Hawaii gets another week of perfect crop weather
Hawaii gets another week of perfect crop weather
- 2004-07-13 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
It's been perfect crop weather for another week in Hawaii, with plenty of sunshine and strong trade winds, which, by blowing air against the mountains, generate the rain that crops need.
The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service gave details Monday on a clean sweep of good crop conditions, marred only by the well-known pests or blights that some crops always face:
Bananas: Orchards in the eastern half of Hawaii island were in good to fair condition. Although rainfall was lacking during the week, most orchards had sufficient soil moisture and made steady progress. Spraying and other field activities were active during the week. On Oahu, Windward orchards remained in mostly fair condition due to disease infections and the adverse effects of the past wet and windy weather. Bunchy top disease continued to infect Windward and Central Oahu fields, forcing growers to destroy trees and spray for aphids. Kauai's orchards were in fair-to-good condition. Warm temperatures and light-to-moderate showers were favorable for tree growth, fruit development and ripening.
Papaya: Young orchards in Opihikao, Kalapana and Kapoho on the Big Island made good progress during the week. Harvesting and other field activities were active. Spraying minimized insect and disease damage. Surveillance and culling of papaya trees infected with ringspot continued in Opihikao and Kapoho fields. Trees on Oahu were still recovering from past months' rains. New plantings were in mostly good condition. Increased spraying was necessary to control diseases and insects. Orchards on Kauai made fair progress. Spraying for insect infestation and disease control were back on schedule.
Chinese cabbage: The Big Island's Waimea crop made good growth. Hot, dry weather required heavy irrigation. Spraying was minimizing insect and disease damage. Light blight damage was noticed in some isolated mature fields. The quick settlement of the tugboat worker's strike caused only a short delay in shipments. During the strike, a few shipments were sent by air cargo.
Head cabbage: Crop quality and yields were good in the Waimea area of Hawaii island. Heavy irrigation was required for normal crop progress. Overall, the crop was in good-to-fair condition. Weeds continued to be a problem in most fields. New plantings made steady progress. On Maui, warm temperatures, sunny mornings and afternoon cloud cover allowed plantings to maintain good growth and development. Increased irrigation was needed for lower elevation fields. Insect activity was elevated this week, but damage from insects continued to be minimal with close monitoring and timely spraying. New fields on Oahu were in fair to good condition.
Cucumbers: Crop conditions ranged from fair to good on Hawaii island. Hot, dry weather slowed crop progress. Most of the harvesting activity will be in from fields in windward areas. Windward Oahu fields were in mostly fair-to-good condition. Disease continued to affect both young and old plantings. Young plantings were in mostly fair-to-good condition despite humid conditions. Planting and harvesting activities remained steady in the central areas of Oahu. New fields were in good condition.
Sweet corn: Younger fields in the Pepeekeo area of the Big Island made good progress. Soil moisture was adequate. Active harvesting continued in the Wainaku area. Yields were average, and pest damage was generally light. Crop conditions were mostly fair to good for fields in Windward Oahu as weather continues to warm up and day length increases. New plantings were in mostly fair-to-good condition due to excess soil moisture in some fields. Harvesting was nearly back to normal levels. On Kauai, planting made good progress. Harvesting activities anticipated to be light to moderate due to an earlier gap in planting.
Dry onion: Weather conditions benefited all phases of the growth and development on Maui. Average bulb size also increased and contributed to the gradually increasing yields. There were no detrimental field conditions reported.
Ginger root: Big Island plantings for harvest during the 2004-05 season made fair-to-good growth. Hot, dry weather was reducing soil moisture levels. Insect and disease damage was light.
© 2004 American City Business Journals Inc.
- 2004-07-13 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
It's been perfect crop weather for another week in Hawaii, with plenty of sunshine and strong trade winds, which, by blowing air against the mountains, generate the rain that crops need.
The Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service gave details Monday on a clean sweep of good crop conditions, marred only by the well-known pests or blights that some crops always face:
Bananas: Orchards in the eastern half of Hawaii island were in good to fair condition. Although rainfall was lacking during the week, most orchards had sufficient soil moisture and made steady progress. Spraying and other field activities were active during the week. On Oahu, Windward orchards remained in mostly fair condition due to disease infections and the adverse effects of the past wet and windy weather. Bunchy top disease continued to infect Windward and Central Oahu fields, forcing growers to destroy trees and spray for aphids. Kauai's orchards were in fair-to-good condition. Warm temperatures and light-to-moderate showers were favorable for tree growth, fruit development and ripening.
Papaya: Young orchards in Opihikao, Kalapana and Kapoho on the Big Island made good progress during the week. Harvesting and other field activities were active. Spraying minimized insect and disease damage. Surveillance and culling of papaya trees infected with ringspot continued in Opihikao and Kapoho fields. Trees on Oahu were still recovering from past months' rains. New plantings were in mostly good condition. Increased spraying was necessary to control diseases and insects. Orchards on Kauai made fair progress. Spraying for insect infestation and disease control were back on schedule.
Chinese cabbage: The Big Island's Waimea crop made good growth. Hot, dry weather required heavy irrigation. Spraying was minimizing insect and disease damage. Light blight damage was noticed in some isolated mature fields. The quick settlement of the tugboat worker's strike caused only a short delay in shipments. During the strike, a few shipments were sent by air cargo.
Head cabbage: Crop quality and yields were good in the Waimea area of Hawaii island. Heavy irrigation was required for normal crop progress. Overall, the crop was in good-to-fair condition. Weeds continued to be a problem in most fields. New plantings made steady progress. On Maui, warm temperatures, sunny mornings and afternoon cloud cover allowed plantings to maintain good growth and development. Increased irrigation was needed for lower elevation fields. Insect activity was elevated this week, but damage from insects continued to be minimal with close monitoring and timely spraying. New fields on Oahu were in fair to good condition.
Cucumbers: Crop conditions ranged from fair to good on Hawaii island. Hot, dry weather slowed crop progress. Most of the harvesting activity will be in from fields in windward areas. Windward Oahu fields were in mostly fair-to-good condition. Disease continued to affect both young and old plantings. Young plantings were in mostly fair-to-good condition despite humid conditions. Planting and harvesting activities remained steady in the central areas of Oahu. New fields were in good condition.
Sweet corn: Younger fields in the Pepeekeo area of the Big Island made good progress. Soil moisture was adequate. Active harvesting continued in the Wainaku area. Yields were average, and pest damage was generally light. Crop conditions were mostly fair to good for fields in Windward Oahu as weather continues to warm up and day length increases. New plantings were in mostly fair-to-good condition due to excess soil moisture in some fields. Harvesting was nearly back to normal levels. On Kauai, planting made good progress. Harvesting activities anticipated to be light to moderate due to an earlier gap in planting.
Dry onion: Weather conditions benefited all phases of the growth and development on Maui. Average bulb size also increased and contributed to the gradually increasing yields. There were no detrimental field conditions reported.
Ginger root: Big Island plantings for harvest during the 2004-05 season made fair-to-good growth. Hot, dry weather was reducing soil moisture levels. Insect and disease damage was light.
© 2004 American City Business Journals Inc.
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