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["V. Michael Bove, Jr." <vmb@teakettlefarm.com>]

I should probably start by introducing myself, since I'm new to this  
list.  We live on a small farm on the MA/RI border (zone 6) and grow  
a variety of fruits (usual and unusual -- it was our best year ever  
for wineberries, by the way).  Once again this year (as every year)  
we have pretty good peaches (despite a too-wet May and too-dry July  
and too many plum curculios) and no nectarines. We have two beautiful  
trees of Zaiger white nectarine cultivars (Arctic Sweet and Arctic  
Jay) which as usual set loads of fruit that got gray fuzz and dropped  
despite our absolutely drenching them with combination pesticide/ 
fungicide.  No one else around here seems to be able to grow white  
nectarines either, so there may be something unsuitable about our  
local situation.  Do I need to do an extra-aggressive pruning job to  
get more sun and air into the trees?  Does anyone have a particular  
fungicide to recommend?  Thanks!
Michael Bove
Teakettle Farm