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Thanks Dr Stephen! I'm delighted I got you to
reply on the Neem oil question. Your reply is appreciated and darn
succinct. And in fact I may have to save that in my files.
Doreen, I use Neem similar to your description;
only in the summer I do use it in conjunction with the Surround. I was
pretty desperate to win 1 summer battle against the plum curculio--they ravage
everything here if you do not take some action. I had never harvested a
fruit from my dwarf mixed orchard, (very similar to yours in fact) until
about three years ago when I started this regime. I am not familiar with
the clove oil you refer to (other than in the dental office I work in--there it
gets mixed into a lot of the compounds we use!) Can you purchase such in
agricultural quantities? What is your resource?
Richard, I use the Neem at a rate recommended on
the Trilogy label. It is about 1 1/2-2 qts in my 20 gallon sprayer--about
1-2%; Surround at 2-4 cups/ gallon (the first application heavier, those
after at 1/2 rate).
Thanks again, Dr Steve!!
Michelle Horner zone 4/5 SE Wis
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