Nectarine - spraying an impulse buy?
 

We went garden centre-ing today and purchased a small nectarine tree -
justified as part of my mini-orchard project.

The tree already has some flowers. Can I still spray it with Bordeaux to
stave off the potential of leaf curl, or should I for-go this for this year?
Will the nursery / garden centre have done this already?

Thanks,

Keith

Nectarine - spraying an impulse buy?
 

"Keith (Dorset)" wrote
We went garden centre-ing today and purchased a small nectarine tree -
justified as part of my mini-orchard project.

The tree already has some flowers. Can I still spray it with Bordeaux to
stave off the potential of leaf curl, or should I for-go this for this
year? Will the nursery / garden centre have done this already?


It's a preventative and must be sprayed all over the leaves, it's white
because of the lime in it so you can see when you need to reapply. It washes
off in rain.
It is not systemic.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Nectarine - spraying an impulse buy?
 

Thanks Bob,

Best wishes,

Keith

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Keith (Dorset)" wrote
We went garden centre-ing today and purchased a small nectarine tree -
justified as part of my mini-orchard project.

The tree already has some flowers. Can I still spray it with Bordeaux to
stave off the potential of leaf curl, or should I for-go this for this
year? Will the nursery / garden centre have done this already?


It's a preventative and must be sprayed all over the leaves, it's white
because of the lime in it so you can see when you need to reapply. It
washes off in rain.
It is not systemic.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

Nectarine - spraying an impulse buy?
 

Keith (Dorset) wrote:
Thanks Bob,

Best wishes,

Keith

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote
We went garden centre-ing today and purchased a small nectarine tree -
justified as part of my mini-orchard project.

The tree already has some flowers. Can I still spray it with Bordeaux to
stave off the potential of leaf curl, or should I for-go this for this
year? Will the nursery / garden centre have done this already?

It's a preventative and must be sprayed all over the leaves, it's white
because of the lime in it so you can see when you need to reapply. It
washes off in rain.
It is not systemic.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK



You do not spray the blossom, but the leaves on the point of unfurling,
then again a few weeks later.

Nectarine - spraying an impulse buy?
 

That clarifies even further - even though I wouldn't spray the blossom.

Many thanks,

Keith


"Broadback" wrote in message
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Keith (Dorset) wrote:
Thanks Bob,

Best wishes,

Keith

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote
We went garden centre-ing today and purchased a small nectarine tree -
justified as part of my mini-orchard project.

The tree already has some flowers. Can I still spray it with Bordeaux
to stave off the potential of leaf curl, or should I for-go this for
this year? Will the nursery / garden centre have done this already?

It's a preventative and must be sprayed all over the leaves, it's white
because of the lime in it so you can see when you need to reapply. It
washes off in rain.
It is not systemic.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK



You do not spray the blossom, but the leaves on the point of unfurling,
then again a few weeks later.