Controlling grass around fruiting trees and shrubs
sujiwan_gw 6b MD/PA
13 years ago
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Comments (46)I should mention that my experience of losing sweetness of peaches after 20 years of mulching is entirely anecdotal, although I've seen some research that seems to support the connection. I didn't mean to suggest that organic mulch as a permanent weed solution is a problem everywhere or even that I'm certain it's a problem on my own property. I'm only suggesting it may be a problem over time at some sites. What I do know is that the standard advice is to keep tree vigor moderate to produce the highest quality of fruit. Vegetable growers know this applies to tomatoes as well and probably all other annual garden fruits that we call vegetables that are improved by more of their own sugar. I've also learned that fruit trees can do fine in mowed sod once they are established although it was never my preferred management method until I became suspicious of mulch sometimes over invigorating trees I care for. On some sites I continue to mulch peaches and cherries after I stop mulching apples because it supports the vigor I wish to maintain. The point is to keep your trees at the sweet spot, where they are vigorous enough to fight disease and grow perfect fruit and this will have everything to do with what your soil and climate is to begin with. Peaches as a species require more vigor and more nitrogen than apples according to general recommendations. Young trees of all species are best served by keeping them very vigorous so they can overcome competition and pests and achieve their place in the sun and bear large crops quickly. So the best advice I can give is to try to maintain the sweet spot of moderate vigor for bearing trees and watch their growth to determine how you manage them from that....See MoreSpraying Roundup around Fruit Trees
Comments (40)>>They do that to wheat in Canada, I guess because of the short growing season and severe winters. Spray it with glyphosate to kill and dry it.<< I got a answer from one source..... Welker Farms Inc Very very unlikely. In our area glyphosate isn't used before harvest on wheat and in fact nothing is sprayed on our wheat before harvest. The only time a crop may get sprayed before harvest is crops that need to ripen evenly in order for the harvester to handle the plant as well as reduce loss from natural release of seeds onto the ground. Crops like these range from peas to lentils to chick peas. But cereal crops such as wheat/barley/oats do not do this. Also farmers would use something other than glysophate as it is slow in drying out the crop....See MoreBayer Advanced Tree and Shrub Insect Control - not working well
Comments (30)Hi! My husband and I have a linden tree on our property and in 2006, the beetles just decimated it. It was our main source of shade, so having it defoliated was awful. Anyway, I got some of the Bayer insecticide and applied it but I can't remember if I put it on in fall or spring). The beetles still got to the tree this summer, but not nearly as badly. It looked like the ends of the branches got nailed-all the newer growth. What was weird was we'd lived here for six years before this ever became a problem. And we have a small property, too, about.25 acre, plus there are about 50 rose bushes on the property. So now I am not sure if the Bayer helped or if the beetles just weren't as bad this year but I guess I'll try it again for the next growing season-but I am thinking that maybe I should wait until spring. The tree is fairly mature now-it's as high as our two story house, and about 15 feet across. So I wish you the best, Alexander3, and if anyone has any advice, I'd appreciate it. (and my husband has treated the lawn with milky spore and nematodes, etc., and he keeps the rose bushes treated with something systemic-plus alot of manual control, i.e., knock 'em off the bushes into a coffee can, etc. Oh, and my dogs love to eat them!--so I knock the beetles out of the tree in the early morning, and the dogs run around under the tree munching away-it's rather disgusting)...See MoreSoil solarization around tree and shrubs OK?
Comments (4)Thanks for all the advice. Stbond: I never ever watered the area where the bermuda grass is, so I think the grass roots are fairly shallow. There is crabgrass and other annual weeds there too, so I want to give the soil solarization a try and see what happens. Bfreeman: I have kept the area around my bushes and tree free of weeds since I planted them. When I planted them I dug the holes myself (extra-large holes) and I sifted through the soil by hand to remove all roots and weeds. That's why it took me several weekends just to get the hole ready for the crape myrtle! Yes, the bermuda grass will probably come back, but then I will just use Round Up to keep it under control....See Morealan haigh
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