Anybody having a problem with fire blight this year? I haven't had much experience with it but I'm afraid it's fixing to cost me several/all of my pear and apple trees. I've never used streptomycin during bloom time and haven't had any issues. This year was a warm and wet spring, conditions that make fire blight thrive.
Cedar trees harbor fire blight. Do you have them near your orchard? If you do you should remove them.
I didn't know that, thanks. To answer your question - yes. We live in the country and they can be seen everywhere.
I heard a report last year of antibiotics in trapped pollen (bees weren't being treated with antibiotics). I was a bit shocked to learn about how it is used for fireblight.
cedar trees harbor Cedar Apple Rust...
Maggie,
Your right thanks.
I'm still cutting down all my cedars.
I'm cutting all of mine, too! :grin:
They make great fenceposts to keep the deer out of the orchard. :cool:
I don't remember the name of the disease but on the cedars you normally can stay ahead by cutting off the infected limbs.
Yes, those fence posts will come in handy when I try and fence out the deer from my apples and pears.