hi every one ,,,i need some help with my fruit trees,,, the plum trees have got some beast's on them ..some sort of grub or maget all the leafs have curled up and are going black and my pair tree leafs have got back spots on them,,, there all looking ill
Our plum used to get really messed up with green/black fly. We spray with either garlic spray or soapy water. Also, I put a thick band of vaseline around the trunk to stop the ants taking them up the tree. It seems to work. The spots on our pear don't seem to bother the crop :)
By the look of my orchard it is not going to be a good year for fruit. one plum has had all its leaves stripped, the baby pears are rotting, white mould on another plum tree, some apples are not setting fruit at all. I know most of it is my fault as I just let the orchard look after itself . But I think the weather has not been kind, too many extremes in a matter of six weeks. Rain, frost, wind, and now scorching heat.