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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...  :-[