Its time to do leaf analysis again but I have seen a lot less FB in the last couple of years, -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 5/22/17, Jon Clements <jmcext...@gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [Apple-Crop] Ideas on FB To: "Apple-Crop discussion list" <apple-crop@virtualorchard.com> Date: Monday, May 22, 2017, 10:58 AM And have you seen an uptick in copper levels in leaf analysis when you apply to soil? Jon On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 10:45 PM, lee elliott <pippm...@yahoo.com> wrote: For the first year ever I havent seen any FB here is western Illinois, could it be th 86 degree days we had burned it out, I believe FB burns out after a few hot days, some dont believe this but experience has taught me it is true, Shoot bligt and root sucker blight has allways been a problem, I am sceptical that these antobiotic sprays work at all, only good for the blooms and chemical dealers, Copper does work well on young hursery and non-bearing trees that get shoot blight where your not woried about fruit finish, My person opiniion, low soil levels of copper, (do a leaf anayisis) make the tree stressed and contribute to FB. Just my 2 cents worth, Lee Elliott, Upstart Nursery, Winchester Illinois ______________________________ _________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/ mailman/listinfo/apple-crop -- JMCEXTMAN Jon Clements cleme...@umext.umass.edu aka 'Mr Liberty' aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' IM mrhoneycrisp 413.478.7219 _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
