More and more, fruit growers—even in wet climates—are installing irrigation systems at planting time. While growers in Washington State, Idaho, and other arid western areas need to provide water because rainfall is short, growers in eastern states like New York and Michigan face droughty months that can kill young trees and reduce fruit size and quality in mature orchards. At the University of Idaho Parma Research and Extension Center Fruit Experiment station in Parma, Idaho, Dr. Esmaeil “Essie” Fallahi has spent more than 18 years looking for the best methods and the best results. Good Fruit Grower asked him to […]