Question about fruit tree spray...

gssgarden · May 20, 2008

I'm new to growing fruit trees so bear with me please. These trees have been in the ground for about 2 1/2 years. Last year they bloomed well but no fruit because of it's youth. This year I have a few on each tree.
I have 2 peach, 2 apple, one pear(new), one cherry(new).

The pics are of a July Elberta peach and Red Delicious apple, both from Stark's Bros.

I bought a bottle of Bonide Fruit Tree Spray that controls Insects and Diseases. When rerading the spray chart, it reconmends spraying after 1st cover, and 2nd cover. What does this mean? They haven't been sprayed at all this year but want to get into a rythym with them. My lable is torn and I can't read it properly.

Can I start spraying on two week intervals now? There are no signs of bugs or disease going on right now. All look as healthy as can be.

Thanks for your help,

Greg

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amideutch · May 20, 2008

Greg, I too have used the bonide fruit tree spray. I stay organic with my tomatoes but have had no luck with organic products with my fruit trees except for the oil spray I put on my trees in the fall prior to dormacy.
First thing is DON"T use the bonide on pear trees. It's not recommended by Bonide as I asked them the question. What I have found here in Germany is normally one or two applications is all I need. One at pre Bloom and another at petal fall. I do not apply during the blooming phase as it is highly toxic to Bees. And the instructions say no more than 7-8 applications per season. I've got 3 asian pear trees, 2 apple, 1 golden plum and 2 peach trees. This will be the first year I have had good fruit set on my apple which I planted 6 years ago. My peach and pear trees were setting fruit after the third year and am still waiting for my plum to fruit. Ami

karpes · May 24, 2008

Gssgarden Cover sprays are done after the fruit have formed and the leaves have sprouted. The absolute most important spraying starts in the fall after the leaves have fallen. Use dormant oil at this time. Bud swell and bud break is the most critical time to spray with the heavy guns. Copper,chloroetanol do well at this time. If you take care of the winter and early spring spraying then you will be way ahead of the diseases that over winter. The other time to spray (peach)is September for peach tree bores. I use loresban around the trunk until it puddles on the ground and spray again two weeks later. Between these periods you can use the fruit tree spray or mixing captan + sevin+ Malathion on a two week schedule. Oldude

gssgarden · June 27, 2008

Here's a pic of that Red Delicous. It's looking good for a tree that had nothing done to it but Sevin for the Jap. Beetles. Is it still o.k. to spray with the Bonide tree spray I mentioned above? I don't want to rock the boat and do any damage. Or should I just wait it out and hope nothing bothers it.
thanks

Greg.

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matereater · June 27, 2008

Great lookin apples, gss !!

amideutch · June 28, 2008

If it ain't broke don't fix it. Just keep an eye out for new developments. Ami

karpes · June 29, 2008

Greg Those are really beautiful and healthy apples. What you are doing seems to be working really well. Karpes

May 20, 2008	#1
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Question about fruit tree spray... I'm new to growing fruit trees so bear with me please. These trees have been in the ground for about 2 1/2 years. Last year they bloomed well but no fruit because of it's youth. This year I have a few on each tree. I have 2 peach, 2 apple, one pear(new), one cherry(new). The pics are of a July Elberta peach and Red Delicious apple, both from Stark's Bros. I bought a bottle of Bonide Fruit Tree Spray that controls Insects and Diseases. When rerading the spray chart, it reconmends spraying after 1st cover, and 2nd cover. What does this mean? They haven't been sprayed at all this year but want to get into a rythym with them. My lable is torn and I can't read it properly. Can I start spraying on two week intervals now? There are no signs of bugs or disease going on right now. All look as healthy as can be. Thanks for your help, Greg <img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...o/may07018.jpg" border="0" alt="peach"></a> <img src="http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...o/may07017.jpg" border="0" alt="apple"></a>

May 20, 2008	#2
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Greg, I too have used the bonide fruit tree spray. I stay organic with my tomatoes but have had no luck with organic products with my fruit trees except for the oil spray I put on my trees in the fall prior to dormacy. First thing is DON"T use the bonide on pear trees. It's not recommended by Bonide as I asked them the question. What I have found here in Germany is normally one or two applications is all I need. One at pre Bloom and another at petal fall. I do not apply during the blooming phase as it is highly toxic to Bees. And the instructions say no more than 7-8 applications per season. I've got 3 asian pear trees, 2 apple, 1 golden plum and 2 peach trees. This will be the first year I have had good fruit set on my apple which I planted 6 years ago. My peach and pear trees were setting fruit after the third year and am still waiting for my plum to fruit. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 24, 2008	#3
karpes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 73	Gssgarden Cover sprays are done after the fruit have formed and the leaves have sprouted. The absolute most important spraying starts in the fall after the leaves have fallen. Use dormant oil at this time. Bud swell and bud break is the most critical time to spray with the heavy guns. Copper,chloroetanol do well at this time. If you take care of the winter and early spring spraying then you will be way ahead of the diseases that over winter. The other time to spray (peach)is September for peach tree bores. I use loresban around the trunk until it puddles on the ground and spray again two weeks later. Between these periods you can use the fruit tree spray or mixing captan + sevin+ Malathion on a two week schedule. Oldude Last edited by karpes; May 25, 2008 at 02:19 PM.

June 27, 2008	#5
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Great lookin apples, gss !! __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

June 28, 2008	#6
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	If it ain't broke don't fix it. Just keep an eye out for new developments. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

June 29, 2008	#7
karpes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 73	Greg Those are really beautiful and healthy apples. What you are doing seems to be working really well. Karpes