Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries

Midcoast Region and Downeast Many fields had infection periods overnight from Thursday, May 10 to Friday, May 11. In the midcoast, cups are still reported to be active in  Hope and Appleton and to have dried down in other areas.  I expect the cups to be finished by the end of the weekend. Downeast we are […]

With the warm days and colder nights, we are getting fog in a lot of blueberry areas and having more overnight infection periods than we have seen in the recent past. I expect the next few nights  will also have fog overnight. Midcoast Region and Downeast Wednesday, May 9 to Thursday, May 10: There was […]

Midcoast Region There was a Monilinia infection period in most fields last night, Tuesday, May 8 to Wednesday, May 9. Plants are still going to be susceptible and cups are starting to wind down but may still be present. Downeast There were conditions for a Monilinia infection period last night at all weather stations. Plants […]

Midcoast Region There was a Monilinia infection period in Waldoboro, but not in West Rockport, Searsport or Hope. Plants are still going to be susceptible and cups are still present. Please see table below. Downeast In some areas, there were conditions for a Monilinia infection period last night. Cups have been reported across the barrens […]

Midcoast Region There was a Monilinia infection period in most areas, but not all, from the evening of May 6 through to May 7, 2018.  Please see the table below. Downeast There were conditions for a Monilinia infection period last night Downeast.  Plants were not ready in many areas on Friday.  With the warm weather, […]

Midcoast Region and Hancock Counties There was an infection period from the evening of May 4 through to May 5, 2018. Washington County There are cups reported in many fields in the western part of the county.  Many fields in the barrens were from 20 to 30% F2 and some early fields were at 40% […]

Midcoast Region and Hancock Counties There are mummy berry cups present in Waldo, Knox, Lincoln and Hancock counties.  The plants in the Midcoast and Ellsworth area are far past 40% of flower buds at F2.   We had a Monilinia infection period starting in most fields in the early afternoon and continuing through this morning. The […]

Midcoast Area Another possible infection period occurred overnight from Sunday, April 28 to Monday, April 29. Cups have been reported in Liberty and Waldoboro earlier last week and pinheads were reported at Searsport and Hope on Saturday, April 28. The stems were approximately 30% F2 in Hope and Searsport on Saturday, April 28. I expect […]

At our weather stations in  Waldo, Knox and Lincoln counties there were conditions that could cause infection at all weather stations for the rain from Friday, April 27 to today, Sat. April 28. Most growers were reporting their plants were not ready earlier in the week. Please check your plants.  If they do not have […]

Waldo, Lincoln and Knox Counties I have heard reports from all of these areas that mummy berry cups are starting to appear in fields.  The growers also report the plants are not ready yet.  Flower buds are opening but not enough are at F2 stage yet.  This current wet weather has probably not caused a […]