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Some folks also report to having success using cover crops to restore soil, to mitigate the effects of HLB: http://citrusindustry.net/2019/11/18/cover-crops-bri
by dmitrig01 7y ago
Some folks also report to having success using cover crops to restore soil, to mitigate the effects of HLB: http://citrusindustry.net/2019/11/18/cover-crops-bring-hlb-recovery/ http://citrusindustry.net/2019/11/18/cover-crops-bring-hlb-r...
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoIn CA, we didn’t have even one case of citrus greening breakout . Basically, we just put quarantines in place for citrus between counties. That’s one way. Having said that, citrus is a minor crop in CA. Only about 250k acres. That’s tiny compared to almonds and pistachios etc. Home gardens have citrus and when they don’t spray, disease spreads. County extensions simply sent people out to detect spread and quarantined counties and restricted nursery sales between regions. This is one of the times that I am very proud of CA as USA’s highest grossing Ag state. Having said that, it’s still a concern. No known remedy so far
- dmitrig01 7y agoI believe there are HLB-infected trees in California as well: https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-citrus-greening-20190329-story.html https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-citrus-greening-20190329-... reports that there are over 1,000 affected trees as of mid-2019. I do agree that CA seems to be doing what it can to be combating the disease.