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..4292 days 9hrs 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...4292 days 13hrs Chilling requirements - As Sarah Pallin explained ,global warming is just "God hugging us a little closer"...4292 days 13hrs 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..4294 days 14hrs 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...4320 days 9hrs |
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