GROWING GUIDE: Fruit Tree Spraying Made Simple

WHEN	SPRAY	REASON
Fall (as soon as all of the leaves fall off)	Copper Fungicide	Helps control bacterial blights, leaf curls, and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground and tree thoroughly.
Winter (when trees are dormant - Super Bowl Sunday)	Copper Fungicide	Helps control bacterial blights, leaf curls, and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground and tree thoroughly. Do not mix with oil.
Winter (when trees are dormant - Super Bowl Sunday)	Horticultural Oil	Kills overwintering insects and certain disease spores on dormant trees. Do not mix with liquid copper. Apply when temperature is above 40°F.
Spring 1 (when buds start to swell)	Copper Fungicide	Helps control bacterial blights, leaf curls, and other fungal diseases.
Spring 2 (7 days after Spring 1 application)	Copper Fungicide	Helps control bacterial blights, leaf curls, and other fungal diseases.
Spring (after 2/3 of the flower petals have fallen)	Fruit Tree Spray, Eight (Permethrin), Orchard Spray or Capt. Jack’s	This application of an insecticide helps prevent insects from attacking the fruit and trees.

The above basic applications should control the most common diseases and insects affecting fruits. If other problems should occur, here are some suggestions of sprays to use:

Fruit Tree Spray (Captain, Malathion and Carbaryl)

Controls both insects and diseases.

Eight (Permethrin)

Controls insects.

Fung-Onil (Chlorothalonil)

Controls diseases. Can be used as a dormant spray on peaches for leaf curl.

Orchard Spray (Sulfur and Pyrethrins)

Controls insects and diseases naturally - great for organic gardening.

All Seasons Spray Oil

Controls insects naturally - great for organic gardening.

Captain Jack’s Dead Bug Brew (Spinosad)

Controls worms, caterpillars and borers naturally Great for organic gardening.

Traps

For apple maggot and codling moth.

Copper Fungicide, Horticultural Spray, Orchard Spray and Captain Jack’s Dead Bug Brew

are all natural sprays and can be used in organic gardening.

Always consult and follow manufacturers label on all products.