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Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: sheltered apple trees
Listers:
Have a look at "high tunnels" now manufactured by several berry growers
in England after developing them for their own crops - raspberries,
cherries, strawberries. They are marketed as Haygrove Tunnels. Sorry,
I am short
Listers:
Have a look at "high tunnels" now manufactured by several berry growers
in England after developing them for their own crops - raspberries,
cherries, strawberries. They are marketed as Haygrove Tunnels. Sorry,
I am short of time or would try to pull up their website. Just Google
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De : Con.Traas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoyé : mardi 7 août 2007 16:54
À : Apple-Crop
Objet : RE: Apple-Crop: sheltered apple trees
Hello George,
What you are saying is true. The nets don't cover the entire filed. However,
when you look up, th
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of George M. Greene
Sent: 07 August 2007 14:40
To: Apple-Crop
Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: sheltered apple trees
Con:
I can't quite imagine a full field hail covering.
Is it strong enough to hold the hail until it
melts? I would think t
Con:
I can't quite imagine a full field hail covering.
Is it strong enough to hold the hail until it
melts? I would think that mildew would be worse
under a covering since the humidity would likely
be higher.
I guess I have seen photos of nets over orchards in Mexico.
To me covers over si
Thank you very much Derry,
Those covers seem like a very innovative way to help avoid using fungicides.
Karmijn are very prone to scab and mildew, and would normally be thought of as
high chemical input apples.
The way I have my trees planted, I could not use a system like yours. In
various part
