Looking for a few pointers on pesticide and fungicide control of a June Gold peach tree in Hays county. Yes, "a" = 1 for now at least. Its a bare root tree that has been in the ground 3 years and was successfully protected against the few hard freezes this past winter. Not really 'shaped' or pruned yet.
Partial petal fall is ongoing, with the ends of fruit poking through in a dozen or so locations. Total blooms from fruiting to barely budding are approximately 5-6 dozen currently.
No obvious bugs or critters visible yet. I did notice on one branch that sap was dripping a bit from further up the branch. some type of borer?
Looking for recommendations on a fruit tree spray type ( permitherin, or other) as well as intervals. In my research, killing bees / pollinators is a concern of applying at wrong time, but i tend to think the scale, or lack thereof doesnt make this as applicable.
Same for fungicide, no obvious problems visible to my untrained eye as of yet.
Anyways, looks like I may finally have a decent crop this year and looking for recommendation to realize its full potential.
Partial petal fall is ongoing, with the ends of fruit poking through in a dozen or so locations. Total blooms from fruiting to barely budding are approximately 5-6 dozen currently.
No obvious bugs or critters visible yet. I did notice on one branch that sap was dripping a bit from further up the branch. some type of borer?
Looking for recommendations on a fruit tree spray type ( permitherin, or other) as well as intervals. In my research, killing bees / pollinators is a concern of applying at wrong time, but i tend to think the scale, or lack thereof doesnt make this as applicable.
Same for fungicide, no obvious problems visible to my untrained eye as of yet.
Anyways, looks like I may finally have a decent crop this year and looking for recommendation to realize its full potential.