TIFTON — A major disease plaguing Georgia’s pecan crop, scab, is a growing problem for state producers due to increasing resistance to the fungicides used to control the disease. “I do think it’s ...

Scab is the most common and damaging pecan disease. It is caused by the fungus, Cladosporium caryigenum. The fungus forms small, circular, olive-green to black spots on leaves, leaf petioles and nut ...

Dear Roger: My pecans turn black and rot before they develop. I am not getting any. I used to have several bushels every year. What's causing this? - A caller Dear Caller: As I promised you by phone, ...

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There will be between 110 and 120 million pounds of pecans harvested this season, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells estimates, making this year’s Georgia pecan ...

As spring arrives and summer draws near, Georgians are gearing up for in-season produce to crop up: pecans, peaches, melons, tomatoes and everything else under the Georgia sun. While Georgia may be ...

Dear Roger: I am ready to buy my pecan trees. You promised when I called you in September that you would write again about trees that don’t get scab. — Pete ...

Georgia is the largest pecan producing state in the nation, experts say. “We produce somewhere around 100 million pounds annually,” said Lenny Wells, professor of horticulture and extension pecan ...

Pecans have been a part of my holiday celebrations since I was a child. In my family, it was always a battle to see who would get the last piece of pecan pie. I imagine many people could say the same ...

November through February is the best time to plant pecan trees. But before you decide to add a pecan tree to your landscape, there are some things to consider. Pecan trees grow to be quite large – 60 ...

If you are from Western North Carolina, you probably call them pe-kahns, and if you are from Eastern North Carolina, you likely call them pe-cans. No matter how you say it, pecan trees are becoming ...