Two growers in this area say they had some damage from SWD on peaches last year.
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Jon Clements <jon.cleme...@umass.edu>wrote: > I wonder with Spotted Wing Drosophila if we are going to have to be more > careful letting peaches fully "tree-ripen?" > > :-) > > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Arthur Kelly <kellyorcha...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> We are in the mid-80's here Jon. We expect to be in the 90's tomorrow. >> We are starting blueberry (Duke) harvest tomorrow. We should start peach >> harvest on the 25th-27th with PF 1, PF 5B and Earlystar with Garnet Beauty >> to follow. Last year we picked PF 1, PF 5B and Earlystar all on the first >> day of harvest. We might have been a day or two too late on the PF 1. We >> try to harvest so you can eat them tomorrow. It can be touchy. >> Maturities seem to sometimes not be what we expect from catalogues and >> other literature. >> >> Art Kelly >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Win Cowgill >> <cowg...@njaes.rutgers.edu>wrote: >> >>> I know of no data on joint compound for lesser or greater peac borer >>> control. >>> Win >>> >>> Win Cowgill >>> Editor Horticultural News >>> Professor and Area Fruit Agent >>> New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station >>> Rutgers Cooperative Extension >>> PO Box 2900 >>> 314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2 >>> Flemington, NJ 08822-2900 >>> Office 908-788-1339 >>> Fax- 908-806-4735 >>> Email: cowg...@njaes.rutgers.edu >>> www.horticulturalnews.org/ >>> www.virtualorchard.net/ >>> http://virtualorchard.net/njfruitfocus/index.html >>> www.snyderfarm.rutgers.edu/investigators/cowgill.html >>> www.appletesters.net >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:17 AM, Arthur Kelly <kellyorcha...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> It seems like past discussions indicated that adding the joint compound >>> helped repel borers. What do you think? >>> >>> Art Kelly >>> Kelly Orchards >>> Acton, ME >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Kurt W. Alstede <k...@alstedefarms.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Gentlemen:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Please find below our top secret recipe. We have never had any adverse >>>> effects from exterior paint…in fact we add the fungicide to help protect >>>> the tree against wounds and the thiram acts as a rodent repellent. We use >>>> the cheapest white exterior paint that we can find and generally spray it >>>> on as a white wash with a handgun from the bottom twelve inches of the >>>> scaffold limbs to the ground.**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Hope that this helps.**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> PEACH TREE PAINT RECIPE.**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> 1 GAL WHITE EXTERIOR LATEX PAINT**** >>>> >>>> 2 GAL WATER. ( 1 PART PAINT X 2 PARTS WATER )**** >>>> >>>> ½ POUND OF THIRAM PER GALLON OF WHITEWASH.**** >>>> >>>> 2 TABLESPOONS OF TOPSIN-M PER GALLON OF WHITEWASH.**** >>>> >>>> MIX WHITEWASH, AND ADD THIRAM AND TOPSIN-M. STIR THOROUGHLY.**** >>>> >>>> APPLY TO THE TREES WITH PAINT BRUSHES OR SPRAY GUN 12 TO 18 INCHES >>>> AFTER SCAFFOLDS WITH**** >>>> >>>> DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES F.**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *Kurt W. Alstede* >>>> >>>> General Manager,**** >>>> >>>> Alstede Farms, LLC**** >>>> >>>> P.O. Box 278**** >>>> >>>> 84 County Route 513 S. (Old Rt. 24)**** >>>> >>>> Chester, New Jersey 07930**** >>>> >>>> United States of America**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Tel: 908-879-7189**** >>>> >>>> Fax: 908-879-7815**** >>>> >>>> www.alstedefarms.com**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto: >>>> apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] *On Behalf Of *Arthur Kelly >>>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 14, 2013 8:46 AM >>>> *To:* Apple-Crop >>>> *Subject:* [apple-crop] Stone fruit trunk painting**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Does anyone know the recipe for trunk painting including joint compound? >>>> **** >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> apple-crop mailing list >>>> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>>> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> apple-crop mailing list >>> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> apple-crop mailing list >>> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >> >> > > > -- > Jon Clements > aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' > UMass Cold Spring Orchard > 393 Sabin St. > Belchertown, MA 01007 > 413-478-7219 > umassfruit.com > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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