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Compost can improve soil quality and nutrient, water, and pest regulation, but proper consideration is critical: in-depth exploration provided here.

When to irrigate and how much? Fine-tuning your irrigation may be easier than you think: irrigation sensors can help answer these, and other, questions.

Pear psylla causes fruit russet and in large numbers can stunt and defoliate pear trees. Learn best monitoring practices as well as strategies to deploy when they are detected.

Common challenges in central Washington pear orchards include plugging filters, uneven pressure on hills and slopes, over- and underwatering, irregular water distribution throughout the block, and low water holding capacity in sandy soils. Learn about the potential solutions and tools that mitigate these issues, boosting fruit quality and growers’ profits.

The following case studies illustrate common irrigation system challenges in Washington pear orchards, providing growers with potential solutions to irrigation issues in order to improve fruit quality and profitability.

Learn the signs and symptoms, transmission and disease cycle, and various proven management controls for fire blight, an important disease that affects pear and apple throughout Washington.