Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...
Q: After losing a prized peach tree to curl disease, I recently ordered a ‘Frost’ peach because I heard it is highly resistant to the disease. Are there other peach trees that are also resistant? A: ...
Q: Last spring when my peach tree leafed out, the leaves were all funny shaped. Can you tell me what the problem is and how to prevent it from happening again? A: Based upon the symptoms described, ...
If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...
Two important fungicides that home gardeners have used for years to control peach leaf curl have been withdrawn from the market. Home garden uses of lime sulfur spray (calcium polysulfide) were ...
Gardeners who have grown stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines or apricots may have noticed in some years the leaves become strangely crinkly and bright pink. This is due to a fungal disease known ...
Emailer Robin Temple says that he has a peach tree that produced wonderful fruit for several years. In the past couple, however, peach leaf curl has caused massive leaf drop and a reduction of the ...
Q: I have a peach tree that keeps getting peach leaf curl every spring. I have sprayed the tree in past winters but my tree still gets badly infested. What am I doing wrong? A: Severely affected ...
If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...
If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...