February 1st 2007 Issue

Let there be light

Rows oriented north to south are more productive than east-west rows.

Some fruit-growing regions have big advantages over other areas, and one of those advantages is light, according to Dr. Dave Ferree, retired horticulturist at Ohio State University. For example, orchards in Washington State receive 30 percent more light early in the season than orchards in Ohio, he explained during the International Fruit Tree Association’s 2006 conference. And while New Zealand orchards have about the same light levels as Ohio orchards early in the season, towards harvest the light levels in New Zealand are much higher, he said. As a result, yields in New Zealand are almost double those in Ohio, […]

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February 1, 2007

Geraldine Warner

Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index

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