Thanks! We should hopefully have an updated factsheet to share soon from 2021. We are currently looking into options for bird netting. Have you installed bird netting at your orchard? Any tips?
@@saskatchewanconservationle6989 to date your bird attacks in the UK have been minimal, our crop is still developing and very well hidden by leaves. However I still anticipate the need soonish. Last season our biggest pest were slugs.
Excellent video! Very interested in the final results. We planted in 2013 before most of this was really thoroughly researched and can give you horror stories of what NOT to do lol.
Sorry I'm not familiar with oyster shell mulch. I could imagine it would be difficult to source in the middle of the prairies and potentially dusty to apply? I'd have lots of questions including how would the calcium carbonate impact the haskaps.
Our wood mulch treatments so far have been the poorest performing and we need to reapply mulch every year. The regular black plastic seems to be performing well. We have lots of holes forming in the lighter plastic from deer and moose trampling, that allows for weeds to grow through. The landscape fabric doesn't have this issue, but is more costly initially.
@@saskatchewanconservationle6989 I asked another grower a similar question and they said they wanted to avoid plastic landscape fabric as they believed eventually the plastic chemicals will leach into the soil. What are your thoughts regarding this?
That's an interesting idea. We have a control treatment with no mulch and spend a lot of time hand weeding. This treatment is definitely the poorest performing as the weeds often get quite large before weeding, but could it be worth it to not weed at all?
Thank you for allowing us to view your trials, we have used a lot of wood chip mulch to help establish our orchard. Looking forward to your findings.
Thanks! We should hopefully have an updated factsheet to share soon from 2021. We are currently looking into options for bird netting. Have you installed bird netting at your orchard? Any tips?
@@saskatchewanconservationle6989 to date your bird attacks in the UK have been minimal, our crop is still developing and very well hidden by leaves. However I still anticipate the need soonish. Last season our biggest pest were slugs.
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Excellent video! Very interested in the final results. We planted in 2013 before most of this was really thoroughly researched and can give you horror stories of what NOT to do lol.
Would definitely be interested in hearing those stories!
any tips on how to install or where to purchase bird netting?
Awesome set up.
I look forward to hearing more about your haskap trails in the future.
Thanks so much! We have an upcoming Field Day on July 22, 2021.
Did you have a field day un 2021? Is there one planned for 2022?
@@joewedge1480 Our annual Field Day for 2022 is planned for July 28th.
I'd be interested in your propagation techniques, fertizer ratios and harvest methods.
We have a couple fact sheets available on our website www.conservationlearningcentre.com. More will be posted as the trial continues.
Thoughts on oyster shell mulch?
Sorry I'm not familiar with oyster shell mulch. I could imagine it would be difficult to source in the middle of the prairies and potentially dusty to apply? I'd have lots of questions including how would the calcium carbonate impact the haskaps.
should I use thick landscape fabric or just use bare ground with a layer of mulch?
Our wood mulch treatments so far have been the poorest performing and we need to reapply mulch every year. The regular black plastic seems to be performing well. We have lots of holes forming in the lighter plastic from deer and moose trampling, that allows for weeds to grow through. The landscape fabric doesn't have this issue, but is more costly initially.
@@saskatchewanconservationle6989 I asked another grower a similar question and they said they wanted to avoid plastic landscape fabric as they believed eventually the plastic chemicals will leach into the soil. What are your thoughts regarding this?
Such a tough plant - not even weeding I think can even help...
That's an interesting idea. We have a control treatment with no mulch and spend a lot of time hand weeding. This treatment is definitely the poorest performing as the weeds often get quite large before weeding, but could it be worth it to not weed at all?
@@saskatchewanconservationle6989 I’ve personally had some almost perfect specimens covered in weeds, almost completely shaded