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Where Did All the Grapes Go
... be active. Apple growers were unable to apply apple-thinning sprays because it was too cold for these sprays to work. There was a brief warm ... Are my grapes worth spraying or can I reduce the amount of sprays to save money? Are they even worth harvesting? I would not ... the female berry moths to lay their eggs on. So some sprays can be reduced or eliminated and others become more important. Combing ...
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SW Michigan Fruit 2006 Summary
... to the April frost. The frost did a good job thinning the crop and growers then removed the smaller fruit with their thinning sprays. Larger fruit size compensated for the light crop. Generally ... leaf blight, phomopsis tip dieback and mummy berry shoot strike infections in fields were fungicide sprays were missed. Preharvest estimates were for a record crop. Harvest moved quickly with most varieties ...
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What We Learned in '99
... they do much better with the protection of the additional pot. Although she sprays her roses with fungicide, she sprays only the tops of bushes for insects, mainly for protection against thrips ... so bad this past season because there was insufficient spring rain. She controlled them by thinning out her bushes. Her goal, and hopefully our goal, is to share our love and ...
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Principles of Pruning
... allows free air movement and light penetration which discourages pests and diseases. If chemical sprays must be applied they are more evenly distributed throughout an open canopy. New growth ... shoots. Thinning cut (thinning, thinning out) The thinning cut removes the entire stem at its point of origin. Thinning is done to reduce the canopy and does not result in a growth response. Thinning is ...
farrer.riv.csu.edu.au

Gray Mold
... and strawberries are more likely to develop gray mold than stands that undergo an annual thinning. Lilies should be grown in well drained southern locations. Thin and space bean plants to ... all debris and leaf litter in the fall. The suggested chemical control measures are fungicidal sprays as buds and fruit begin to develop. Suggested possibilities of fungicides are benomyl, zineb, Captan ...
gardenline.usask.ca

"To Spray or not to Spray, That is the Question..."
... a soil drench this year. When dealing with pesticides, keep in mind that some insect sprays (such as malathion) are "contact" insecticides. That means that they will only be effective in ... evening when bees are not present is also an alternative. Sevin also acts as a thinning agent and may reduce fruit set if applied to fruit trees during or soon after ...
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Growing Delphiniums, Alaskan Style
... soil a little rock phosphate and bone meal. Part Two Thinning English delphiniums Fertilizing English delphiniums Staking English delphiniums Thinning English Delphiniums - Since “mature English delphiniums produce a considerable ... a cup of bone meal to each mature plant in the spring. Also, she sprays the leaves with kelp meal, but definitely not liquid fertilizers which Catherine claims can ...
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Delphiniums, Alaska Style
... and gives her soil a little rock phosphate and bone meal. Part Two Thinning Delphiniums Fertilizing Delphiniums Staking Delphiniums Thinning Delphiniums - Since “mature English delphinium plants will produce a considerable ... a cup of bone meal to each mature delphinium plant in the spring. Also, she sprays the leaves with kelp meal, but definitely not liquid fertilizers which Catherine claims can ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Pests and Diseases
... Propagation Preparation & Planting First Year Care Irrigation Pollination Pruning & Training Fertilization Fruit Thinning Pests & Diseases Harvest & Postharvest Fruits & Nuts Master Gardeners Calendars Glossary Links ... to leaf buds; many generations. Controls Natural: Predaceous mites (avoid summer chemical sprays). Spray: See Calendar of Backyard Gardening Operations Peach Twig Borer (PTB) Hosts: ...
homeorchard.ucdavis.edu

Open Directory - Science: Agriculture: Horticulture: Fruits: Apples
... - About the science, production, and health benefits of apples. Apple Fruit Thinning - Article from Virginia Tech's Department of Horticulture on the ... crop before it matures on the tree. History, factors affecting thinning, and chemicals used. Apple Growing - Fact sheet on commercial ... in an orchard in Switzerland. Oil and Other Early Season Sprays for Apple and Pear Trees - Gives tips on how and ...
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