Bramleys
South east England. A mature tree and this year a bumper crop. Last year's
problem of bitter pit was solved by advice from this Newsgroup recommending spraying by calcium. This year perfect large fruits harvested by hand develop large brown patches within days of picking. Could calcium have been the culprit? Probably too late to take any action at this late stage, but is there any advice on how to avoid this disease in the future? |
Bramleys
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from "Alistair Macdonald" contains these words: South east England. A mature tree and this year a bumper crop. Last year's problem of bitter pit was solved by advice from this Newsgroup recommending spraying by calcium. This year perfect large fruits harvested by hand develop large brown patches within days of picking. Could calcium have been the culprit? Probably too late to take any action at this late stage, but is there any advice on how to avoid this disease in the future? Probably the 'orrid weather and lack of sun. My neighbour's Bramleys aren't nearly ripe enough for picking, BTW. East Anglia too. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
Bramleys
On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:21:06 +0100, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote: The message from "Alistair Macdonald" contains these words: South east England. A mature tree and this year a bumper crop. Last year's problem of bitter pit was solved by advice from this Newsgroup recommending spraying by calcium. This year perfect large fruits harvested by hand develop large brown patches within days of picking. Could calcium have been the culprit? Probably too late to take any action at this late stage, but is there any advice on how to avoid this disease in the future? Probably the 'orrid weather and lack of sun. My neighbour's Bramleys aren't nearly ripe enough for picking, BTW. East Anglia too. Up here in sunny Manchester I've already had most of my Bramleys. This year was the best yet for my tree. |
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