You are now killfiled, have a nice day

"sherwin dubren" wrote in message
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I will bet the bank that they analyze it as apple scab.

There are several 'organic' fungicides available, such as copper
sulfate.

In most locations, you cannot expect to get clean apples without
spraying. Right now, my apples are being attacked by apple maggots.
I have no choice except to spray unless I want some wormy results.
You should be growing something like pears, that are much less
subject to insect attacks.

There is no telling how chemicals were misused by this former orchard.
They could have dumped their excess chemicals on the ground.
Normally, chemicals handled properly will not contaminate the ground.
Those on the fruits will disintegrate or burn off in the sun after a
few weeks. As a precaution, I never spray fruit within three weeks of
picking it.

If your extension office has an organic way of treating apple scab, I
would like to hear about it. I try and minimize my spraying through
covering of fruit and various insect traps, so I am not against
organic methods, when they are practical and will work.

Sherwin