And what goes down must be picked up. We don't want limbs interfering with mowing or other equipment in the tree rows. Just the opposite is true. Organic orchards need to be sprayed the same if not more than conventional orchards. The major difference in sprays is that organic sprays are only harmful to the pest being eliminated.
Organic sprays go on according to bud and blossom development and the presence of pests.
Following the chart below, these are the sprays we have put on this spring according to the chart below and the visible presence of pests. This mixture is used to help control San Jose scale, European red mite, Green apple aphid, Rosy apple aphid, Pandemis leafroller, and mildew. This spray helps control Apple scab and mildew. Dipel is a fungus that leafrollers like to eat. Once in the leafrollers stomach, the fungus continues to grow.