Home Orchard Spray Schedule *  

Timing		Spray
APPLES & PEARS
Dormant (bud swell)	-	Dormant Oil
Pre-pink	-	Fruit Tree Spray
Bloom	-	Fire Blight Spray
Petal Fall (when bees are gone - to prevent  insects & diseases)	-	Fruit Tree Spray
2 Weeks later &   every 10-14 days until     2 weeks before harvest	-	Fruit Tree Spray
PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES, APRICOTS & CHERRIES
Dormant (bud swell)	-	Lime Sulphur
Pink Tips  (before blooms open)	-	Fruit Tree Spray
Bloom   (to prevent brown rot)	-	Captan
Petal Fall (when bees are gone - to prevent  insects & diseases)	-	Fruit Tree Spray
2 Weeks later &  every 10-14 days until  2 weeks before harvest	-	Fruit Tree Spray
GRAPES
Dormant (bud swell)	-	Lime Sulphur
Pre-bloom / 1/2" green growth & every 7 days until bloom (for insects & diseases)	-	Fruit Tree Spray
Bloom (to prevent black rot)	-	Captan
Post Bloom (after bees are gone   - to prevent black rot & insects)	-	Fruit Tree Spray
2 Weeks later &  every 10-14 days until  2 weeks before harvest	-	Fruit Tree Spray

* This spray guide is simplified for easy use and at some time other products may be needed for special problems. Please check with your local extension service or call us. Always read chemical labels. Johnson Nursery can not be held liable for the misuse of any mentioned products.

Lime Sulphur Spray An organic fungicide for control of over wintering fungal spores of brown rot, powdery mildew, peach leaf curl and other fungi on plums, peaches, cherries, blueberries, and grapes. Use as recommended. Quart $7.99 Gallon $24.99

Dormant Oil  For control of overwintering insect eggs: aphids, mites, and scale. Apply in late spring after danger of freezing is past, but before bud break. Use 6 tablespoons per gallon of water. Cover thoroughly. Pint $3.99 Quart $5.99 Gallon $14.99

  BORDEAUX MIX

FUNGICIDE

    An old organic spray that is still around for good

reason. Controls Black rot on grapes, Leaf curl on

 peaches, and scab and bitter rot on apples.