If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...

Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

Q: Last spring when my peach tree leafed out, the leaves were all funny shaped. Can you tell me what the problem is and how to prevent it from happening again? A: Based upon the symptoms described, ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

I have been using Lily-Miller dormant spray for peach leaf curl on my nectarines; three times during the winter and the spring. It really hasn’t been too effective. I am going to put on the last ...

Q: My nectarine tree has red blisters all over its leaves, and many of the leaves are very deformed and twisted. Almost all the leaves on the tree have this problem. What is wrong with my tree? Will ...

Q: For the past couple of years I have sprayed my peach and pear trees with a dormant spray but I have still been plagued with peach leaf curl or fire blight. What can I do control these diseases? A: ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

Two important fungicides that home gardeners have used for years to control peach leaf curl have been withdrawn from the market. Home garden uses of lime sulfur spray (calcium polysulfide) were ...

If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...

If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...