Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>]

Hi Tom,

Thank you so, so much for all your legwork regarding Surround. I originally 
read about Surround in the Philips book about growing Organic Apples. It's a 
really informative book with loads of advice. Some of the info is quite 
technical, but logical if you follow it through. My plan is to play around 
with IPM treatments for my apple trees, whilst the numbers of actual apples 
is still quite reasonable. Most of my trees are two and three years old - so 
only thirty to forty varieties are likely to fruit this year. Plus, those 
trees will only have a handful of fruit which makes it manageable for one 
person. Am going to try bagging, Surround and garlic/fish emulsion sprays 
for pest management, along with a control group. Will only opt for more 
drastic means if necessary.

I'm sure the orchard will be a visual and olefactory delight. I can just 
imagine what the neighbours will be saying. The orchard will quickly start 
to resemble a Tim Burton movie - between the gray/white trees, hanging 
baggies and an Italian restaurant on the waterfront aroma. There goes the 
neighbourhood.

Would love to hear about how others have played with different processes.

Cheers, Bizmark
Toronto / Creemore Z5



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "Ontario Fruit Explorers" <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: [OFEX] Re: Surround WP


> Hi,
>
> This is what the company licensed to sell Surround WP in Canada sent me 
> regarding availability of Surround WP (below).  They are in Guelph.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:43:06 -0500, Fran Vanderliek 
> <franvanderliek@engageagro.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > Surround WP should be fairly easy to get a hold of.  I don't know where
> > you're located so I can't recommend the closest location, but any of the
> > suppliers you normally deal with should have it.  For example, any of
> > the chain stores will stock it.
> >
> > If you have any more questions, let me know.
> >
> > Fran Vanderliek
> > Engage Agro
> > 519-826-7878
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