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05-16-2013, 08:46 AM
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How many trees are you dealing with? How tall are they? CC |
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05-16-2013, 08:52 AM
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ten trees. half semi dwarf,half dwarf most in theyre second year. Takes me an hour to spray them all.
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05-16-2013, 08:54 AM
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Are you suggesting I should spray the treas with one of the nettle fermentions I see people brewing?
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05-16-2013, 08:56 AM
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Try the Horsetail Fern recipe at the link I posted. Dwarf trees should be pretty easy to insure a complete and total application. Apply as late in the evening as possible. Follow up a week later and the following week. A mix of Stinging Nettle roots and Horsetail Ferns should take care of the problem. CC |
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Yes I am with one big modification - strip the leaves from the plant and put them into a large barrel. Use a Weed Whacker to pulverize them as much as possible. The roots should be ground up or at least smashed with a heavy hammer/mallet. You want the internal root material to be exposed to the water - however you get there. Let's say you end up with 15 gallons of pulverized plant material - cover that with 30 gallons of water and let that steep in the sun for 3 or 4 days. Strain and dilute with water 1:3 and apply. The muck can be used as a 'semi-green' mulch, compost pile activator, worm food, etc. It is not waste by any means. HTH CC |
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05-16-2013, 09:00 AM
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too cool cootz.
Heres an example of the trees. this is a pic from last summer. |
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05-16-2013, 09:04 AM
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Trying to grow stone fruit up north is a real crap shoot - figure you'll get 1 good year out of 4. Hopefully... |
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05-16-2013, 09:06 AM
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Should the brew be aerated?
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05-16-2013, 09:11 AM
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This peach tree was realy bushy last year. This winter she was trained into a nice open vase shape and I even took the time to pinch off all the curly leaf and cull out the overabundance of peaches to 4-6 inches. If everything goes smooth it will be its biggest harvest to date. It is 7 years old now, a dwarf. Perhaps in its prime?
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05-16-2013, 09:26 AM
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I just thought of something - in Portland there is a nursery called One Green World and if you'll take the time to look at the myriad of fruit trees, nut trees, rootstock berries, etc. you'll see that he knows what he's doing. Give him a call and get his sage advice. He's been at this for decades and is highly regarded for the quality of his plants. HTH CC |
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