Secure Your PASUAV Spray Schedule While Slots Are Open
Florida’s winter strawberry season reaches its highest disease pressure between November and January, and no month demands more precision than January. Fields in Plant City, Dover, Balm, and surrounding strawberry regions are entering a period defined by heavy dew, foggy mornings, humidity swings, and tight harvest cycles — the perfect conditions for Botrytis, anthracnose, and powdery mildew to escalate.
For growers, timely applications are not optional this time of year. They are essential for protecting yield, fruit quality, and canopy health. That’s where PASUAV’s drone-based aerial spraying makes the biggest difference.
Why January Is the Most Important Month to Stay on Schedule
During this peak disease window, growers face obstacles that can slow or disrupt traditional spray programs:
- Ground rigs compact the soil and damage plants during tight row turns.
- Workers cannot enter the field when leaves are wet, delaying crucial treatments.
- Spray intervals must remain tight — every 5–7 days depending on the program.
- Canopies are dense, making thorough coverage difficult with ground equipment.
PASUAV’s drone systems overcome every one of these challenges. With high-precision nozzles and downward airflow that lifts the canopy, drones deliver uniform, fine-droplet coverage exactly where it is needed — even in hard-to-reach interior leaf zones where early disease often hides.
This is why most growers in the Plant City region rely more heavily on drone applications in January than at any other point in the season.
Bloom, Fruit Set, and the Start of Peak Harvest — January Touches Every Stage
January overlaps three major crop phases, each with its own spraying priorities:
Bloom & Early Fruit Set (December–Early February)
Protect the berries that will become your main crop.
Bloom-stage disease control is directly tied to harvest productivity. The berries forming now represent the bulk of your commercial yield.
PASUAV drones provide:
- Gentle coverage without disturbing blooms
- No wheel-track loss
- Excellent application uniformity for fungicides, calcium, and foliar nutrition
- Zero crop injury and no field compaction
When every bloom matters, precision matters even more.
Peak Disease Pressure (November–January)
The height of fungal risk — and the main reason January slots fill up fast.
Foggy mornings, warm afternoons, and dense canopies allow Botrytis and anthracnose to spread rapidly. Drones help growers maintain:
- Consistent spray intervals
- Full canopy penetration
- Timely response to fast-changing conditions
Any delay during this period can show up in fruit loss weeks later.
Start of Peak Harvest (January–March)
When berries are picked daily, drones keep the program moving.
Ground traffic becomes nearly impossible when workers are harvesting every morning. PASUAV drones help growers:
- Apply between pickings
- Hit disease hotspots before they spread
- Maintain nutrition and fungicide rotations
- Avoid worker interference or contamination
- Protect fruit quality all the way to the cooler
By January, agility and speed matter as much as accuracy — drones offer both.
Now Accepting January Spray Scheduling — Limited Capacity
PASUAV is currently booking January and February spray blocks for:
- Botrytis & anthracnose control
- Bloom protectants
- Foliar nutrition & calcium treatments
- Targeted disease cleanup
- Hotspot and between-harvest applications
Because January overlaps peak disease pressure, active bloom, and the opening weeks of harvest, this is consistently our busiest month of the season.
Growers who schedule early get:
✔ Guaranteed spray intervals
✔ Priority for weather-affected rescheduling
✔ Consistent coverage during the season’s most unpredictable stretch
Call PASUAV Today for a January Quote
If you’re a Florida strawberry grower preparing for the January surge, we’re here to serve you with reliable, precise, crop-safe aerial applications.
📞 Call PASUAV to request a quote and secure your January spray schedule.
We look forward to supporting your season with integrity, innovation, and the kind of service Florida growers can depend on.