Chill hours during the winter months are important to your tree crop’s development—helping delayed bud break and more uniform bloom. More chill hours also mean increased storage of carbohydrates in your trees throughout the winter, potentially helping with your bloom the following spring. CHILLAX is the tool you need to maximize your chill hours.

Why Chill Hours Matter to You

On a sunny winter day, the average internal bud temperature is 10 to 15 degrees hotter than the ambient air. When you use CHILLAX, you can lower this temperature, contributing to your chill hours. How so? One way to calculate chill hours is to count the number of hours your bud temperature is below 45ºF but above 32ºF. Being able to reduce your internal bud temperature with CHILLAX allows you to better maintain temperatures within the optimum chill hour zone.

For more information about chill hours and the impact to your crop, review Fruit & Nut Crop Chill Portions Requirements from UC Davis.

An emulsifiable petroleum oil used as a spring, summer, or dormant oil spray. Controls various armored scale, whitefly, Texas citrus mite, citrus red mite, San Jose scale, white peach scale, obscure scale.

DEADBOLT is a powerful post-emergence herbicide. With two forms of bromoxynil, plus 2,4-D ester and no plant back restrictions, DEADBOLT helps to control tough broadleaf and glyphosate-resistant weeds.

DEADLOCK® G

DESPERADO® SELECTIVE HERBICIDE brings the power of a unique four-way combination to tackle the toughest weeds in turf and non-crop applications. Utilizing a 2,4-D free formulation, DESPERADO provides unmatched application flexibility in sensitive situations, while still being tough enough to provide consistent performance.

Prior to a heat event, a timely application of DIFFUSION® can increase overall energy production of the plant. Early and in-season applications can reduce shrivel from heat events. Also, applications can speed sugar development and maturation.

DIFFUSION is a flowable micronized dispersion of calcium carbonate designed for foliar applications and is recommended for use as a protectant against sunburn and heat stress.

When your season looks like it’s heating up, it’s time to call on DIFFUSION O from Wilbur-Ellis. Approved for organic production, DIFFUSION-O is a premium calcium carbonate product that helps manage light and reduce heat stress, resulting in more efficient water usage for your organic crops while preventing plant sunburn. DIFFUSION O’s organic-approved technology prevents sunlight from becoming heat – keeping your organic plants safe while still allowing for photosynthesis to occur.

Employ®, a biochemical plant health promoter, signals plant growth and pathogen response pathways that results in improved overall yield of certain crops. Employ, when it is applied on the plant foliage, initiates a Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR) response that turns on the plant’s own growth and stress defense capabilities, which results in improved root development, a reduction in abiotic and biotic stress to the plant, nematode suppression, and increased yield.

Harness the power of second generation Harpin Proteins. Harpin Protein ∂ß is a naturally occurring compound that boosts both plant health and growth, improving fruit size and coloring, uniform ripening and potentially giving you an increased yield.

Nematodes pose a risk to soil health and can adversely affect crop well-being. Employ® CA suppresses the production of nematode eggs to keep nut crops healthy.

FOUNDATION Turf Herbicide is designed for turfgrass, non-crop and vegetation management applications. Containing four active ingredients, FOUNDATION provides a wide spectrum of weed control for tough and susceptible weeds by affecting multiple sites within the plant.