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Bonide fruit tree spray acts as a fungicide, insecticide, miticide, and nematicide for your fruit trees. Here's what to know about applying it.
Peach, apple, pear and many other kinds of deciduous fruit trees are vulnerable to diseases and insects that can impact crop production and, ultimately, the tree’s health.
Charlie Nardozzi: Raking! But one thing that is really important to do, especially if you have fruit trees or other deciduous shrubs and trees, is to spray it with a dormant oil spray.
Here are Penhallegon's recommendations for the least toxic sprays and treatments for fruit trees: Dormant oil: Mix with water as directed and spray on all surfaces of the trunk, branches and twigs.
Dormant oil: Apply when trees are dormant, November through March, after all the leaves have fallen. Mix with water as directed and spray to all surfaces of the trunk, branches and twigs. Apply ...
Q: I have apple, peach and plum trees that will not produce mature fruit. There is plenty of fruit initially but it rots and falls off before it matures.
DEAR NEIL: What kind of spray should I use on my fruit trees during the dormant season, and what should I use after they bud?
FRUIT TREES can be a welcome addition to any garden, providing delicious healthy fruit for several months of the year. However, insect infestations can impact fruit trees causing them to look ...
I gave it fruit tree fertilizer in early spring. This spring, it developed a lot of apricots but then a few weeks later the leaves started turning brown and falling off. I fear my tree is dying.
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Just when you're ready for a long winter's nap, it's time to tend your fruit trees. If you don't, chances are they'll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now ...
DEAR NEIL: What kind of spray should I use on my fruit trees during the dormant season, ... It will eliminate many of the over-wintering insects as well as reducing populations of scale insects.