Hi everyone. Happy Canada Day weekend to you all. It’s been a lovely few days, with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures to keep things growing. I was out of the province from Wednesday to Monday, and I’m amazed at how much everything grew in the days I was away! I haven’t been hearing about...
Hi everyone, From the sounds of it, most farms are finished with potato planting. A lot of farms finished at or around the first of June this year due to the favourable planting conditions. Hopefully this good start to the growing season pays dividends this fall. Herbicide considerations: Lots of you will be in...
Hi everyone, Amazing how quickly the grain and grass perks up after even a small spring rain. Lots of fields are “greening up” on my drives to and from work this week, and most growers I’ve been talking to are well into planting potatoes. I hope that everyone is staying safe and having success with...
Hi everyone, Seems like folks have kicked things into high gear across the province, given the week of excellent weather we’ve had. Quite a few farms have started planting potatoes or will do so imminently. Lots of grain being planted too. In many parts of the Island, soil conditions are dry in the top 3-4...
Hi everyone, It’s been largely a wet week in PEI, and it looks like it will be cool and damp over the weekend. There are some potatoes planted Southern Kings, but most farms are yet to get on the ground much at all. Hopefully next week will mark a turning point in getting things drying...
Hi everyone, Sun is poking out again today. Folks are starting to get on the land in a few parts of the province and lots of folks are grading and moving seed. Planting season will be upon us soon. I hope to be out and about a bit over the next two weeks to visit...
Hi everyone, and Happy Easter to all who celebrate! It’s been three sunny and relatively warm days in a row in PEI, and land is starting to dry up. Growers are getting geared up receive seed, fine tune machinery, and get necessary inputs lined up and delivered. Usually, it’s a time of optimism in the...
Hi everyone, After much of the Island got snow (and a significant amount in the east), a couple of days of sun and plus temperatures is dealing with that white stuff pretty quickly. The long range forecast looks decidedly more spring-like…thankfully. I want to thank everyone who was able to take in any of the...
Hi everyone….Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all those with Irish ancestry (like me) or who choose to celebrate anyway! We’re still in “meeting season,” although it’s a bit modified this year still due to COVID. See below for details on two events in the next two weeks that should prove valuable to growers. Nutrients...
