No curly leaf on Frost peach tress
The following thread was started by Richard Atkin on May 13, 2008 at 7:54 pm PST
Hi Richard-
I have the same problem. Most, if not all of the varieties sold by One Green World are Peach Leaf Curl resistant.
http://www.onegreenworld.com//index.php?cPath=1_44
The above followup was added by Mark (Seattle, z8b) on May 14, 2008 at 7:53 am PST.
I have 'Frost' and it is excellent for a cool coastal climate that wouldn't normally produce good peaches. For a white peach, you might want to try 'Q-1-8', also a good-flavored PLC-resistant variety.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 14, 2008 at 8:00 am PST.
It is nice to have peach leaf curl resistant varieties, but when you can't or don't, Tea Tree Oil great.
I add 1/4 oz of Tea Tree Oil,per gallon of premixed Volks or etc dormant oil spray, and apply at the first sign of pink bud. In like 5 years, I have only had one breakout, and that was on Fantasia Nectarine, and that was when I was using only 1/4 oz per gallon of premixed oil spray.
The most I ever get is a few read pea size spots, on only a few leaves on two trees.
It also helps with some other bacterias and etc too.
David
The above followup was added by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone14 on May 14, 2008 at 1:03 pm PST.