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What's wrong with my apple tree?
Lilah Morgan wrote:
You are now killfiled, have a nice day Next time, let us know that you are an organic grower, so I will not waste my time telling you how to grow apples. You should be growing pears, peaches, etc., which are easier to grow organically. Sherwin |
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What's wrong with my apple tree?
steven_nospam at Yahoo! Canada wrote:
Wow, that was a bit odd. I may not be up to date on the politics here in the group as I am a bit of a lurker rather than a poster. The flaming in this posting seemed to be unnecessary between billy/ sherwin, but I think you just decided to killfile Sherwin for: 1) ...stating that he thinks his analysis of apple scab was right 2) ...asking that you let the group know what the "experts" suggest for an organic solution. Is that accurate? Like others, I am not the type that likes the use of pesticides and herbicides, and would like some natural solutions to these types of problems. So choosing what to spray and when is helpful info for me. I certainly thought sharing what the experts suggest when you see them was a reasonable request. I guess I have not been seeing all the posts in here lately. For my sake though, perhaps you can share the experts analysis and advice? I know at least I would appreciate it. Steve Steve, You have to understand the history of the exchanges between Billy and myself. He is very closed minded about spraying, and vilifies me for doing so. I think his post about going to an extension office was kind of a slap at me as being not qualified to interpret the original poster's issue, even though she posted a nice picture of her attacked tree. I have been growing fruit for over 20 years, and enjoy the knowledge gained in that, plus that I have acquired through my fruit growing club. Most of them would concurs with me that people should not be growing apples. if they are organic, unless they take extraordinary measures like covering each apple with a bag, or worse yet, allowing a good portion of their fruit to get wormy. Yesterday, I discarded about 80 percent of my Lubsk Queen Apples because I didn't spray often enough and had no time to cover them. Sure, people can go to their extension office, etc., for more advice, but why post on this forum. We can just tell every one that if you have a plant problem, take it to the experts. My personal experience with extension services, botanic gardens, etc.,is that most of them have no experience or knowledge of how to take care of fruit trees. I felt my diagnosis was good enough, but Billy had to put in his two cents worth. Why bother with this obvious alternative. Sherwin |
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What's wrong with my apple tree?
Billy wrote:
One suggestion, stop digging. Yes, and don't forget, this is Billy's territory. You don't mess with him and his church of the organics. Sherwin |
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What's wrong with my apple tree?
Steve wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:11:03 -0700, Billy wrote: I suspect that Doo is a commercial grower I doubt it. Right, I am a backyard orchardist with about 20 trees. Billy thinks that I am going to poison the world from my backyard. He probably drives a pollution machine, heats his home with a furnace producing hydrocarbons, etc.,etc. In short, he is a fanatic, out to save the world. If you see someone flying around with a big 'O' on his chest, it's Billy, Organic Man. Sherwin |
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