T. Olenio Fruit Spray
Actually Tom, your ingredients might be organic: Volck Oil and Lime Sulphur
are on most organic lists and are very effective for killing overwintering
eggs and reducing scale and rust. A lot of "fruit tree sprays" are also
friendly (if not technically organic). By using Volck Oil, you also should
be able to reduce the concentration of "fruit tree spray" because it helps
adhere the spray to the foliage.
It sounds to me as if your sister-in-law might need to review her "all
organic" treatment if it's not being effective. She might be able to take a
page out of your book ...
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From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 11:39 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Fwd: LLoyd 650 + 906
Hello All,
I have no experience with spraying pumpkins for disease and pests, but I
do have some experience with roses, and fruite trees.
I find that If I mix my spray based on the guidelines of a producing fruit
tree, the spray is effective on most of my garden, and I have no problems
with bugs.
I use the following, all in a single application, on a 10 day interval
(may vary slightly with rain);
Vlock Oil
Lime Sulfur
Fruit Tree Spray
I always seem to have some extra spray when I done, and I use it on roses,
flowers, vine crops, and vegetables (slightly lower strength as I add some
more water to it)
I know some people are really anti chemical, but I like to get the most
out of my gardening work. As a anicdote: My sister inlaw has an organic
orchard, and follows all the latests guidelines. My father inlaw has an
apple orchard and sprays on a regular basis. When my sister inlaw runs
out of organic apples, she goes to her Dad to get more. The sprayed
orchard services 4-5 familes with apples all winter, apple butter, and
cider, where the organic orchard services only one family with fruit. The
loss to insect damage is ridiculous.
No offense to organic growers, I just have a different mind set.
Thanks,
Tom
On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 Mastrpumkn@aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I also planted the Lloyd 906.5 in 99. It was a fast grower, the leaf
size
> was average. I lost it at 474lb to a pin hole in a rib where a small dill
> ring intersected. I believe Jim Kuhn also grew this seed and had early
luck
> but lost his too. Mine was at 474lb very early, I brought it to the NEPGA
> picnic held on Augest 14th at George and Mary Hoomis house, and won the
new
> biggest cull competition.
>
> Alan R.
>
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