Haven't seen any talk on a bail out for apple growers, however they
are about to pass the biggest pork filled "bail out" bill ever. It
would be nice to spray a little ethryl on the bill to thin it down!
On Jan 28, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Con.Traas wrote:
Hello all,
I hope that I have not been kicked off apple crop for bad
behaviour. I have not seen any posts in a little while.
In the past few weeks I have been analysing results of farm-scale
trials on the use of post-blossom ethryl to cause thinning in
apples. The results seem to be very variable, depending on variety,
with Alkmene and Bramley’s practically unaffected, and Katja,
Jonagored and Elstar dropping a lot of apples, but with little
positive effect on fruit size.
As this is my first year trying this chemical, I would be
interested in any observations.
Con Traas
Cahir
Ireland
PS. Congratulations to the US readers on your new President. Do you
expect any effects on pomology?
