fingers crossed, everyone..we got away with the leaf curl and there were just enough bees to pollinate them, only about 3/4 per tree ;D
On my to-do list... ::)
lucky you!
:) my peach tree which is outside, looks a right state leaf curl etc, but I do have four peaches, the first time for me too ;D/ shades x
I've netted my nectarine tree with its eight fruit to keep the birds from using the tree as a stop on their way to the bird feeders - fingers crossed they ripen!
Tricia
Slugs are my biggest pest on my Nectarine tree. Normally start off with about 25 fruit but after the slugs I get left with about 10.
Every year I debate the use of the greenhouse space for the tree but when I taste just one fruit I know I'm right.
I hand pollinate in Feb with a paintbrush.
I've used grease this year to stop the ants taking the flamin' aphids up, maybe that will stop the slugs too, unless they can parachute ;D
No but they are good at abseiling... ;D
Garden Peach and Nectarine both completely leaf-curled so no fruit. Garden cherries all eaten already by the blackbirds - you'd think they'd wait until they were a bit riper. >:(
my poor peach is terribly curled too, is there anything to do for next year?? i tried bordaux mixture painted onto the emerging leafs but no luck. ??? gg x
My nectarine with the fruit on it is also horribly affected with leaf curl. I sprayed with Dithane last Autumn but it didn't help. So far the fruit seems unaffected. Fingers crossed!! I have another nectarine with no fruit which is completely free from leaf curl and looking very healthy.
Tricia
Which reminds me Barnowl... I still haven't netted my cherries for the summer... :-[