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- From: lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers
- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:24:17 -0400
I'm curious: A lot of "organic" growers spray dormant oil. But dormant oil is only effective on insect pests overwintering on trees. None of the three problems you mentioned should be affected by dormant oil, so why spray it?
Lee Reich, PhD
www.leereich.com
On Jun 15, 2005, at 3:22 PM, Stephen Sadler wrote:
Here the apple problems are codling moth, fireblight, and some viruses.
Still, even without curculio, it took me years to learn to grow perfect
apples organically. Subclovers and compost for nutrition, timed dormant oil
sprays, traps, and a release of Praying Mantises was the right combo. Yet,
as I slowly plant our new property, I look for resistant varieties of
anything I want to grow, especially apples. I'm two zones warmer here, and
that makes things even more difficult - but I'll still grow them!
Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8,
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate
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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Pat Meadows
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:07 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:13:23 -0500, you wrote:
I'm grateful to all of you
who share your knowledge and who aren't afraid to experiment.
Me too. I had ruled out apples because I don't want to
spray and spray and spray. I'm now reconsidering that.
Thanks!
Pat
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[NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
Doreen Howard, 06/14/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
Pat Meadows, 06/15/2005
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RE: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
Stephen Sadler, 06/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
lee reich, 06/15/2005
- RE: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers, Stephen Sadler, 06/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
lee reich, 06/15/2005
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RE: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
Stephen Sadler, 06/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] Thank You Apple Baggers,
Pat Meadows, 06/15/2005
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