Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Now is the time to spray peaches and nectarines to help prevent a disease that causes yellowing and early leaf drop. The disease is called shothole fungus or Coryneum blight. A good way to determine ...

Winter is the time to spray your trees to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl appears in spring, causing new leaves of peach and nectarine trees to become reddish, puckered and severely distorted ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

A couple of weeks ago a friend mentioned that her peach tree looked as though it were about to bloom — much too early! She asked whether, when, and how to treat it for a persistent problem with peach ...

Question: What is dormant spray? I was told to use it on my fruit trees, but I don’t know what it is. Thanks. Answer: Dormant sprays are sprays used on fruit trees during the winter, the dormant ...

Listen to Walter Reeves Saturday mornings on AM 750 and 95.5 FM News-Talk WSB. Visit his website, www.walterreeves.com, or join his Facebook Fan Page at bit.ly/georgiagardener for more garden tips. Q: ...

When do I prune and spray peach trees? We’re reluctant to use sprays but want to salvage some peaches this year. Peach trees are not pruned when dormant like other fruit trees. Prune between ...

We have apple and peach trees, and every year except the year we had the drought, our peaches are sparse but they look fine. By the time they are ripe, they fall off the tree. They are rotten around ...

If your tree or shrub had a serious fungus problem last season, you may be considering applying a fungicide to deter the disease this year. Now is the time to prepare, said Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

Frank Gouin examines a peach tree branch laden with red, fuzzy fruit, tests one for ripeness and twists it off. Soon peach juice is running down my chin. This orange-fleshed variety, Ernie's Choice, ...