What are the best fruit trees for an organic person?
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Comments (5)Thanks, I just spoke with the local nursery today and they have a free seminar coming up April 28th on Fruit Tree care and maintenance. So I will be attending that and trying to educate myself more about them. They told me just leave them there for now, since the trees are blooming and it's not a large infestation. I'm going to bring in some samples and pictures when I attend the seminar. All the trees set a lot of fruit. Last fall we had over 200+ Apples combined, about 30-40 between the 3 Asian Pear trees, and another 50 on the Bartlett tree. That was with only spraying Bonide once after petal fall. I gave up because I had no clue what I was doing. The only thing that happened last year was what I think was Apple Scab ( from googling pics ) so we tossed all the Apples. All 4 Pear trees were fine, no insects or disease and had tons of fruit. I will definitely check out that book and most likely won't be going organic after Petal Fall. I figured it would be easier and cheaper using home remedies, but I just want nice fruit so not a big issue with me. :)...See MoreWhat organic spray do you use for fruit trees?
Comments (4)Languard, I'm not trying to talk you out of organic, but please don't assume, organic = safe. Some formulations of sulfur are more acutely toxic than many synthetic pesticides. For example lime sulfur has an LD50 of around 500 mg/kg body weight. Similarly, Bordeaux (copper sulfate and calcium hydroxide) has an LD50 of around 500 mg/kg. Most modern synthetic pesticides have an LD50 > 2000 mg/kg. I'm on another fruit forum tailored for commercial growers and researchers Following is part of a post from a commercial grower on that list named Mo Tougas: "We too use lime sulfur and I agree that the benefits are numerous. Twenty years ago we bought sulfur by the ton as our non synthetic fungicide of choice for the production of peaches here in the humid northeast. That ceased when a friend was hospitalized due to a severe allergic reaction to my peaches. I was told it was an allergy to sulfur. I decided not to argue with the emergency room personnel."...See MoreOrganic Fruit Trees
Comments (2)To meet the certification standards for organic foods your soil needs to be free of synthetics and you would need an improvement plan in place for a minimum of 3 years, The stock does not need to be from certified organic sources, yet....See MoreOrganic spray for veggies and fruit trees?
Comments (21)The Neem oil products, Insecticidal Soaps, Sulfur dusts, and most of the plant based insecticides (pyrethrin, rotenone, etc.) are broad spectrum poisons that can, when used improperly, cause as much or more harm as the synthetic pesticides. If the soil your plants are growing in is a good healthy soil so the plants grow up strong and healthy they will be less attractive to the insect pests reducing your need to spray poisons around. If in addition you create an insectuary, a garden with a wide variety of flowering plants, that is attractive to the predators they will be there to help you maintain control of the pests. Growing organically is much more involved then simply using certain "fertilizers" and insect sprays (still poisons) and not using "chemicals" (synthetic materials) because most of the organic materials people do use are chemicals....See Moresoftmentor
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