Raising and Growing Our Organic and Not- So-Organic Foods

[Arielle2]

Two videos explaining one method of trellising. Please note the type of vegetative growth. I can better see this is suitable for vining canes. Not all blackberries are trailing types. Many new varieties are thick strong canes that dont need this kind of trellising.

This is Dr Powell giving a detailed tutorial on pruning a thorny blackberry to a two -wire trellis system. It is a bit windy and hard to hear his voice, so turn up the volume, well worth listening to a pro.

THis is a wonderful tutorial of the same m ethod. It show info in another way.

 

[Arielle2]

FIREBLIGHT and Scab

This man is GOOD. Very though. Organic suggestions as well as conventional. IN GREAT DETAIL---gives name of product and how and when to use.

retired hort specialist talks details on recognizing fireblight and all treatments and prevension

THis next video shows the leaves and bark of affected asian pear. The fellow above says to burn the pruned material, so please dont send material to dump.

Great info on how and whys, do not compost, problem solving

 

[Arielle2]

Agri- Strep streptomycin sulfate, 1/2 lb, agricultual use Product sp-1003

Kocide 101 a copper sulfate based fungicide

Please read up on these before using. Fireblight is a bacteria, not clear how kocide as a fungicide is beneficail in stopping fireblight. Perhaps it is bothe fungicide and bacterialcide.

 

[Arielle2]

Very detailed on fireblight in apple trees, VERY DETAIL from univeristy.

http://treefruit.wsu.edu/crop-protection/disease-management/fire-blight/

https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/prokaryotes/Pages/FireBlight.aspx

http://treefruit.wsu.edu/crop-protection/disease-management/fire-blight/

Fireblight is far more deadly to fruit trees of several types ( pear, apple) and is can endanger the whole orchard. Prevalent in the Northeast. Trying to find more about its locations. I do know an orchard about an hour north of here was hit a couple years ago. An orchard of hundreds of old varieties.

 

[Arielle2]

very good on growing styles of apples columnarish and christmas tree

A professional apple orchardist describes the types of pruning styles for apples. Explains why when a branch is pulled to horizontal it flowers and fruits, whereas if left upright, it is not do productive.

 

[Arielle2]

organic clay pesticide and bagging of all apples while thinning. Treated footies physcially protect each apple from moths

 

[Arielle2]

more on coddling moths. Sanitaion key, removal of all apples and leaves before winter; phermone traps to capture the males thereby females lay sterile eggs. more on footies.

 

[Arielle2]

GOLD MINE

Permaculture
How to plant an orchard to elminate the work of pest management--diversify within the orchard

 

[Arielle2]

PERMACULTURE just get started , an Curtis Stone interviewing Stefan Sobkowiak

 

[Arielle2]

This fellow mentions the importance of higher branching of fruit trees to have grazing under neath on the grasses. Cattle? Sheep are much shorter, so which is he referring to.