Fireblight - have you tried Fertilome's Streptomycin?
From: Axel Kratel
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:18 AM
To: Apple-Crop
Subject: Apple-Crop: Fireblight on Ernst Bosch
Dear all,
I have an Ernst Bosch apple tree on MM111 that has developed a pretty bad
case of fireblight. I
Axel
You're in a tough place Alex. Bacterial diseases are generally tough, and in
woody plants like apples, incredibly persistent. If you're cutting out infected
material, I hope you're cutting back at least 6 from the infection. Any pest
control material you use right now may be futile until
We've had a very abnormal Spring. El Nino is kicking in, and as a result, we've
had a number of low pressure systems drop south from the Gulf of Alaska that
spin off the coast and suck in moisture out of the subtropics.
Upwelling has ceased, and our water temperatures offshore are 15F
higher
