Crystal City
| Transplanted: | April 14, 2003 |
| Harvested (once-over): | June 30, 2003 |
| Disease Control: | 2 applications, Bravo, Cabrio |
| Irrigation: | As needed according to the grower |
Lubbock
| Transplanted: | May 16, 2003 |
| Harvested (once over): | August 4, 2003 |
| Fertilization: | 50 lbs/ A N-preplant + 30 lbs N twice through the drip system |
| Irrigation: | As needed |
| Study Comments: | Severe wind problems caused plant injury early in the establishment of this trial. Unusually cold weather also resulted in a split fruit set. |
Overton
| Transplanted: | April 22, 2003 |
| Harvested (once over): | July 14, 2003 |
| Plant Spacing: | 8′ wide beds with 2.5′ in-row plant spacing |
| Irrigation: | Irrigated each time the ornamental project irrigated their plots (lack of personnel in the Overton Vegetable Project due to retirements and position cuts resulted in the need for assistance from other projects) |
| Weed Control: | Roundup at vining |
| Study Comments: | Extremely poor quality fruit across all varieties. Partially due to excess rainfall and unusual cool conditions. However, is speculated that excessive irrigation played a significant role in this occurrence. Considerable hollow heart and rind necrosis evident. |
Comanche
| Study Comments: | No data was obtained from this location due to accidental destruction of the transplants prior to going to the field. |
Weslaco
| Transplanted: | March 11, 2003 |
| Harvest Dates: | May 27, 30; June 2,5, 9, 13, 16, and 19, 2003 |
| Fertilization: | 60 gallons/ A 4-10-10 (10.71 lbs/gal) on 2/20/03. Injected 40 lbs N as N-32 through drip system on 3/24/03 and 10 lbs/A Calcium as 9-0-0-11 (11.6 lbs/gal) on 4/16/03) |
| Irrigation: | Drip applied on March 11; April 24; May 5, 9, 12, 20, 2003. (Received a total of 6.51″ of rainfall |
| Disease Control: | Quadris @ .2 lbs ai/A as a drench to transplants prior to planting 3/11 Quadris @ 2 lbs/ A April 16, 30; May 14 Ridomil/ Bravo Gold @ 2 lbs/ A on April 7, 23; May 7 and 21. |
