Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Fruit (Dwarf Tree) Aphids (General) Earwig Plum Curculio Slug Snail Troubleshooting Protect the trunks of young trees from borers and sunscald with loose tree wrapping.
It's harder for the trees to resist the disease in winter, so again summer pruning is the safer option. Cropping so prolifically can also cause branches to become so weighty that they actually snap under the strain.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Pecan Aphids (General) Fall Webworms Slug Snail In cool climate pecans may not produce nuts, and may suffer from coral spot.
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Young plum trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Notes Some varieties are self-fertile; otherwise at least one other plum flowering at the same time will be required for pollination.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Semi-dwarf and standard pears make excellent landscape trees in large yards.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Semi-dwarf and standard pears make excellent landscape trees in large yards.
Prune peaches hard in late winter. Companions Garlic, Peas and Beans. Peach borers can be identified by holes in the bark with a sawdustlike frass. Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf...
Prune peaches hard in late winter. Companions Garlic, Peas and Beans. Peach borers can be identified by holes in the bark with a sawdustlike frass. Troubleshooting Keeping peach trees dry under cover or under plastic sheeting can help prevent peach leaf...
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The use of pheromone-baited traps for several seasons can make a big impact on local populations. Trees that are weakened year after year from gypsy moths can die from the repeated stress.
They fly at night, and are attracted to outdoor lights. Inside the webs, hairy caterpillars with thin bodies skeletonize the leaves, and the web is enlarged as the colony's need for food increases.
Young plum trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Notes Some varieties are self-fertile; otherwise at least one other plum flowering at the same time will be required for pollination.
Plum curculio larvae have much more success in plums, peaches and other softer fruits. Overwintering adults emerge quite suddenly in mid-spring, when mid-season apples are in bloom.
Prune nectarines hard in winter. Companions Garlic, Tansy, Dill, Chives, Cilantro and Nasturtium. Peach borers can be identified by holes in the bark with a sawdustlike frass. Troubleshooting Keep plant dry under cover to avoid peach leaf curl.
Keep the area beneath apricots mulched with wood chips, straw, or another mulch that helps maintain soil moisture. Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests.
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area.
Hazelnuts grow best in climate such as the Pacific Northwest, where winters are chilly yet mild. Healthy hazel trees will bear twenty years or more. Corridors within the orchard that are planted with clovers and other legumes contribute to soil fertility...
Mulch after planting, and encircle the trunk with a wire cage or protective pipe to protect the young tree from animal and insect pests. Notes Healthy walnut trees will bear for many decades.
Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Semi-dwarf and standard pears make excellent landscape trees in large yards.
Healthy sweet chestnut trees will bear for decades. Notes Some varieties are not self-fertile, so more than one will need to be planted for successful pollination. These are large, spreading trees that cast dense shade.
Selectively removing young fruits is called thinning. Fewer, bigger fruits are generally more useful than many tiny fruits. Thinning Other Fruit Trees Pears need less thinning than apples but will still benefit from having young fruits thinned out to...
Be sure to apply the soap spray to leaf undersides and crevices. Follow up with two applications of insecticidal soap, one week apart. See also black bean aphids and cabbage aphids.
Young plum trees are at high risk for damage from insects that bore into the main trunk. Notes Some varieties are self-fertile; otherwise at least one other plum flowering at the same time will be required for pollination.
Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Persimmon Aphids (General) Slug Snail Troubleshooting Watch for aphids and other small sucking insects, which can often be brought under control with insecticidal soap.
