Alas, my peach trees all have severe peach leaf curl already. I sprayed with
a copper fungicide a few times, but it does not seem to have helped. Has
anyone been through this and have any practicle advice - like how did you
get rid of it?

You need to have the correct percentage of copper in the spray or it does no
good. When you spray is also critical. Google is your friend!!
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7426.html

Val

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Alas, my peach trees all have severe peach leaf curl already. I sprayed
with a copper fungicide a few times, but it does not seem to have helped.
Has anyone been through this and have any practicle advice - like how did
you get rid of it?

in addition, timing is everything. find the CORRECT time to apply. Ingrid

On Wed, 21 May 2008 10:50:19 -0700, "Val" wrote:

You need to have the correct percentage of copper in the spray or it does no
good. When you spray is also critical. Google is your friend!!
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7426.html

Val

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Alas, my peach trees all have severe peach leaf curl already. I sprayed
with a copper fungicide a few times, but it does not seem to have helped.
Has anyone been through this and have any practicle advice - like how did
you get rid of it?

On 5/21/2008 10:23 AM, Ook wrote:
Alas, my peach trees all have severe peach leaf curl already. I sprayed with
a copper fungicide a few times, but it does not seem to have helped. Has
anyone been through this and have any practicle advice - like how did you
get rid of it?



Once you get it, live with it. A one-year infestation won't kill your
tree.

Spray the fugicide immediately after pruning, wetting all branches and
twigs. Then spray again just as the flower buds start to show some red
(before they open).

Once you see symptoms, it's much too late to spray.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/