It seems like past discussions indicated that adding the joint compound helped repel borers. What do you think?
Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Kurt W. Alstede <[email protected]>wrote: > Gentlemen:**** > > ** ** > > Please find below our top secret recipe. We have never had any adverse > effects from exterior paint…in fact we add the fungicide to help protect > the tree against wounds and the thiram acts as a rodent repellent. We use > the cheapest white exterior paint that we can find and generally spray it > on as a white wash with a handgun from the bottom twelve inches of the > scaffold limbs to the ground.**** > > ** ** > > Hope that this helps.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > PEACH TREE PAINT RECIPE.**** > > ** ** > > 1 GAL WHITE EXTERIOR LATEX PAINT**** > > 2 GAL WATER. ( 1 PART PAINT X 2 PARTS WATER )**** > > ½ POUND OF THIRAM PER GALLON OF WHITEWASH.**** > > 2 TABLESPOONS OF TOPSIN-M PER GALLON OF WHITEWASH.**** > > MIX WHITEWASH, AND ADD THIRAM AND TOPSIN-M. STIR THOROUGHLY.**** > > APPLY TO THE TREES WITH PAINT BRUSHES OR SPRAY GUN 12 TO 18 INCHES AFTER > SCAFFOLDS WITH**** > > DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES F.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Kurt W. Alstede* > > General Manager,**** > > Alstede Farms, LLC**** > > P.O. Box 278**** > > 84 County Route 513 S. (Old Rt. 24)**** > > Chester, New Jersey 07930**** > > United States of America**** > > ** ** > > Tel: 908-879-7189**** > > Fax: 908-879-7815**** > > www.alstedefarms.com**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Arthur Kelly > *Sent:* Sunday, July 14, 2013 8:46 AM > *To:* Apple-Crop > *Subject:* [apple-crop] Stone fruit trunk painting**** > > ** ** > > Does anyone know the recipe for trunk painting including joint compound?** > ** > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > >
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