The Plants Will Tell You...

Sorry I haven't posted lately. I have been busy. I'll explain later.

Plants will tell you when something is wrong. The corn leaf on the left is not lush and green. The yellow streaking tells us something is missing. Soils and leaf samples confirm the field is short of potassium. A friend who is a retired agronomist tells me the plant wants potassium, but there isn't enough in the soil. So it picks up the sodium in the soil which burns the leaves. I need to get some potassium out there so we can have healthy, happy plants. Of course, the corn plants can't be all that upset. You can see two healthy ears of corn in the background.

OK, like I said I have been busy. We have a new project. Those of you in the Fresno area can now hear me on KYNO 940 radio weekdays. They have asked if I do a little radio work for them. Eventually the owner at KYNO wants to do a full Ag news show, but we are not ready for that yet. So we have started with one minute spots about life on the farm. You can hear me 5:30. 6:30, 7:30AM, 12:30 and 5:30PM.  We are also tyring to link this blog with the station web page. We are being sponsored by a local fertilizer company, Actagro. Thanks guys.

Next week- almond harvest! We start shaking trees on Monday. I'll report back to you.

I hope y'all have a good week.

P