Protect your peach crop with proven 1921 spraying and dusting schedules for curculio, brown rot, and scab.
This edition summarizes field results and practical steps for Georgia's peach belt, helping growers plan effective controls and improve fruit quality.
The material presents the context of Georgia’s peach industry and the impact of the curculio and diseases on yield and marketability. It details orchard sanitation, early-season spraying, and the timing that reduces second-generation pest pressure, with concrete results from Fort Valley trials in 1921. The guidance covers both liquid sprays and dusts, plus how to prepare self-boiled lime-sulphur mixtures and arsenate-of-lead solutions for effective control.
- Timely spraying and dusting schedules that target the curculio at key life stages
- Side-by-side notes on liquid sprays versus dusts and their observed effectiveness
- Sanitation practices like destroying fallen fruit and hibernation sites to reduce infestations
- Practical formulas and preparation steps for lime-sulphur sprays and arsenate-based treatments
Ideal for peach growers and extension-minded readers seeking field-tested methods in the Georgia climate and similar southern peach belts.