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<blockquote data-quote="Kidds" data-source="post: 8066892" data-attributes="member: 5589"><p>I don't put fertiliser on mine and they do well enough. A spray of Epsom salts is about all the nutrients they get, that one makes a big difference to my trees.</p><p>As for spraying, I think I wouldn't bother on a garden scale. Scab is likely to be the biggest issue and if you want to spray for that you need to do it every 10 days until July, too much effort in a garden imo. Mildew can be physically removed, just pinch off any infected bits and burn them.</p><p>Codling can be an issue, I would get one or two Codling traps from the garden centre and hope they do enough to protect the trees.</p><p>Aphids may come in, depends which sort you get whether it would be worth treating. Woolly aphid are quite horrid things, treat with methylated spirits, just brush on where you see them.</p><p></p><p>In a garden I think the trees are best left to fend for themselves, quite often spraying can result in the situation being worse than when you started. Spray aphids with the wrong stuff and you will kill all the ladybirds that were eating them, you get more aphids as a result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kidds, post: 8066892, member: 5589"] I don't put fertiliser on mine and they do well enough. A spray of Epsom salts is about all the nutrients they get, that one makes a big difference to my trees. As for spraying, I think I wouldn't bother on a garden scale. Scab is likely to be the biggest issue and if you want to spray for that you need to do it every 10 days until July, too much effort in a garden imo. Mildew can be physically removed, just pinch off any infected bits and burn them. Codling can be an issue, I would get one or two Codling traps from the garden centre and hope they do enough to protect the trees. Aphids may come in, depends which sort you get whether it would be worth treating. Woolly aphid are quite horrid things, treat with methylated spirits, just brush on where you see them. In a garden I think the trees are best left to fend for themselves, quite often spraying can result in the situation being worse than when you started. Spray aphids with the wrong stuff and you will kill all the ladybirds that were eating them, you get more aphids as a result. [/QUOTE]
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