If using a 32-ounce (1 quart) spray bottle, the ratios are slightly decreased. Mix 1⅛ to 2¼ teaspoons for regular insect conditions, or 3½ teaspoons for heavy infestations.

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When planting a tree in the ground, do not add a large amount of purchased topsoil or compost to the hole to improve the soil. A little compost mixed with the native soil will be sufficient.

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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? Dear Reader: Apply a dormant (“horticultural”) oil spray to them ...