I am considering the mulching to increase the health of my soil. I'm a Ruth Stout girl at heart. :-D The more mulch the merrier. I'm too impatient and lazy for compost.
Are you growing only apples in your orchard?
Regarding the foil, how wide of a strip are you using and how many times to do wrap it around?
Thanks,
Rondi
From: "tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] New Apples
I haul leaves from towns to my rural plantings. (I like to tell people
working in their yards: "Can I have your leaves? I put them on my lawn".)
Was wondering whether to post a comment here that I seem to have less damage
from apple scab than some sprayed orchards, but other factors may be at
play, other than just covering the innoculum source. I try to get enough
leaves under the dripline of all trees, especially those I didn't control
the weeds, to cover whatever is trying to grow. It also looks nice.
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