No spray apple for the Midwest
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Comments (3)Myk has mentioned good luck using Malathion on maggot. However, it's generally rated poorly for internal leps. Esfenvalerate (i.e. Asana) will work fine on your leps but requires an applicator's license. Additionally, like any pyrethroid, it may cause mite outbreaks w/ repeated usage. Most commercial growers go w/ Imidan for internal leps and PC. Captan and Sulfur will fight scab, but SI fungicides are more powerful. Rally/Immunox or Rubigan are good choices to control both scab and CAR. Captan and sulfur have no effect on cedar/apple rust. Additionally sulfur washes off very easily and requires more applications than an appropriate synthetic. In terms of references for effectiveness of products, your best bet is to review spray guides. Universities test these products against one another so it takes out some of the guesswork. You can download a copy of the Midwest Spray guide here: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm1282.pdf Cornell has a good spray guide as well. Here is a link to the activity spectrum of various insecticides: http://ipmguidelines.org/TreeFruits/content/CH07/default-1.asp Below is a link to their full Pest Management Guide. Here is a link that might be useful: Cornell 2010 Pest Management Guide...See MoreBest apple rootstock for midwest
Comments (4)You really did not indicate how large you want your trees to get. In the semi-dwarfing class: Honestly, if you are in your logical last home, I would take the time to do it right. Ottawa 3 is the definitive rootstock for your area. It is in the 40-50% of standard class and has been extensively tested at U of I. That being said, while it is widely available in Canada and Australia I cannot find a source for the U.S. anymore. However that has never deterred me before. You can always graft a scion onto standard rootstock and layer it out. As I mentioned it performs very well in your area and getting the right rootstock for an area is a large part of the battle. It is also precocious as heck. In the dwarfing class: If you want true dwarfs and will water when needed, it is hard to beat M27/EMLA27 rootstocks. They are precocious as heck, they do well in your area and are small enough that you can have a diversity of apples. Ultimately I would suggest you combine these two ideas. Trial out the varieties you want for taste etc on M27 class rootstock and in the meantime, find or grow out some Ottawa 3 to graft the winners to. At that point you can cleft graft your M27s again with new varieties to try our. You never know you may find something you like better....See MoreApple spraying question - triazicide plus calciumfoliar spray together
Comments (0)Apple spraying question - triazicide plus foliar spray together- I have had excellent results for several years with a twice annual triazicide spray in my small hobby orchard. Last year I had evidence of bitter pit so I will be spraying calcium this year. can I combine the triazicide and foliar calcium products and apply in a single spraying? thx to anyone offering advice. mark in MN...See MoreLiving near Apple orchard pesticide sprays in NY, ARE WE SAFE?????
Comments (4)He is still spraying so it must be safe I wouldn't count on that at all. Or this: Unless you are working in an environment where you are covered with the chemical you probably have nothing to worry about You have to find out what specific chemicals are being sprayed each time before you will have any basis for deciding what the risk is to your family. If you don't think you have any way to do that then you are left with having to move in order to be sure of your safety. Also how much protective gear you see the party doing the spraying wearing could be instructive. Unless what the situation really calls for is being ignored by somebody in a decision making position. Here's a true item that should produce some perspective: a group of conventional (as in spray spray spray - just like you are describing here) apple producers in central Washington State used to band together each year and drive up into one of the nearby mountain valleys to buy the apples for their personal use from "hippie" (organic) orchards there....See Moreglenn_russell
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