A rain-covered orchard is also netted against cherry fly for organic cherry production. The additional black net serves as a windbreak. Three hectares of covered cherries on Gisela 5 rootstocks. The cover is the Frustar Braendlin system with bird protection. Rain covers on cherry orchards can increase the value of the fruit and improve the overall profitability of an orchard, Dr. Martin Balmer, horticulturist at the Rheinland-Pfalz Research Station, Germany, reported at the International Fruit Tree Association’s annual conference. Typically, orchards in the Rheinland district of western Germany receive almost half an inch of rain during the growing season, but […]
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