wrote:

hi we live in norhtern california about 1 hour south of san francisco
(zone 9b i think).
we would like to plant asian pears, apricots, parismons and avacado
trees, all dwarf types.

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?

Modern fruit varieties are bred to produce high quality commercial fruit
but are highly dependent on pesticides. Many years ago before Monsanto
and DuPont, people raised nice fruit by selecting varieties that were
disease and pest resistant. Today, these varieties (which are inferior
to todays varieties in most other ways) are called heirloom varieties
and are sought after by the organic gardening crowd. You have to cut
out the worms and ignore the sting marks and never expect to be able to
sell them, but they are quite edible. Here are some links:

Asian pears:

http://www.treesofantiquity.com/inde...&cPath=41_2_34
http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/plant_pear.pdf


Apricots:

http://www.treesofantiquity.com/inde...ex&cPath=41_10
http://www.ediblegarden.co.nz/cat-koanga-gardens.html
http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/plant_apricot.pdf


Grapes:

http://www.treesofantiquity.com/inde...ex&cPath=41_14
http://www.ediblegarden.co.nz/cat-koanga-gardens.html
http://www.planetnatural.com/site/xd...ng-grapes.html

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