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is it possible to care for asian pears, apricots, and grapes without
using chemicals? if so, are there any websites you can point me to for
more information?

our nursery seems to think that we may have proble with asian pears and
apricots if we don't treat them with pesticides.


Can't be done, until the advent of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, it
was not possible to produce harvestable yields of fruits and vegetables....

The sarcasm should be noted. Obviously with out synthetic pesticides, you'll
have to accept a higher level of insect damage as being a fair trade. Plenty
of natural insect repellents and pesticides exist, such as caffeine,
nicotine, beneficial insects, etc. Google is your best friend.

http://www.google.com/search?q=organic+gardening

There is a plethora of sound information online.

-S