tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post5508114029995831903..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Onions, Apples, and the Fall GardenDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33234315170337242682013-08-12T16:25:10.492-04:002013-08-12T16:25:10.492-04:00So far the only thing I spray on my fruit trees is...So far the only thing I spray on my fruit trees is some insecticidal soap and fish emulsion. I lose a lot of my fruit to brown rot. So far I've lost about a third to brown rot and a third to the squirrels. Whenever I see a peach with brown rot I immediately pick it off and throw it away. So far I haven't seen bugs in my peaches. I have had bird pecks. The apples I cover with footies. This is the first year I've had fruit so I'll tell you how it went later in the year. I'll probably do a dormant oil spray in the spring before the trees leaf out next year. But I'm really trying not to spray with anything toxic. I'll see if I succeed or not. I've never grown fruit trees before so have no clue.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-68077713851167903162013-08-12T15:28:21.381-04:002013-08-12T15:28:21.381-04:00Do you spray your fruit trees? How often, per seas...Do you spray your fruit trees? How often, per season? I am trying to grow organically, but I am getting no fruit on the apples and the peaches are small and hard and buggy. What do you do to get such beautiful fruit??? <br />Thanks,<br />Carol Pettwaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-51075093013519928982013-08-09T00:04:51.706-04:002013-08-09T00:04:51.706-04:00I bought some garden netting but it got all tangle...I bought some garden netting but it got all tangled up when I tried to open it - so I folded it back and left it in the basement, LOL.<br /><br />Those red onions are beautiful! All the storage onions braided up must be a pretty sight to see!Charmcitybalconygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920355372618728018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-44799704475384028392013-08-08T12:04:26.055-04:002013-08-08T12:04:26.055-04:00Thanks Granny. I'd love to use it for my chard...Thanks Granny. I'd love to use it for my chard and broccoli if it holds up well enough. I'll see how it does here. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5458673530310052282013-08-08T11:58:40.155-04:002013-08-08T11:58:40.155-04:00That's what I use it for, and it works fine. ...That's what I use it for, and it works fine. The under $1 netting from Walmart, the kind you see on tutus and bridal veils. I didn't buy the finer stuff, as I didn't think water would penetrate it well.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-7676849758465900892013-08-08T09:16:52.937-04:002013-08-08T09:16:52.937-04:00Sorry you are having critters getting into your ap...Sorry you are having critters getting into your apples. Such a pain sometimes! We have a few apples on our ultra mini trees this year. Excited to have them producing now. <br /><br />I have started some of my fall planting. I have the broccoli and swiss chard in and direct seeded some lettuces. I intend to direct seed spinach and kale this coming weekend. Sure hope my fall spinach crop is better than my spring one was... almost did not have any thanks to rabbits.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-78557918485284328342013-08-08T08:01:11.353-04:002013-08-08T08:01:11.353-04:00I have thought about using netting like that too. ...I have thought about using netting like that too. I have agribon, but I find it hard to work with and I don't like being able to see what's going on under it. Not to mention how expensive it is!nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-20294818713113993082013-08-08T07:19:26.435-04:002013-08-08T07:19:26.435-04:00I've never netted anything before but this yea...I've never netted anything before but this year I am going to have to net the blueberries. I should have last year but didn't and didn't get any berries as a result. I like the idea of using a curtain to do it though.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-16089440851232920252013-08-08T06:41:33.073-04:002013-08-08T06:41:33.073-04:00It keeps out leaf miners too? Is this the tulle or...It keeps out leaf miners too? Is this the tulle or the netting. I figured the netting would be too big for that.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57452105992184005502013-08-08T01:18:18.927-04:002013-08-08T01:18:18.927-04:00Isn't it odd that netting made specifically fo...Isn't it odd that netting made specifically for gardeners should be more expensive than similar material made for making curtains? You have to shop around!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-61018030498018279942013-08-07T21:48:25.868-04:002013-08-07T21:48:25.868-04:00My netting has held up quite well for at least two...My netting has held up quite well for at least two years, but it's not in direct sun for much of the day. I did have some that disintegrated after a whole year surrounding the compost pile, but that would be expected. I also had to replace one piece that Annie jumped through, after a bird somehow got inside the garden bed. She got the bird, and made a big hole in the netting. I like it because I can see through it, and it does keep out leaf miners.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com