MB, no, not quite. Traditionally major peach pruning is done either while the tree is dormant, or to reduce the threat of canker, at first growth in spring. When establishing the tree, dormant or delayed dormant pruning is less dwarfing than substantial summer pruning. Summer training of young trees generally consists of pinching tender young growth or rubbing off buds to guide the trees development. Once a tree is established, it is fine to cut large limbs in summer but the most useful aspect of summer pruning is to remove excessively vigorous uprights and allow light down onto the new wood that will bear peaches the following year. That is, unless you are trying to keep mature trees small such as when more than one tree is planted in a planting hole or spacing is tight. If this is the case pruning can be performed two or three times during the growing season to keep trees in bounds.

Harvestman hi Thanks of your message. O.K. rabbit eat peach bark, good to know that i made right thing to put net around mine peach trees. Yes i can tamp snow, but you are right high net would work too. I meant deer in my message, i got moose word from dictionary. What is the difference of deer and moose? Sorry i am not much into this. O.K. deer don't eat peaches a lot then, i didn't take chance of that and put a net around mine peaches as i said. Scottfsmith hi Really did deer really rub your young peach trees? I have not hear this before (Well i haven't much about peaches either, expect here). Where are you? I meant are you in city or rural area, what kind of area? Or suburban? I think deer don't come to city, but that was just common sense. What kind of fence you put around your peaches? What height? Good to know you didn't have other problem. Harvestman hi What you mean by saying can't imagine what moose can do. I meant deer in my message. I think deer and moose are relatives. I don't know exactly what kind of deer we have here. Deer is common name, there is many different kind of deer in world. I am not much into this, i live in city as i said. I meant deer without detailed information, just common deer. Thanks of tips of fence, mine is about that height net. Cylindar? Mine net is about circle, does form matter? I think not. Kellascat hi Thanks of information. Good to know rabbit eat peach trees. I was just wondering would peach tree make do difference and no it seems not to make difference as you said in your messages they ate your peach trees. Good to know that rabbits only eat young peach trees. Thing is same for apple. Yes rabbits eat young tree bark, not the old ones. That what i have understood too.

PLEASE let me know if that hot peper spray works!! I have JB's, Orientals and Asiatic beetles in my yard. I just moved into this house in January and dug up lots of lawn to put in garden beds. I amended all the beds with 3 inches of organic matter. Upon digging up the lawn I did find some grubs, but was advised that I should see at least 10 per sq ft, before it's considered a problem. I was finding about 3 per sq ft. The previous owners did not do anything for the yard. The other neighbors told me they never mowed. There were more weeds than lawn! Considering this, I have a lot of beetles in my yard. They are eating the cherry tree I planted, along with everything in the mint family. Including monarda, basil, black and blue salvia, the red annual salvia. Now that they've practically wiped those out they are onto other things such as spicebush, phlox maculata, seedlings of purple coneflower, dianthus, sunflower and zinnia. This morning I found a JB hanging out on my aster. I have to disagree that they only eat stressed plants because they don't seem to be picky in my yard. The cherry tree I planted was literally a stick when I got it. It branched and leafed out very well, this is not a sign of a stressed plant. My monarda was just gorgeous, until something started eating it. I wish there were something that could be put on the plants to help the adult infestations. Even if I do the grub control, I will probably have a problem with adults. Like so may others have said, the whole neighborhood would have to do it. It is making me feel like, being an organic gardener, means not being a gardener at all. What is the point of all the work? When the damn beetles are just going to come eat everything, before the butterflies hummingbirds and myself can enjoy the flowers! I think from now on I will just not plant things they seem to like, which is no fun, because they seem to like half the stuff I have! Oh and I have to say, to the people who have no beetles because they're yard is so healthy. You are probably just lucky enough, to not have high amounts of these pests in your area. Or, you may have lots of neighbors faithfully doing grub control.

I use a very effective gas called "Giant Destroyer" and it is a god-send. They look like sticks of dynamite, come in 4 packs and can be found in any box store garden section. You light the fuse, stick it in the hole, and quickly cover it up - ensuring no gas is coming out of the ground anywhere and vwalah - the end. I've been using them for years to keep the horse pastures free of deadly holes. I just started using them in the garden this year as it became overrun with gophers. Had 5 different areas with gopher tunnels underneath rose/flower beds. One Giant Destroyer in a fresh hole leading to each tunnel and ... right now, all is quiet. I love animals and it doesn't make me feel good to kill these guys. But - I also love my flowers and horses...