A planned spray schedule for thrips in chilli
Thrips decide the grade of a chilli crop weeks before the market does. A schedule built on scouting and rotation beats reactive spraying on both cost and result.
Advisory
Spray schedules, pest and disease notes, and crop-stage guides. Every recommendation here is written to be checked against the label and the field — not just read.
The Journal
Thrips decide the grade of a chilli crop weeks before the market does. A schedule built on scouting and rotation beats reactive spraying on both cost and result.
The whitefly complex builds quietly through mid-season and then moves fast. These field notes cover scouting, thresholds, and why nymph control matters more than adult knockdown.
Downy mildew is a weather-driven disease with defined infection windows. This stage-by-stage guide maps the vineyard calendar to the decisions that protect the bunch.
Fruit size, firmness, and colour are built weeks before harvest. A stage-wise nutrition plan keeps every picking close to the first — which is where the grade money is.