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This was the first year I tried the Nylons. I did get a few CM chew
through. All my nylons came off easy and will be used next year. It made a big
difference in my backyard orchard. Dan Ester
Eugene, Or
In a message dated 9/26/2009 8:00:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
phainopepla@yahoo.com writes:
We tried
the nylons at my parent's place in Seattle and I can say it will be the last
time, but for a different reason. The nylons did absolutely nothing to
stop our Coddling Moth problem. Apple Maggot, yes, coddling moth,
no. It seems like they just chewed right through the nylons. On
top of that, as the apple expands and stretches the nylon, they get runs in
them just like a pair of panty hose. Once that happens, they are
worthless. It would be nice if they were reuseable but 90% of ours
weren't after one season.. Maybe we just did something
wrong?
Michael
Michael Dossett
Corvallis,
Oregon
www.Mdossettphoto.com
phainopepla@yahoo.com
--- On
Sat, 9/26/09, Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net> wrote:
> From:
Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Apple bags vs.
nylons
> To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date:
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 7:26 AM
> This year I
tested
> "Apple Maggot Control Bags (nylon)" that I bought
> from
Raintree versus Zip-Lock Bags with unbagged apples for
> a
control. It
> will definitely be my last purchase of the nylon
bags!
> Both bag types were effective against
Apple
> Maggot but fungi was a big
> problem with the nylon
bags. Blotch and Fly Speck are
> problems here that
>
affect the outer surface of apples. Both wash off
> with a bit of
'elbow
> grease' and a Scotch Brite pad but having to clean
every
> apple is a nuisance
> and not cost effective.
>
Surprisingly, there was much more Blotch and
> Fly Speck
on the nylon
> bagged apples than on the unbagged apples.
>
Predictably, only a few apples
> with Zip Lock Bags had any and those
that did had a small
> amount at the stem
> end. An
exception was that the earliest summer apples
> (Beacon and Yellow
> Transparent) were not affected with the fungi.
>
In conclusion, it is nice that, unlike
> plastic bags that break down
> after being exposed to prolonged sunlight, the nylons can
> be
reused again.
> I'll be using the nylons on my earliest summer apples
and
> all others will be
> bagged with Zip Lock bags.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN
56472
> For jams, jellies, syrups and more:
>
www.jellygal.com
> 1-877-265-6856 (Toll Free)
> 1-218-831-7018 (My
Cell)
>
>
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