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  • From: "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] what is it about nectarines? (and an introduction)
  • Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:02:30 -0500

Zaiger's fruits are selected in a very hot CA climate and often don't do
well in more temperate climes. Try cultivars that have an East coast origin.

Nectarines also seem more susceptible to brown rot though I can't verify
that in Zone 3 here.

Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI


----- Original Message -----
From: "V. Michael Bove, Jr." <vmb@teakettlefarm.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:11 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] what is it about nectarines? (and an introduction)


> 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
>
>
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