Any soft fruit growers out there?

[aidan]

Had a look at my apple trees this evening.

what disease do I have

only developed in the last 2 weeks

 

[Lincs Lass]

Don't think Mr Delmonte is going to knocking anytime soon.
Second crop in 10 years ,this years weather has been perfect for them

 

[aidan]

can I spray my trees with Baking Soda at the minute, apple harvest is 6 weeks away, its supposed to be an organic method of killing fungus

 

[Fruitbat]

Potassium Bicarbonate (Karma is what PSD will want to see..,) approx 1g/lt. Better with soft/rain water. Spray to run off, but it’s only really any good against Powdery Mildew, PM likes humidity so worth slapping some on in the evening, twice/week. Getting on top of PM now hopefully will reduce issues next spring as buds for next year will be starting to shut down soon.

 

[aidan]

Potassium Bicarbonate (Karma is what PSD will want to see..,) approx 1g/lt. Better with soft/rain water. Spray to run off, but it’s only really any good against Powdery Mildew, PM likes humidity so worth slapping some on in the evening, twice/week. Getting on top of PM now hopefully will reduce issues next spring as buds for next year will be starting to shut down soon.

thanks for that info, @Fruitbat do my apples have a disease based on my pics from 4 posts back

 

[Fruitbat]

thanks for that info, @Fruitbat do my apples have a disease based on my pics from 4 posts back

Looks like PM right in the middle of Pic3. There’s some scab, again worth trying to sort now with Sulphur if you can find it, but it’s not great if you’ve got asthma.
I can’t quite tell, but there might be woolly aphid or mussel scale too. Earwigs are your friend here.
With the silly hot temps earlier this week, expect to see some sunburn showing and stress from inability to move water and nutrients up. Look for calcium nitrate (ChemPak for small amounts) and seaweed (MaxiCrap) little and often.

 

[aidan]

Looks like PM right in the middle of Pic3. There’s some scab, again worth trying to sort now with Sulphur if you can find it, but it’s not great if you’ve got asthma.
I can’t quite tell, but there might be woolly aphid or mussel scale too. Earwigs are your friend here.
With the silly hot temps earlier this week, expect to see some sunburn showing and stress from inability to move water and nutrients up. Look for calcium nitrate (ChemPak for small amounts) and seaweed (MaxiCrap) little and often.

sulphur - is that sulphate of iron or is that a different product altogether, I would like to sort that apple scab, but difficult get checmicals it seems

 

[Fruitbat]

Headland Sulphur was the product I used, it’s for your “sulphur deficiency” that just happens to help scab. I can’t remember how it’s formulated.

 

[sahara]

Had a walk through one of our orchards today while checking sheep and saw this.

Is it common for the apples to grow together as a cluster, rather like a beard!
I don't recall them growing like this before.

The full tree.
Apples generally have done well here this year. Our Bramley cooker trees have produced some real monsters.

 

[Fruitbat]

Had a walk through one of our orchards today while checking sheep and saw this.
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Is it common for the apples to grow together as a cluster, rather like a beard!
I don't recall them growing like this before.
View attachment 1071972
The full tree.
Apples generally have done well here this year. Our Bramley cooker trees have produced some real monsters.

I think it’s just the weight of the fruit bending the branch down so it looks like a bunch of grapes. Mixed fruit set locally. On the whole pears look good, some apples bare, some hanging.

 

[Kidds]

Had a walk through one of our orchards today while checking sheep and saw this.
View attachment 1071971
Is it common for the apples to grow together as a cluster, rather like a beard!
I don't recall them growing like this before.
View attachment 1071972
The full tree.
Apples generally have done well here this year. Our Bramley cooker trees have produced some real monsters.

Some of my Royal Gala.