[puffinstuff]

Okay so the advice I've been given is too spray against peach leaf curl after leaf fall in autumn and before leaf set in the spring.  The problem is that its now near the end of autumn and there is no sign of the leaves leaving the tree.  Have  I got the advice confused.  The peach is jalousie (the honey variety flat fruit).  Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks

[Trillium]

Personally, I've never heard of an effective spray against peach leaf curl. It's a fungus that blows in on rain and wind. Any controls contain copper/bordeaux which is often deemed unsafe. Physical shelters do work if you're fast enough.

When my trees are hit, I let all the infected ones fall off, gather and bin them (never ever compost them), and give the trees a very good feeding of old manure slurry and water to get them strong again. Been doing it for 10 years on the current trees and the trees are definitely not slowing down. If anything, I'm getting bumper crops.

[Yorkie]

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