Organic Backyard Fruit Tree Management
Training and maintaining small statured fruit trees has many benefits for backyard gardeners. It can also support organic production which involves a system that uses a combination of management techniques to maintain soil quality and fertility, and control weeds, pests and diseases. These are not without challenges; apple scab, rusts, apple maggot, coddling moth, and curculio all have an impact on whether organic production is feasible. Each year these pests present themselves during the growing season and degrade fruit. Newer cultivars, with improved quality and hardiness, protectant products, and physical barriers are making organic growing ventures less risky. At present, organic production should be considered only on a trial basis. Join Bob Tomesh and Judy Rozell in a review of an organic system plan for a homeowner organic apple production.
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