 19 reported at our weather stations located in Waldoboro, West Rockport, Appleton, and Searsport. I have reports from growers of mummy berry cups in Appleton and Liberty. I suspect there are mummy berry cups throughout the midcoast area […]
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The mummy berry season for 2016 is fast approaching. I have had no reports of mummy berry cups yet. I expect with this warm weather, we will have some coming up this weekend or early next week. On Wednesday, April 13, there were pinheads in West Rockport, and the plants were getting close to having […]
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