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  • From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Plum/plum-cot in full bloom.
  • Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 19:28:55 -0600

Ward Barnes wrote:
> I applied my first spray (neem oil) late this afternoon. Due to equipment
problems and weather I am about 3 weeks late with my spray program. I hope
that I am not too late to stop the brown rot in the peaches. Any
suggestions/ideas that anyone has on that problem would be greatly
appreciated.

I first discovered neem's power to defeat fungal diseases in peaches while
in Texas, which was Zone 9b. My spray program consisted of two
applications--one before blossom break and the other at petal drop. I went
from getting no peaches on two trees to hundreds of fruits on both trees and
absolutely NO disease.

Neem is hard on spray equipment, for sure. I ended up using plastic
canisters and nozzles. You have to clean neem out meticulously. I also
found that adding Dawn dish soap (3 to 5 drops, depending on canister size)
to plain water and agitating the solution helped to clean. I pumped the
soapy water through the hose and nozzle for a minute or two. Then I ran
clear water through the system to rise.
Doreen Howard
Wisconsin Zone 4B, where the trees are still dormant.




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