A week ago we had golf ball hail. Heavy, shovel fulls. Followed by heavy soaking rains for 6 days. Just got my first cover spray in today. Organic: surround, bt, ba, spinosad, oil, raw milk, madex hp. Noticed every tree has tons of bark fissures. Im sure caused by hail and worsened by a week of soaking. Thankfully got 2 oil and lime sulfur apps in several weeks ago. Lost a decent amount of (fruit) what made it through winter and frosts. What can I do to help these trees (40 total) recover and hopefully keep pathogens out?
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Wow.
I’m guessing that you’re growing mostly apples and/or pears, and that your main concern is fireblight (and the other bacterial and fungal baddies).
How long were your trees in standing water?
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Sorry to hear of your orchard damage.
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Your biggest enemy, as you say, is a potential infection. The good news is if you can get by with heavier sulfur sprays, the damage you took from weather should be a huge blessing in months to come during the growing season. Do everything you can to avoid fireblight. I’m very sorry to hear of your damage!