Asder's Edible Backyard
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Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsAsder Forum ContributionsChilling requirements - One of the cleverer statements I've read was from a climatologist who said that records are broken every year for temp. minimums and maximums. However, if you are breaking 10 times as many records for maximums as for minimums ,as was the case last year,t..3630 days 13hrs Pinkabelle apple tree1 - 'Fraid not. You have powdery mildew . No really effective trmt. other than pruning the tips off. Sulphur spray may be of small use...3630 days 17hrs Chilling requirements - As Sarah Pallin explained ,global warming is just "God hugging us a little closer"...3630 days 17hrs Chilling requirements - As warming affects traditional fruit growing areas there will be a need for artificial ,man made, "chill". Recently I read that certain oils and also thiocyanates have this property if applied to dormant trees. Oddly the fugicide, Ziram, is a thiocyanat..3632 days 18hrs Persimmon fuyu vs jiro - You could do worse than read Glowinski's book; he talks in detail about persimmons and it's mostly spot on...3658 days 13hrs |
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