Nectarines cracking last summer... how to prevent for this summer

[mamuang]

This is one of many threads about bags and bagging.

Re- evaluating bagging fruit

I know about strong chemicals. I’ve tried to find other approaches to protect my various fruits. This post may be for those who are like-minded. I am in central MA where humidity is a problem. I have Oriental fruit moth, plum curculio, coddling moth, stinkbugs, apple maggot flies, etc damaging fruit. Brown rot has been an issue, too. One of the approach I have used for the past 3-4 years on stone fruit ( more years on apples) is bagging. Apples and pears - Plastic ziplock bags. This is t…