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Subject:
growing organic apples
Category: Reference, Education and News Asked by: treeman6-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
22 Jul 2004 19:47 PDT
Expires: 21 Aug 2004 19:47 PDT Question ID: 377919 |
Where can I find a detailed calendar for a spraying schedule recommended for growing organic apples? |
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Subject:
Re: growing organic apples
Answered By: efn-ga on 22 Jul 2004 22:34 PDT |
Hi treeman6, I found a few schedules for you on the Web. They tend to be region-specific. The Rodale Institute's New Farm site has three sample spray schedules for organic apple production in the Northeast. http://www.newfarm.org/features/0504/apples/orchard.shtml This page from the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center of the Ohio State University has "A Suggested Fungicide Spray Schedule for Organic Production Systems In Ohio." It says "Organic growers must understand that it may not be feasible to use 'organic' fungicides on a strict calendar schedule with a precise number of days between sprays." http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/organic-apple.html#Spray Schedule Michigan State University Extension offers this Organic Apple Spray Program. http://www.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/organasp.htm WBAP in Texas presents an organic fruit and nut tree spraying schedule. http://www.wbap.com/listingsentry.asp?id=4601&pt=wbapfeatures Finally, this Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Organic And Low-Spray Apple Production Horticulture Production Guide does not have a schedule, but has a lot of detailed information about the pests and diseases that might motivate spraying. http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/apple.html Search Strategy The search terms that seemed most productive were: organic apples spray schedule I hope these pages meet your need. If you need any further information, please ask for a clarification. --efn |
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Subject:
Re: growing organic apples
From: corwin02-ga on 22 Jul 2004 19:57 PDT |
Unless you are talking about spraying warm soapy water I doubt you can find anything since organic apples do not get sprayed (hence the term organic) |
Subject:
Re: growing organic apples
From: treeman6-ga on 23 Jul 2004 04:33 PDT |
Organic apples may be sprayed with a variety of organic-approved substances, including horticultural oil, and copper or sulfur-based fungicides, in addition to numerous home-made insecticides using garlic and hot pepper, et al. A tea made of horsetail (equisetum) can also be sprayed as a preventative for fungal infections. |
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