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peach leafcurl
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Posted by macd (My Page) on Sat, May 27, 06 at 21:31
| We live in London and everyone I know has either given up growing peaches or are about to do so because of leaf curl. The trees grow too large to cover with plastic. Fungicide spray before leaf bud break and just after, doesn't seem to work very well. Could I paint on a fungicide or wax? What is the answer? Should we just leave peach growing to folk living in warmer and drier climates? Maybe I should graft over with apricot, or some other stone fruit? Any thoughts? MacD |
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RE: peach leafcurl
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| Peach leaf curl can be controlled, but not eliminated, by spraying. A spray after leaf drop can be helpful as part of this control. What fungicide did you use? When did you spray? Careful timing relative to periods of rain and also relative to the time of bud break is important. Having said all that, spraying a tree of any size is not easy. What sort of damage do you see? Presumably the flowers or fruit are being affected? |
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