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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

On 8/15/2013 7:33 AM, Road's End Farm wrote:
> On 8/14/2013 7:41 PM, Richard MURPHY wrote:
>
>
> > > Imidan has a 7 day REI and a 4 day post-harvest.
> > > I'm confused.

             My reading of the Imidan label specified 3 days for 
re-entry.  I think this
             is overly conservative.  I go by smell of the chemical, 
which for me goes
             away by the next day.  To be safe, I would not go poking 
my head into one
             of these trees, but I think it is safe to walk around the 
trees.  If there are
             any tasks like pruning, these should be done just prior to 
spraying with
             Imidan, or a few days afterwards.
> On Aug 15, 2013, at 12:07 AM, sherwin wrote:
>
> >       Murph,
> >
> >       Not sure what REI means?
> Re-entry interval: the time before you can go back into the field
> without protective gear.
>
> Sherwin's saying that the label says it isn't safe to go into the
> field unprotected for a week after the pesticide's used, but it's safe
> to eat the apples within 4 days,
>
> I am also confused; that doesn't make any sense.
      I also did not say it was safe to eat the apples after 4 days.  I 
would wait
      at least one week.  Then, to be even safer, I would wash the 
apples before
      eating.
> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
      By the way, I mentioned picking my early apple Lubsk Queen.  I 
disagree with
      some of the descriptions of this apple as a good keeper.  I find 
that they can
      start to go bad after a few weeks, especially if they are not 
refrigerated.

     I am very curious about the name of this apple.  I scanned the web 
for the origin
     of this apple and only found mention of it's inclusion of about 
350 apples from
     Russia in a 19th century gathering by an American and a Canadian 
looking for
     cold hardy varieties.  Unfortunately, these apples did not turn 
out to be especially
     cold hardy, but I understand were used in breeding other apples, 
that were.  I could
     not find any more data on where the Lubsk Queen came from, a 
seedling, or a mix
     of something else.  Also, I could not find anything about the name 
Lubsk.  Was it a
      town, or what?  Just curious.

       It certainly is a good producer.  I had over 2000 apples on my 
M26 rootstock tree,
       even after some aggressive thinning.  Now, it is more of a 
nuisance than a pleasure.
       It is also a very attractive apple, while it lasts.

                     Sherwin Dubren
                     Morton Grove, IL