Fruit Tree Spray: Natural or Organic or Homemade
An organic or a natural or even a homemade fruit tree spray is every bit as capable of gettting rid of the overwintering insects and insects eggs lodged in the bark of your trees before they hatch and begin multiplying.
Any of the following natural & organic fruit tree spray will do the job: A Dormant Spray mixture, the horticultural oil and water mixture only, a natural homemade spray mixture.
1. Organic Fruit Tree Spray: Dormant Spray Combination (“Combo”)
The Dormant Spray Mixture is a very well-known organic fruit tree spray. Its downside is that it must be used only in early spring while the tree is still dormant and before the buds break.
This organic fruit tree spray , the Dormant Spray, is usually comprised of two ingredients which must be mixed according to specific instructions.
The first ingredient, the horticultural Oil, is used to smother all overwintering insects and/or their eggs (one of the reasons why the spraying must be done in early spring before the insect eggs hatch).
The second ingredient, lime sulphur, is a natural fungicide which kills dormant fungus spores or bacteria on the plant. This organic fruit tree spray can be used as a combination of the two ingredients (Horticultural oil and lime sulphur), or you may choose to use the horticultural oil only.
2. Another Organic Fruit Tree Spray: Horticultural Oil/ Water Only
Horticultural oil fruit tree spray
If you have no fungus or bacteria problem, you may want to spray with the agricultural Oil and water mixture only. Different amounts of agricultural oil can be bought at your local gardening center.
I did use this Dormant Spray Combo on my peach, pear, apple, plum, and cherry trees for a few years, but since I was working every day, I found it difficult being able to do the spraying when the weather was just right.
Therefore, I then switched to spraying with only the horticultural oil/water mixture especially since horticultural oil can be used all summer as long as it is not sprayed when it’s really hot outside.
3. Homemade Fruit Tree Spray
However, one day I came across this homemade fruit tree spray recipe which I could make with ingredients found in the kitchen or at a gardening center. Not only could I use this natural homemade fruit tree spray early in the spring but also throughout the summer whenever I felt it was needed. I had to test it on new foliage, but generally speaking, the fruit trees just loved this fruit tree spray which was made up of natural ingredients, easy to make, and easy to spray.
I got to the point where I kept this spray on hand and used it on all my plants except evergreens. For example; I used it on all my fruit trees, ornamental trees if needed, and all my roses (everblooming, tea roses, miniature roses) — wherever I felt insects were present and I wanted to get rid of them.
I felt this spray was better for the environment and I did not have to worry about residual poison on my fruit or killing the bees. I could spray fruit trees even in the daytime, although I would not recommend spraying when the temperature is above 80 degrees F.(30 Celsius)
If you are interested in finding out more about this natural homemade fruit tree spray, you will find the recipe and detailed explanations at my other blog, PestControlOptions.com and look for the article “ Homemade Fruit Tree Spray” .
So rather than using synthetic insecticides/ pesticides which can be detrimental to you and the environment, you may want to consider using one of the environmentally safe Natural or Organic or Homemade fruit tree spray.
Marcie
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I have several fruit trees and vegetable plants. I would like to use an organic spray for pests. I also raise bees in the same area for honey and pollination of plants. I need an organic spray that will not harm my bees. Is there an organic spray available to order or one I can create at home?
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I have tryed spray of oil in late march and.iam happy with result.
Hi Vinay
Thank you for letting me know about the spray. It’s a great way of getting rid of overwintering insects in the bark. So pleased you could do so.
Marcie
Can I mix fungicide with mitecide ?
Hi vinay
I wouldn’t if I were you…not unless it specifically says on both containers that you can do so.
I would be afraid that by mixing, I would be mixing ingredients that when put together does more harm than good.
Be careful with that stuff.
Marcie
I have only one month for harvest but size of apple is not increseing. What I can do ?
Hi Vinay
In my experience, fruit will grow when the soil around the roots are the proper pH, when the soil has a lot of nutrients from compost (either hot composted material or vermicomposting), and plenty of water.
Now remember I am not an agriculturist…I can only talk from experience…what I have learned through my many years of growing vegetables and having fruit trees.
When my fruit trees were not producing, the first thing I did was add compost or aged manure (actually I had to buy mine in bags therefore it did not work as well as aged cattle or horse manure), and worked it gently (in order not to disturb the top roots) into the top inch or so of the soil around the tree. It’s especially important to bring your compost/manure in layers from the trunk out to or even a bit beyond the dripline of the tree.
Synthetic fertilizer will not work as well because it does not contain the whole spectrum of micronutients which is found in real compost or manure. The exception to this statement might be seaweed -based such as kelp or fish concentrated liquid. If you use this, read directions carefully and follow well. Then water in the mixture in the soil around your tree.
A second thing I did was to make sure the tree had plenty of water. A tree needs water in order to produce fruit.
Also if the soil around the tree is packed down, loosen it gently with a rake or a garden fork to allow air/oxygen to flow in. Don’t be rough, though, because you might injure the roots. This loosening of the soil by itself can accomplich marvellous results. That’s why a garden whose owner loosens the soil around the plants on a regular basis will grow better veggies.
Try these steps and let me know what has happened. You have only a month so. . .
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Can I do any spray before harvest? And what spray I can use after harvest ?
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Yes Dikaja, you can quote my post in your blog as long as you give me full credit. You can even copy and paste the post if you add the Bio at the bottom of your article(post) What I really mind is when people change the wording in my article with an article spinner or other means, and the article ends up sounding very different. Either the meaning has been totally changed or it doesn’t make sense. So now I try to remember to add my Bio at the end of my posts so if people want to use the article as is (copy and paste) and add my Bio, I’m fine with that. To give yourself a little credit, you can introduce the article and write something at the end.
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