Re: Human impacts in Medit

Yes, I'm in Berkeley, and my peach tree has had the worst peach leaf curl ever. And, just like yours, my hybrid tea rose was covered in rust, where in other years it was unaffected. What a mess. On the other hand, most of the old garden roses haven't looked this good since El Nino gave them nonstop winter watering. I say most, because some responded to a solid month of rain in March by producing a bumper crop of balled flowers - what a weird look it gave to the garden.
Kay Dreher


On Jun 5, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Reid Family wrote:

I am curious if any of the west coast gardeners are showing particular pest or disease problems from our prolonged wet/cool spring or the subsequent jump into summer.

My biggest problem has been a severe case of Peach Leaf Curl (which I would no doubt have avoided if I had not run out of Sulfur spray and forgotten to go back and finish the dormant spraying).  I also had a bit of fire blight on my red pear, which I summarily pruned out.  Oh yes, and a massive case of rose rust on my one hybrid tea, which I was able to get a handle on by almost completely defoliating it after it had leafed out and started to bloom.  To look at it now, one would never know.

 

Happy Trails!

Karrie Reid

Folsom Foothill Gardener

Zone 9

 

P.S. I am currently attempting to root Ceanothus ‘Gentian Plume”, a really choice plant in my garden.  So far, everything looks good as I am using the UC Davis Arboretum’s protocol.  If anyone is interested in planting one out this fall, let me know.  I am doing 12 cuttings at the moment.



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