AT A GLANCE
Repeated spraying helps against the curling disease on the apricot tree field horsetail broth and lecithin as a home remedy. The only approved plant protection product against Taphrina deformans Compo duaxo Universal fungus free. The best time to combat the fungal disease is at the end of January, during the bud break on the apricot tree.
What helps against the curling disease on the apricot tree?
Spraying helps against an infestation with leaf curl on the apricot tree field horsetail broth and lecithin as a home remedy Compo duaxo, the only approved plant protection product. How to use the funds correctly:
- Preparation: fruit mummies, stunted shoot tips and blistered deformed ones leaves removed.
- Best time: during the budding swell.
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field horsetail: broth (1 kg/10 l) dilute in the ratio 1:5; Spray dripping wet on the apricot tree for 3 days in a row.
- Lecithin (E322): Stir 7.5 grams in 10 liters of water for 3 to 12 applications every 5 days.
- Compo Duaxo: 3 applications every 7 days at the end of January
What has a preventive effect against the curling disease on the apricot tree?
Effective preventive measures against leaf curl are an apricot-friendly, sunny location and early treatment with one plant strengthener. In the cultivation of apricots Sprays with garlic decoction, nettle tea and Neudo-Vital fruit sprays have worked well. The time of application is important for an optimal preventive effect against the fungal disease, as soon as the buds swell.
Tip
Curl disease also affects the peach tree
Preferred victim for the pathogens of leaf curl (Taphrina deformans) is the peach tree. There are no differences in terms of damage and control of the fungal disease on the apricot tree. However, you can prevent an infestation in advance by choosing a wise variety. Historical peach varieties are almost immune to the frizz disease. These include 'Kernechter vom Vorgebirge', 'Iron Chancellor', 'Amsden' and 'Early Red Ingelheimer'.