Hi all, I have been to the far side of the world (West Virginia actually) and had a chance to meet with Mike Glenn and Gary Putreka who initiated and continue ...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Oct 4, 2000 12:01 pm
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... What other type of sulfur is there *except* elemental sulfur? Sulfur *is* an element. What other kind of formulation is there? -- Jim Gallott West...
Jim Gallott
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Oct 6, 2000 5:03 pm
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Somehow I knew as I typed that up I would be called out about 'elemental sulfur.' The warning given on the Surround label this past year was there because the...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Oct 7, 2000 11:36 am
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I second the nomination of "Elemental Jim"! If this is true about trees being able to carry a heavier crop with kaolin, economically it will far surpass the...
Brian Caldwell
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Oct 10, 2000 8:11 pm
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Hi folks, I thought you'd be interested in some items from a fruit meeting yesterday at Cornell-- We saw and heard about honeycrisp coloring differently on...
Brian Caldwell
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Oct 18, 2000 4:33 pm
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Hi folks, I've got a fair amount of stem end and calyx end splitting on my apples this season. I've seen it before too. Often on the bigger apples. Any...
Brian Caldwell
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Oct 18, 2000 4:33 pm
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Brain and all, I picked some Galas last week at Jim's for cider. They were overmature, of course, and the growing energy could literally not be contained. The...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Oct 18, 2000 8:57 pm
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I hope the NY work turns up something. Here's an interesting excerpt from pg 176, "Organic Tree Fruit Mgmt" by Linda Edwards, 1998, Certified Organic...
Glen Koehler
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Oct 18, 2000 9:13 pm
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This is from Terence Robinson at Cornell, very preliminary-- We used two organic thinning treatments 1)Fish oil/limesulfur mixture 2) NC-99 (a...
Brian Caldwell
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Nov 2, 2000 3:15 pm
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Good work on the blossom thinner trial connection -- I eagerly await the results and will hold off cutting down some Liberty trees. . .. The salt spray is...
Steve Page
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Nov 2, 2000 9:33 pm
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... From: JOHN_MOSKO@... <JOHN_MOSKO@...> Date: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:22 PM Subject: Surround Trial - Comments in reply...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:00 am
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From Ian Merwin at Cornell-- There are several folks looking at soybean oil during bloomtime as a blossom/fruit thinner. I just talked with one of them (Anita...
Brian Caldwell
bac11@...
Nov 6, 2000 3:09 pm
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Abstract: Our economic reward system is not a democratic system because the rewards aren't divided up equally; and the concept of democracy is about equal ...
Blip Bland
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Jan 20, 2001 8:07 pm
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Abstract: Our economic reward system is not a democratic system because the rewards aren't divided up equally; and the concept of democracy is about equal ...
Blip Bland
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Jan 20, 2001 8:10 pm
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Hi. Here is my book. It is too long so I send it in 4 parts, this being the first. Please skip over any boring or complex parts. Thanks. Chapter 1/INTRODUCTION...
Blip Bland
fork34lift@...
Jan 20, 2001 8:13 pm
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Here is the second part of my book. HOW WOMEN HAVE GOTTEN THE SHORT END OF THE STICK FROM HISTORY. Life poses a whole new dimension compared to the inanimate....
Blip Bland
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Jan 20, 2001 8:14 pm
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Here is the second part of my book. HOW WOMEN HAVE GOTTEN THE SHORT END OF THE STICK FROM HISTORY. Life poses a whole new dimension compared to the inanimate....
Blip Bland
fork34lift@...
Jan 20, 2001 8:16 pm
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Here is the third part of my book. Thanks. Next, what about the concept of what a man sows, that shall he also reap? And the sound advice that follows from...
Blip Bland
fork34lift@...
Jan 20, 2001 8:18 pm
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Here is the fourth and final part of my book. Thanks. What about destruction and destructiveness: Do we need it? or can we get by without it? Do we need a...
Blip Bland
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Jan 20, 2001 8:20 pm
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Anyone have any suggestions for this person? ... Subject: Controlling codling moth Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:32:06 +1100 From: "Norma Morton"...
Jim Gallott
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Jan 25, 2001 1:44 am
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Tim Smith of WA-Extension has posted an excellent article on codling moth at <http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/codlingm.htm> http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/codlingm.htm The...
Glen Koehler
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Jan 25, 2001 9:28 pm
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I'm interested in tyring to find other amateur fruit growers from SE PA, southern NJ and Del who might want to get together several times a year to swap ideas...
tugger@...
Jan 30, 2001 11:34 am
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Thanks to Glen for sending along the codling moth tidbit about mineral oil. I'm hoping to get a discussion going here about several key pieces of the fruit...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Feb 3, 2001 11:33 pm
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Greetings Michael and other applenetters! Couple other suggestions to those listed below: 1.. trichogramma wasps - provided one has a good source of nectar ...
Gord Hawkes
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Feb 4, 2001 5:39 pm
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Good to hear from someone further North, Gord! Our winter is nigh on three feet deep but the feel of the sun holds promise. At least the deer have stopped...
Michael and Nancy Phi...
mphil@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:21 pm
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re Michael's query: "Do we stop the kaolin coverage after the traditional 2nd Cover and then switch to oil? Or is it better to bite the Englehard bullet (the...
Glen Koehler
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Feb 5, 2001 4:58 pm
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Hello, Has anyone tried or had any luck with Stylet oil in scab prevention? Also, if one is going to spray some fungicide and Surround, are there compatability...
Andrew Bell
andrew.bell@...
Feb 5, 2001 10:26 pm
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Greetings once again Applenetters! Just received information on Virosoft CP4 including a copy of the label (see attached). Michael, I noticed the main...
Gord Hawkes
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Feb 6, 2001 1:36 am
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Hi folks, I agree with Glen; in fact, that's what happened to me last year, by stopping early. I put on my last Surround spray at 3 weeks after petal fall....
