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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,


On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 10:08:25 -0700, Stephen Sadler <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>  
wrote:

> Any fruit yet from your Court Pendu Plat?  I readthe variety may go   
> back to> Roman times.  I also read
> sometimes of people 'discovering' milk spray - whichalso may go back to  
> Roman times....

Hello,

We had our first apples last season and they were very good.  Although  
they were blemished by powdery mildew.  So far this season the fruit shows  
no PM damage.  Although all blossoms did not set fruit, which is also a PM  
effect.

I hope to collect a few of the ancient apple varieties that are still  
around today; Api (Lady), Decio, Annurca, Limoncella, along with the Court  
Pendu Plat, but they are hard to find (Lady is easy to find).

Though... If all ancient Italian apples are PM sensitive it would be a  
battle for me in this location.

I have read a number of reasons as to why milk works on PM; acidifies leaf  
surface, proteins in the milk, and now, helps anti-fungal organismns  
thrive.

Some apple varieties just do not react well when exposed to PM.  From what  
I have read, Jonathan, Granny Smith, Mutsu (Crispin), Rome, Cortland,  
Baldwin, Monroe and Idared are very susceptible to PM and should be  
avoided if PM is a problem in the area due to poor air drainage.

I am in the low point of the river valley, so I have poor air drainage.   
PM only seems to bother my Court Pendu Plat, so I guess that could be  
added to the above list.  My Alexis crab, Boskatong crab, and Snow apple  
are not bothered by PM at all in thislocation.

For now, the milk spray is working great and that bodes well for my  
collection..

Later,
Tom


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