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["Naomi" <dragon-star@cableone.net>]

That could be.  It is an experiment.  based on this one at the University of Minnesota.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/yglnews/ygln-jan0100.html#apple

 

We have had some fairly hot (80s) temp and the applas seem fine in the bags so far.

Naomi

in Idaho

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Gordon Nofs
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 8:16 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] re: bagging apples

I you people are using clear baggies I believe you are just going to cook them.

    I have looked up my original japanese bags. They are bags that are black inside, and another bag inside it that is a green bag that will let some light in when it is time to take off outer bag. But through both there is a slight slit which goes through both ends.

   I plan to copy an try to put all this information if people are interested.

Gordon C. Nofs

Flint, MI.

From: "Naomi" <dragon-star@cableone.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] re: bagging apples
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:00:27 -0600

I found ordinary Baggies Sandwich bags at Wal-Mart. They had twist ties. I
think they were $1.50 for 200. They went on easily and nothing has blown
off. We have had some real storms in the weeks since I put on the bags. I
must have picked the right apples to bag, nothing has dropped yet.

The Karminj de Sonnaville which has a nasty habit of cracking also cracks
when bagged. That Tree is outta here!
Naomi

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Stefan Brandle
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:43 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] re: bagging a pples


I never got around to reporting on my apple bagging efforts. That
includes both sandwich bags and white paper bags. I'm not overly
dextrous and putting them on proved to be more challenging that I had
expected. Several people had mentioned using a stapler, so that's what I
had decided to use.

We have a tremendous amount of wind (normally and from recent storms),
so I've lost a number of bags. A number of fruit also dropped and are
now happily lying in the bags. Probably just June drop, but might also
be because of damange when I was putting the bags on. The big benefit of
the sandwich bags is that you can see what is happening inside.

I just did this on four of my 3-year old apple trees on M7. The thought
of bagging the 20-year old trees (Jonathan/Lodi/"senior moment!" on
something like M111) is way too daunting right now. I'll track and see
how it goes.

Reflections: better bagging techniqu e would make it less painful.
Tie-wraps might have been easier, but I didn't have them available and
did have a stapler available. Given the work and the fact that I'm not
in prime organic country (see Ed. Fackler's numerous comments about
trying to be organic in Indiana), I may just return to my low spray
system: 3 sprays total through the end of June, then sticky red balls
(Tanglefoot, Stickum, etc.) for the rest of the season. When I did that
before, I got 90% acceptable crop.

Zone 5b.

-- sb



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