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Kentucky Apple Integrated Crop Management ManualAppendix 8SCOUTING REFERENCE TABLE
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| Situation | Where to look | When to look | What to record |
| Bloom date | Terminals | Spring | Date of first bloom (10% blooms open) and full bloom (70% blooms open). |
| Weed control | Under trees | Weekly | Record the density [W-0 (no weeds) - W-5 (full of weeds)], height (in inches), and major weed species in the treated area. |
| Fruit load | Four 3-foot terminals per tree | From bloom weekly for five weeks | No. of buds, blooms & fruit in a 3 foot section. The 3-foot terminal is measured from the bottom of the previous season's terminal growth down the limb. It does not include any side branches. Divide by 12 and record the no./ft. |
| Fruit quality | Randomly select 2 fruit per sample tree. | Weekly starting 3 weeks before harvest | Record cultivar, skin color (striped or solid) seed color, soluble solids, fruit pressure, anticipated harvest date. Taste, dark brown seeds, skin color, pressure test in the 16-19 lb. range, Starch-Iodine Test and days from bloom to picking are used to determine optimum time of harvest. |
| Pack out | Grading line | While grading | See sampling and grading line section |
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