Its impossible to know what a good spray schedule would be for you as we don't know your area. Otherwise it sounds like you are more or less taking care of business. P.S. Thin fruit sooner rather than later, and be aggressive. You won't regret it.

TValenti: The next time you post photos, stand back a little with the camera and give us an overall view of the tree. Closeups are fine for diseased sections, but there is no substitute for seeing the entire tree and its surroundings. From what I can see of your cherry tree, with its apparently crossing branches, it is definately suffering from bacterial canker, which is the most likely cause of your branch dieback. It also appears that it may be in at least partial shade, and is apparently planted close to a fence. Cherry trees grow best as stand-alone specimens, in full sunlight. They should not be allowed to become "leggy", as yours apparently is, but should be pruned to a low, open vase shape if possible. Cherry trees are not like decorative specimens that can be tucked into a partially shaded corned and expected to do well. Your cherry tree will not die quickly, as bacterial disease may take years to finish off a tree, but it will be unhealthy and not very productive during the process. For now, I would prune that tree down and try to shape it for maximum exposure to sunlight. The newly-planted peach tree also appears to be suffering from bacterial canker, which it may have brought with it from wherever you bought it. What was the source of this tree, a local nursery or bigbox store, and was it potted or rootballed when you planted it? If you want to really grow peaches, you should plant a bareroot tree in spring from one of the better mailorder/online nurseries such as Adams County in Pennsylvania. Larger, tall potted trees are to be avoided if at all possible. Peach trees, like cherry trees, require a full-sun situation, and pruning and branch spreading are essential to shape the tree for fruiting. If you can give a peach trees these conditions, you will also have to learn to spray early against the common enemies of young peaches; the plum curculio and the oriental fruit moth. You will also have to learn to properly thin the peaches, since a healthy tree will set many more peaches than the tree can handle. Growing peaches is not easy even for the accomplished amateur, and growing them "organically" in the Eastern U.S. is a practical impossibility. Even if you bag your peaches in ziplock sandwich bags or try-on nylon "footies" as I am doing now, you must spray before bagging or the insects will damage nearly every young peach. It would be helpful if you would disclose your location when asking these kinds of questions to that we can get an idea of the kinds of climate and insect pressures you might be facing. Zone 7a tells us something, but could be many different places across these fruited plains. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

Oh Jodi...quit that! LOL!!! I'm the craziest hippie gardener is the truth. Sometimes I wonder why am I doing all of these. 200 plus of pots of ammies WILL give you flowers almost all year round in this zone. Most of the ones in the group shot are just my ammies from last season coming back from their winter dormancy (not forced). Each variety has their own time table on when to bloom. Some bloom earlier, some later. Your collection will be doing the same next season if you let them go dormant this coming winter. For now, just keep on taking very good care of them as you are. Remember the "After Bloom Care"...What you provide them now will greatly affect their performance next season. I suggest you let them have what's best for them...sunlight. Blanca...Keep up the good work specially with the "little ones". Most probably they might not bloom again this season. It is their growing/leafing out season right now. here in my zone anyway. Provide them with all the caring they need for they will sleep early (specially the Sonatinis), earlier than the large flowered ones. Remember my email to you? Elizabeth...Pink Star is a darling. It only gives out 4 flowers/scape but as I mentioned, it can flower 3 times/year. I just got in some bulbs from RC and in fact had another Pink Star included in it. It is a "pretty in person" variety...lol! Striped Panther...What could I say? Intriguing??? Noid Sonatini shall be named "Vanessa" for now. That's until the Dutch growers register it. Such a beauty deserves a name. There were 3 bulbs of this that came in the first shipment. Raydio and Soultan got one each. I will try to start a thread on the Dutch sonatinis. Our bloomer for today, Aphrodite. After blooming last Fall before it was put to rest, still gives out 2 scapes with huge flowers as it wakes up this season. Very reliable double even if it's flower color is temperature sensitive. Just a reminder: How to have flowers, flowers and more flowers... Here is a link that might be useful: After Bloom Care

Wow! That's a gorgeous shot! You work so well with the camera, Maria! Your photo albums are wonderful! I've bookmarked your page, and will go back to see more when I have a few hours of free time! LOL! It definitely has been a busy summer! And it's not over yet! I still have lots to do outdoors, not to mention taking care of all my indoor bulbs. Since I was way too afraid to allow my bulbs outdoors this spring and summer, I doubt many will bloom next spring... although, I could be surprised. I do plan on purchasing a few new ones this fall, though, so I will have winter blooms! We were going to go to the Netherlands this August to attend the wedding of a dear friend, but with gas and airline prices the way they are, we had to cancel. Airline tickets alone would have cost several thousand dollars, which we can't spare right now. I'm very disappointed, but I am going to attend the Chicagoland Orchid Festival, and even though it won't be quite the same, it will be fun. I should come away with a new orchid or two, and I have Cindee to thank for pointing me toward collecting these wonderful plants, as well as bulbs! Xuan, I doubt the Clematis pods will be anywhere near ready to ship this month, but I am watching them. I will harvest when they're ripe and hang on to them for your next family member to visit the States. In the meantime, I may be able to harvest a few other seeds for you. I will email. I'm behind on shipping out care packages, too... very shortly, I will have several types of seeds harvested and ready to ship... most are perennials from my gardens, but I know a few friends wanted to try some! As I finish getting things ready, I will let you all know what I have. Well... here's hoping the rest of the summer is fabulous for everyone! I just charged the camera batteries, and will head outside shortly to capture a few more summer blooms, so look for those sometime soon! Happy Gardening!