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Post by Sandbur on May 2, 2021 11:55:24 GMT -6
A Canadian fruit growing group I follow mentioned this for certain varieties that have a thicker skin and that might stay green a bit later in the season.
The two varieties they mentioned were Sweet Sixteen and Sandra(Finish apple).
Has anyone seen many maggots in these varieties? Climate may play a roll in the maggot resistance.
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Post by smsmith on May 2, 2021 15:55:25 GMT -6
A Canadian fruit growing group I follow mentioned this for certain varieties that have a thicker skin and that might stay green a bit later in the season. The two varieties they mentioned were Sweet Sixteen and Sandra(Finish apple). Has anyone seen many maggots in these varieties? Climate may play a roll in the maggot resistance. I have a Sweet Sixteen, but it hasn't produced fruit yet. Never heard of Sandra. The second wild apple that produced here last year has a pretty thick skin. I sprayed a few times last year and none of my apples were heavily infested with A.M. |
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Post by badgerfowl on May 2, 2021 17:09:01 GMT -6
My sweet 16 has been my favorite apple taste wise so far. Only remember getting to try it once though. Thanks a lot Obiden. No maggots but I haven’t seen a maggot in any apple yet. Doesn’t mean they haven’t been there. Plenty of damaged fruit but I have no idea what from exactly.
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Post by smsmith on May 2, 2021 18:21:04 GMT -6
My sweet 16 has been my favorite apple taste wise so far. Only remember getting to try it once though. Thanks a lot Obiden. No maggots but I haven’t seen a maggot in any apple yet. Doesn’t mean they haven’t been there. Plenty of damaged fruit but I have no idea what from exactly. Do you have Frostbite? Frostbite is a parent to Sweet Sixteen |
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Post by badgerfowl on May 2, 2021 18:34:05 GMT -6
My sweet 16 has been my favorite apple taste wise so far. Only remember getting to try it once though. Thanks a lot Obiden. No maggots but I haven’t seen a maggot in any apple yet. Doesn’t mean they haven’t been there. Plenty of damaged fruit but I have no idea what from exactly. Do you have Frostbite? Frostbite is a parent to Sweet Sixteen Nope no frostbite here. I’ve got 2 Sweet 16’s. One at each place. Might have to try a frostbite. |
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Post by Sandbur on May 2, 2021 18:41:04 GMT -6
Do you have Frostbite? Frostbite is a parent to Sweet Sixteen Nope no frostbite here. I’ve got 2 Sweet 16’s. One at each place. Might have to try a frostbite. My frostbite gets lots of CAR on the leaves but still produces fruit. |
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Post by smsmith on May 2, 2021 18:42:59 GMT -6
Neither Frostbite or Sweet Sixteen get a lot of CAR here, but both do get leaf spots. I don't have near the number of red cedars in this area as Art does though.
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Post by badgerfowl on May 2, 2021 19:00:46 GMT -6
Neither Frostbite or Sweet Sixteen get a lot of CAR here, but both do get leaf spots. I don't have near the number of red cedars in this area as Art does though. I don’t think we have an abundance of cedar at either spot. There’s maybe a few somewhere nearby because I see it occasionally but it’s not much of an issue. But I also don’t have many varieties that aren’t resistant to it. |
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Post by smsmith on Oct 14, 2021 13:33:29 GMT -6
A Canadian fruit growing group I follow mentioned this for certain varieties that have a thicker skin and that might stay green a bit later in the season. The two varieties they mentioned were Sweet Sixteen and Sandra(Finish apple). Has anyone seen many maggots in these varieties? Climate may play a roll in the maggot resistance. The wild apple I named Bermedge has thicker skin. I did spray it several times this year, so it's not a "fair" observation...however, I didn't see any A.M. in any of the fruits I ate off that tree. Maybe I'll skip the spray on that tree next year and see what happens. The wild apples I posted pics of earlier today had plenty of A.M. damage, so it's not like it wasn't a bad year for them. |
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