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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Phil Norris
Sent: March 1, 2003 4:43 PM
To: osso@acadia.net; North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] Kaolin & Surround
Ozzie,
I started out using straight kaolin 3 years ago and then bought some
Surround to see if it worked any better. I think it spreads a little
easier. Last year I mixed the two together 50/50 because I'm trying to
use the kaolin up. My mixture worked just fine.
Phil
On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 08:37 PM, Richard J. Ossolinski wrote:
> Doreen, Ed, Phil,
> Are you guys talking about straight kaolin or the more refined
> commercial
> product marketed as "Surround?" Thanks,
> Richard (Ozzie to you, cuz)
>
> Doreen Howard wrote:
>>
>> I bought some Fuji apples at the local grocery store yesterday, and
>> they
>> obviously had been grown with kaolin clay cover.
>
>>
>> Doreen,
>> We have used Kaolin now for about 4 years I guess in Watertown, WI.
>
>>
>> Doreen,
>> I used kaolin clay on most of my apple trees last year and had very
>> good control of plum curculio which is my nemesis here in Maine.
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