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Pink lady young fruit drop - Hi,can anyone offer advice on this one.After 6 years,my Pinkabelle finally set 4 fruit.Disappointingly,after just one month,3 of the tiny fruit have dropped off.The soil is moist,mulched and fertile and the fruit is bagged against fruit fly.Is this normal..2947 days 14hrs
Fruit fly9 - Attached photo of Pink Lady with mesh bag on it...2955 days 13hrs
Fruit fly9 - Ivepeters,I use the mesh bags which have string attached to the base which enables you to firmly tie the bag to the trunk.The fine mesh keeps the flies out but allows air to flow through...2958 days 11hrs
Fruit fly9 - Has anyone tried the mesh bags from Greenharvest to protect Pink Lady apples from fruit fly.They completely enclose the fruit and are too finely meshed for the fly to penetrate.I live in Parramatta and this is the first fruit for 6 years after I planted a..2969 days 8hrs
Pinkabelle apple tree - I am surprised that no one has mentioned how they control fruit fly on Pinkerbelle dwarf apples.Does this mean that these trees are not prone to this destructive pest?..2970 days 7hrs