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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 2, 2010 10:11:32 GMT
last year I bought a dwarf peach tree an got an beautiful ripe peach off it (Blackbird had the other one) and I managed to get it over the winter swathed like a mummie in the GH. This year it has flowered so well and I have 10, yes 10 small peaches on it and they are growing fast. However for about 10 days now the plant keeps losing leaves - they turn yellow and just fall off. Does anyone know why and what I can do about it please? Also should I be feeding it with something?? RF
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Post by Spruance on Jun 2, 2010 16:38:10 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 2, 2010 17:30:17 GMT
I hope that's not what's wrong with it Rf. You've done so well to get it through the winter and I'm amazed to hear you have 10 little peaches on their way. Well done.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2010 6:06:01 GMT
Not too good is it....I shall take the netting off and have a good look and if I see any infected leaves take them off - it might help to reduce the problem.
RF
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2010 3:09:42 GMT
Oh no...any updates on your peach tree?
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 12, 2010 6:31:30 GMT
Hi MLB - well it is definitely Peach Leaf Curl and the leaves are still turning yellow and dropping but the peaches seem fine...they are growing well.
After reading up on it I think that I will have to spray it or do something in the autumn or when the peaches are ripe and hope that it doesn't return next year. I can't leave it outside for the winter here so it will have to be put in the GH again and coverered with fleece.
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 22, 2010 18:55:24 GMT
Have just seen this update, Rf it's such a shame.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 23, 2010 16:28:23 GMT
Well I have lost some of the peaches but there are still about 5/6 growing fairly well. RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 23, 2010 17:27:28 GMT
You've done so well to get that far Rf, well done.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 8:29:33 GMT
I am sooo chuffed...even with my little tree not being very well..look at what I have got... RF
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 28, 2010 9:13:24 GMT
Whohee that was unexpected. I feared you would loose them but now look at that. Great RF Maybe the hot weather you had helped ripening them early. 5/6? I count 7 ;D Well done little peach. Are you going to spray now? As soon as you can get to the problem the better for next year. Maybe scrape the top of the compost away as well, then spray and then add clean compost. And then call all your friends and ask them to keep their fingers crossed
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 9:36:57 GMT
Yep 7 little beauties..this is a very early variety actually and they were only a little later last year but I am sure that the hot weather has brought them on..
They are still rock hard but will ripen quickly and if they taste as good as the one we had last year then I will be very pleased.
Yes as soon as the rain stops I will spray and just hope that it recovers a bit for the winter. Good idea about the compost as well...
RF
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 28, 2010 9:42:51 GMT
It is a suggestion I was given by a grower who said to clean not just the plant but also it's surroundings. ( in my case spray both the tree and the soil underneath against grey fungus ) Can't take credit for it but it did help
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 9:44:55 GMT
I've got some stuff for fungus that I use for the roses actually but it says that it can be used for fruit trees as well. Will try that first and see what happens.
Seems a good idea to spray the soil as well - the spores will be everywhere I suppose.
RF
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Post by Dutchy on Jul 28, 2010 9:53:10 GMT
Yep, invasive little bggrs. Good luck RF
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Post by chickengirl on Apr 17, 2011 19:13:45 GMT
Hi all, I'm new but came across this thread and have realised that my peach tree has this fungus thing. It has never fruited and not long after I brought it home, the leaves turned strange like the pictures above. I have had it for a year, but now need to get some anti-fungal stuff. Can anyone recommend one or should I just go to the local shop and ask what they might have? Thanks for any suggestions.
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Post by Tig on Apr 17, 2011 22:53:24 GMT
Hiya and welcome to GWD. Not sure where you are in the world and what products are commercially available for you? I came across an unusual remedy for preventing peach leaf curl ... Horsetail tea!!! This is the 'recipe' ... Horsetail Tea (Equisetum arvense) The common horsetail plant, which is very invasive, is rich in silicon and helps plants to resist fungal diseases via increasing their light absorbing capabilities. Use on peach trees to control peach leaf curl. Use on most plants to combat powdery fungi, and on vegetables and roses to control mildew. You can use this on seedlings and plants in closed environments too! Great in greenhouses! Prevents damping off. To make: * In a glass or stainless steel pot, mix 1/8 cup of dried leaves in 1 gallon of unchlorinated water. Bring to a boil, then let simmer for at least 1/2 hr. Cool and strain. * Store extra concentrate in a glass container. Will keep for a month. * Dilute this mix, adding 5-10 parts of unchlorinated water to one part concentrate. Spray plants that show any symptoms of fungal type disease once every 4 days. Spray your seed starting mixtures to prevent damping off. I've not tried it as I don't have any horsetails growing nearby, but I would if I did (would need a peach tree too of course ) x Tig
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Post by Barbara on Apr 18, 2011 7:34:30 GMT
She's in good old Lancs.
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Post by chickengirl on Apr 18, 2011 8:12:34 GMT
Thank you all for your lovely welcome. I am not sure what horsetails are, but will have a look Tig, thanks for the advice. I have also updated my profile (I think) and it now says Lancashire (as Barbara spotted!). Will keep you posted.
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Post by Tig on Apr 18, 2011 10:23:49 GMT
Whatever you do don't try and grow them in your own garden - it is a nightmare weed once established and very hard to eradicate. If there is any wasteland near you it could be growing there. If you google it you will see images of what to look for.
Another Lancastrian, grand ;D
x Tig
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Post by chickengirl on Apr 20, 2011 19:38:42 GMT
mmmm well Tig, I had a look and it doesn't look familiar.... but, I do have a river nearby and am sure that I can find a boggy area to go and look now over the next few days. I will keep you posted. It does have a certain charm, especially the large one but I won't put any in my garden - my mum would have a fit!!! ;D ;D She loves having a good nosey in my garden when she comes to stay and she would be gutted to see all her hard work go to waste! We moved into our house nearly seven years and she has done a lot to help us get our garden to how we want it to be. (not quite there yet either!)
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 21, 2011 5:14:47 GMT
I actually did spray mine with the fungus stuff for my roses and it seems to have worked actually...well, the tree flowered beautifully and I have my fingers crossed that I get another half a dozen or so lovely peaches.....the taste is wonderful...
RF
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 21, 2011 7:06:23 GMT
My tree doesn't look happy at all. A lot of the little branches look dead and the leaves don't look right - should have sprayed it. Where do you overwinter yours RF?
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Post by Rosefriend on Apr 21, 2011 12:05:20 GMT
I water it thoroughly a couple of days before we are expecting the first frost and then put it into one of the GH's covered from top to toe in heavy fleece and stand it on a piece of polystyrene. Then I try to give it a little water when there isn't any frost but in the last two year the pot was frozen solid for up to 2 months at a go.
RF
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Post by Jasmine on Apr 21, 2011 14:00:17 GMT
Thanks for the info RF - if yours has survived a frozen pot it's not that then.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 25, 2011 12:22:27 GMT
Look at this little lot then.....7 last year and 9 this year. RF
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 25, 2011 15:31:50 GMT
Terrific Rf I'm delighted for you well done.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 25, 2011 16:33:23 GMT
Thanks LG - they taste and smell absolutely divine....
RF
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 25, 2011 18:45:24 GMT
Wow! That is brilliant RF. I've got 2 nectarines left on my tree and they are golf ball size so a way to go before they get to the size of your peaches RF!
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 25, 2011 18:52:53 GMT
Thanks Jasmine - the top two are /were very small actually and the others are the size of a medium/large egg...but the smell and the taste.....it is worth all the mess in winter and the watering etc etc...
RF
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