Just when we think it could not get any hotter it gets hotter!! Triple digits this week with heat index on up there. Mark is spraying again – fungicide for “scab” and miticide for mites. Aphids are showing up as it is easy to see the “honeydew” on the trees but aphid counts have not been high enough to justify treating them. Mark has been scouting the trees on “Juggs”. Juggs is the huge quarter horse gelding that we call the “gentle giant of the pecan orchard”. It is easy to ride him underneath the trees to inspect the leaves for pests. The nuts are sizing up nicely but with the heat as it has been for the last few days we will be in need of a good rain hopefully within the next 7 to 10 days. I will be posting info about the different pests that we scout for during the growing season so check back often to learn about our “nutty” business!