A clear trash bag sure would be a good way to go if I could figure out how to vent it. I’m thinking I could slit and staple it.
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Clark,
With all kinds of bagging, zip lock bags on apples and pears and bread bags on plums are my most successful organic approach. I bought a bulk of long bread bags this yesr. Not sure how many Shiro will ever set fruit as there is no other J plum to pollinate in my yard.
Not working is footsies on peaches. Footsies on pome fruit are not as cost effective or convenient as zip lock.
When you figure out a medthod of clear plastic bags with vents, please share it with us.
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I bagged peaches, plums and apples in blue footies. At my work they are used once in a very clean facility and then they are thrown in a trash by bags every day. I cut each footie in half, stapled the cut side and then stapled top ends over the branch. The last step is annoying because the stapler did not staple very well. I will bag some apples in a regular way with the plastic bags and compare.
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Hope this works. B T W if these were yellow color the whole tree would look like with yellow ribbon😉
Bagging obviously works but I scratch my head every time I see it and wonder how this does not induce rot. Specifically the sandwich bag approach. Seems to me like it would trap moisture and create a damp environment. I’d think water could enter through the site where the stem enters the bag or on the corners when they are snipped.
I have 2 peaches growing gand they will be my first ever. I’ve thought about bagging them. Maybe I’ll bag one and leave the other untouched as a comparison.
I don’t have good luck bagging peaches with zip lock bags.
Bob Vance’s dad has been very successful using zip lock bags on peaches. Bob posted his dad’s bags on one of the threads. Can’t remember which one.
Mamuang,
I’m giving this a try using something similar to your method. The test is on a plum that I don’t mind losing fruit on using old bread bags, ziplock gallons and quart bags etc… There is heavy insect pressure here. I cut the corner out of the bags and will hybridize this method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug34jxEcOzo and this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOdy2pAc63A. I pruned the branches back to where the heaviest clusters of fruit are at prior to bagging them. Any fruit showing insect damage I thinned out of the clusters prior to bagging.
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Will the fruits mature with the leaves pruned off? That is where the photosynthesis occurs.
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northwoodswis4 ,
I did not prune all the leaves off and new leaves will form in the bags, I suspect the plums will ripen faster than normal. We will find out more pretty soon. I spent the remainder of the day thinning the plums off that I did not bag. Thanks @mamuang for this post on bagging fruit I think it’s one of the best. The follow up post A good result of bread bag bagging Shiro plums was inspiring!
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Clark,
Thanks for the kind words.
The credit goes to Alcedo as it is his technique.
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Mamuang,
I found the thread Bagging fruits on the tree, for insect and disease protection - #34 by Auburn you were talking about and I see the post now. Thank you very much for posting your success because that’s the post that helped me. I’m looking at the other post now and see a lot of people are bagging their fruits!
I noticed bags that raintree offers that look reasonably priced as well http://m.raintreenursery.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.raintreenursery.com%2FApple-Maggot-Control-Bags-144-Bags.html&width=412
Those look like the nylon footies I just bought online for about $10,including shipping.Same amount also. Brady
http://www.amazon.com/Foot-Sox-Original-Sanitary-Disposable/dp/B008NCHM9Y?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
This actually goes to a redirect.On the right is a column that has Shoe Stuff 4 Less selling them.That’s who I purchased them from. Brady
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Clark and Brady,
A few years ago, I used foot sox or footies bagging peaches. I even used the ones soaked in Surround hoping for extra protection. I bought mine from Home Orchard Society.
I feel that they can’t protect against Plum curculios or oriental fruit moths. I saw several sox got holes through (either enter or exit wounds). After that, I stopped using them.
I think they can protect against apple maggot flies and maybe, codling moths on apples. Sone people use footsies on apples but to me, plastic zip lock bags on apples are easier and cheaper to use.
I will try bread bags on peaches next year if I have peaches.
People have tried to find ways to protect fruit organically. Some methods are more effective than the others. Mr. Clint’s screen pouches can protect against squirrels, too. That’s a big plus.
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I know we don’t have Plum Curculios here but am not sure about Oriental Fruit Moths.This is more like an experiment to see if the fruit turns out any better on one tree.The pests,Earwigs and Stinkbugs,for now,leave the other Nectarines alone. Brady
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Mamuang,
My technique needs improvement but I like the method! Here are a couple of pictures of what I got!
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@clarkinks,
The fruit looked good. Are those plums? If so, were they Toka.
I have tons of bread bags still sitting in the box. No peaches or plums to bag 
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Mamuang,
They are a good tasting seedling plum we grow here. They are very delicious! It does look just like Methley. I purchased this batch of seedlings from Sandusky Nursery so Methley could have been one of the parents.
Has anyone tried to use longer bags fashioned out of fiberglass screen that is typically used for windows. I’m considering doing this in 2017 if I have enough stone fruit to justify the effort. My first thoughts is about a one foot diameter cylinder open on both ends (staple ends after applying) that can be the used for many years. Remove after fruit ripens. I see the advantage of low moisture buildup and sprays could also be applied.
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Bill the grasshoppers in my area eat those vinyl screens. It’s hard to take a picture of it but this is my screen door. Might be a good idea to stick with aluminum. @MrClint uses them Homemade metal screen fruit protectors
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