Re: peach tree, new map, weekend gardening recap

Donna, sorry about your peach leaf curl.  It is very common in the San
Francisco Bay Area where we often have mild wet winters.  I don't think
there is anything that can be done after it sets in, for this year.  The
Sunset Western Garden Book says the leaves will all fall by midsummer.  In
other words the tree looks pretty awful for a year.  Besides cleaning up all
the diseased plant parts, Sunset says to spray once after autumn leaf drop
and once as buds swell but before they open. Good luck.
--Barbara Tandy, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 7:43 PM
Subject: [CHAT] peach tree, new map, weekend gardening recap


> Besides spending time with family and friends, got some serious
> gardening in this weekend. Wonderful weather for it here, high 60's, no
> rain after Friday am....:)
>
> Concerning my peach tree with leaf curl.... everything says to spray
> before it sets buds.. well, that's not gonna work here... so should I
> spray anyways? Should I pick off all the tiny fruit so the tree has less
> to deal with? Open for ideas and suggestions please.... too many leaves
> are effected, so just taking them off is not gonna work either...
>
> Although the new map still claims I am in zone 5, noticed everything is
> ready to pop here. Water lilies started to open today. Roses will be
> blooming in a day or so. Everything seems so alive and huge again.
> Noticed in Long island Chris's pictures that her hosta are just coming
> up...mine are huge already. (BTW Chris, great photos, thanks for
> sharing!)
>
> Is everyone else ahead or behind schedule in their gardens... the
> plants, not you!
>
> First time in ?? everything is in the ground before June 1! Must not
> have bought enough plants this year:) Still have an ongoing clean up, as
> always. Darn Canadian thistle is back big time... thought I had it
> licked last year:(
>
> And lastly, noticed how many creatures have had babies this year in my
> garden already too.. amazing, birds, rabbits, fish, and even snakes.
> Much to DH disapproval, saw one snake and he hit it back inside the
> house:(.. wonder what he would have done when I ran across the whole
> family.. LOL! Glad I could provide a place for God's creatures to feel
> safe, and have enough to eat and drink. Now if they would just eat the
> nasty weeds, and leave my specialty plants alone.....
>
> Donna
>
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