We will be picking again this week, since all the white fruit above on Saturday are now ripe! You might also notice the runners appearing on the plants above. I was concerned about this over the weekend, but an update sent by Dr. Barclay Poling on Sunday helped address this concern. Dr. Poling suggested that just because plants are runnering (vegetatively growing) does not mean they are necessarily going to stop fruiting (reproductively growing). I hope this is true and we can stretch harvest out for a bit longer.
UPDATE: We harvested again this past Thursday and Friday, and at about 4 lb on average per plot, we harvested about 272 lb of fruit. We are collecting yield and quality (brix) data on these fruit to correlate to mite densities and mite management regimens. Next picking: Late this week.
UPDATE: We harvested again this past Thursday and Friday, and at about 4 lb on average per plot, we harvested about 272 lb of fruit. We are collecting yield and quality (brix) data on these fruit to correlate to mite densities and mite management regimens. Next picking: Late this week.
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