4 years ago my children bought me a lovely dwarf peach tree, but sadly, after flowering and fruiting the first year it died. One of the stones from the fruit germinated in the garden and I potted it up, more out of sentiment than anything else. It is now about 4 ft tall, and I pruned it in the summer to restrict its size. Last year I moved it into the greenhouse early, but this year, because the tomatoes were so late finishing, the peach tree has stayed in the garden. I noticed today the buds are swelling a little, and to be honest, I think some might be flowers (rounder than the thin, pointy ones).
I am getting it into the greenhouse tomorrow, but I wondered what your opinions are on whether I will escape the peach leaf curl. I know its a fungal disease from rain splashes, and it attacks the leaf buds as they unfurl, but they haven't really started yet.
I will try to remember to find this post, and let you know the outcome, but just wondered if anyone has any experiences to share. I know I can spray against it, but I will need to do more research into that, as I never have done it before (I've always got the tree under cover)
I am getting it into the greenhouse tomorrow, but I wondered what your opinions are on whether I will escape the peach leaf curl. I know its a fungal disease from rain splashes, and it attacks the leaf buds as they unfurl, but they haven't really started yet.
I will try to remember to find this post, and let you know the outcome, but just wondered if anyone has any experiences to share. I know I can spray against it, but I will need to do more research into that, as I never have done it before (I've always got the tree under cover)
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