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["loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>]

Since you are in Idaho, your atmospheric humidity levels are probably low
enough that brown rot will not be the scourge it is for me in some years.
Fruit growing tends to be easier in the West than in the East--especially if
you westerners irrigate.

This year I lost over 1/2 of my plums to brown rot.  This occurred even with
diligent removal of diseased fruits from the trees as they appeared and
picking up all drops from the ground.

Any one have any suggestions for control of brown rot?  I'd prefer a
cultural remedy, but would use a chemical one, either organic or
conventional, if that's my best option.

Steve H. Lone Rock, WI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Cooper" <JCooper@lewiston.k12.id.us>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] what is it about nectarines? (and an introduction)


> I have had brown rot? or like blossom end rot on my nectarines too. I have
use the same calcium spray as for tomatoes! It seems to have worked very
well. I had used soil admendments to not much success. This is the 2nd
season using the spray and I have very little problems. It only takes a few
sprays early on and the fruit mature so much better, no end rot or sure a
lot less.
>
> Jim
> N. Idaho
> Zone 6
>
> >>> "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net> 8/21/2006 4:02 AM >>>
> 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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