Olpea
February 23, 2019, 2:49pm
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Also, if you look in the Reference section and the Guides section, there is some good information in there about what to spray, when to spray it, and where to get it.
Here is a post from the reference section on where you may be able to get supplies (including sprays).
Supply Sources
Some supplies can be hard to find. The aim of this wiki is to be a reference by the particular supply of good places where it can be found, and also for general good sources in certain categories. As with the other wikis please add/edit. Especially you @Chris_in_GA since this reference page is your idea
It is starting based on my list from my low-impact spray schedule so it initially has lots of big holes. Hopefully it will fill up!
General good supply sources
T…
Here is Scott’s low impact spray schedule.
I have been promising for some time to type up a draft of the “low impact” spray schedule I use. Here it is, drafty but it will be refined. My rough guide for low impact is no wide-spectrum poisons. Spinosad is about as broad a poison that I use. I don’t personally draw the line at organic vs not, but this schedule is mostly organic and I will suggest some substitutions if you want to be 100% organic. If you want to have a philosophical debate over what to (not) spray, please put it on a dif…
Here is Alan’s low impact spray schedule.
Alan Haigh- The Home Orchard and Nursery Co.
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Low Spray Schedule for Home Orchards in the Northeast
Here’s my spray schedule for the scores of orchards I manage around SE NY adapted for home owners managing a few fruit trees. It has functioned well for me for over 2 decades, although J. Beetles and brown rot of stone fruit increases the number of sprays and necessary pesticides some years some sites. Stink bugs are also an increasing problem,…
As Tippy mentioned, there are lots of other spray schedules people use, which can be found using the search function. Also as Tippy alluded your best bet for knowing what pests are most problematic in your locale, and how to deal with them are other members in your area.
@speedster1
@thecityman is in TN which is probably a similar enough climate to be helpful to you.
@blueberrythrill is in NC
@subdood_ky_z6b is in KY
@Hillbillyhort is in WV
@SpudDaddy is in VA
@BlueBerry is in KY
I’m sure there are others close by which I can’t think of right now and left out.
Continue to watch this thread. I imagine some of the people pinged will post info about the pests they deal with and their spray schedules.
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