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On Jul 8, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

>   Two years ago, my M-604 apricot bloomed in the Spring, set fruit  
> for its first time and died a few weeks later. This year my Wescot  
> and Brookcot bloomed, set fruit and died.  When they die, the leaves  
> go limp as if they ran out of moisture which surely couldn't be the  
> case this year because rain has been super abundant.
>   Does anyone have a clue as to what might be happening?
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Fruit Farm
> 4002 Davis Street
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472



If rain has been super abundant, might they be drowning?

In some vegetable crops, at least, the leaves can show a similar  
appearance in both crops dying of too much water and of too little  
water.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale