by Jenika Downs | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Only four weeks until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment. Leave the cages on the dock for about 90 minutes...
by Jenika Downs | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! As we mentioned in our last maintenance letter back in December, we promised to begin sending these letters out again in the Spring as the water tempuratures began to rise. This past winter saw some very low tempurares,...
by Jenika Downs | Feb 12, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
It’s time to put your oysters to bed for the winter! There are just a few things you need to do to put your oysters to bed for the winter. Give them one last good dunking up and down to wash off any accumulated silt and sediment that may have accumulated over...
by Jenika Downs | May 15, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Less than THREE weeks until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment. Leave the cages on the dock for about 90...
by Jenika Downs | May 3, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Water temperatures are rising….. …..and with that has arrived the increased growth of fouling organisms on the cages. In the past two weeks, there was more accumulated growth on my cages than the prior three weeks combined! There was also quite a bit of silt and...
by Jenika Downs | Apr 24, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
When I checked my cages on Sunday, I was pleased to see that while my oysters had grown a bit over the past two weeks, there was only modest growth of fouling organisms on my cages. As the water continues to warm, the degree of fouling growth will accelerate rapidly,...
