Tuesday, April 21, 2009

We like to give frequent showers for Peaches..

You know I am talking about weed sprays..

Here we go with a long list of weed sprays. I honestly feel like we going overboard in killing weeds. Note to myself: Research more and talk to people. But, for now, we will go ahead with Elsa and Gary Layne's recommendations.

ASC Plus -- Buffer Activator
Alecto -- Grass Killer
Galigan -- Broad leaf Killer
Pro 90 -- Surfactant (This is like a toner in make-up cosmetics!)
Magnesium EDTA -- Micro Nutrient
Soil Bor -- Micro Nutrient (Water soluble form of Boron)

Here are some common weeds in our orchards that we are trying to spray the above to get rid of. Click the images for larger views.

Puncture-vine (We call it "palleru" in india):




























prickly lettuce:

hairy fleabane:


hare barley:


bermuda grass:


horseweed:



Friday, April 3, 2009

Drinks table for Peaches looks like..

The following:

1. Pristine $39.72/ac
Technically, Nufarm Pristine fungicide -- For the control of blackspot (scab), powdery mildew, etc.

2. Western Mix $ 7.05/ac
For the correction of micronutrient deficiencies. Has sulfur, iron, manganese and zinc.

3. Pro 90 $ 1.62/ac
Surfactant. Increases the surface area of application spray.

Rain is expected next week, as a precaution we will be spraying all those at Whitmore. Oh well.. This is the last year of peaches..

Black spot on peaches looks like this:

Powdery mildew on fruit: