Now That I Know What's Wrong, How Do I Fix It?
Almost without exception, identifying what the fungus or critter that's messing with your fruits is 90% of the effort required to correct any problem; the other 10% is the labor itself to spray your fruit tree. We at Rabbit Ridge Nursery have tried very hard to give you the tools needed to identify your problem through the various links embedded in What's Wrong With My Fruit Tree? by providing you with pictures of the diseases or bugs so you can make identification easier and more accurately.
We have also done our homework by keeping the treatment methods as simple and effective as possible, but especially to protect our environment and our pollinators as much as possible.
To help us help you, we use the following Industry Standards when talking about Fruit Trees and when to spray them:
- DORMANT: Absence of any growth in the fall, winter or spring.
- GREEN TIP STAGE: When a branch tip shows green tissue.
- PRE-BLOOM STAGE: When blossom buds show full color before opening.
- BLOOM: When blossoms are open. To protect pollinating insects, DO NOT SPRAY DURING A BLOSSOMING PERIOD. If you find you need disease control during this blossoming period, we have a fungicide only that will not harm the pollinators.
- PETAL FALL STAGE: When the last of the petals have fallen from the blossoms.
- 1st COVER: The first 7 to 10 days immediately after petal fall.
- 2nd COVER ON UNTIL HARVEST: To the Spray Cut-Off date before harvest.
We offer several concentrated combination sprays to cover insects and diseases at the same times. We will work with our customers to help make you the best fruit grower in your neighborhood.