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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

On 6/5/2011 11:58 AM, Scott Smith wrote:
> Randy, I tried ziploks and they rotted.  I have heard of people using both 
> brown paper bags and organza bags on grapes with success.
>
> Organza bags are mesh bags with excellent air circulation.  Hal Love who 
> sometimes posts here has found them to work very well for him.  I bought some 
> organza bags for my grapes and will be seeing how they work this year.  They 
> are on the expensive side, about 20 cents each, but can be used for several 
> years.  Go to http://www.yourorganzabag.com for example to order them.  I 
> bought 6x9 for small clusters and 8x12 for large clusters.
>
> Another treatment for the stink bugs is to spray Surround, but it doesn't 
> wash off very easily (on the other hand its perfectly OK to eat it).  I use 
> it on my peaches to keep the stink bug damage under control.
>
> Scott z7 MD
>
> On Jun 5, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Randy Burd wrote:
    Did you put slits in the bottoms of the ziplocks?  Rain an moisture 
manage to get inside and
    the bags need a drainage provision.  I use the ziplocks on apples 
and pears and have seen no
    signs of rotting.  If the organza bags are anything like the 
footsie bags people use, I think they
    are far inferior to zip lock bags.  They don't stop the nastier 
bugs and deteriorate quickly
    in the sun and rain.

                           Sherwin Dubren