AU Gardens Great & Small by York Co. Horticultural Agei Tom Becker Disease Resistant Apples Apple scab showed up on my apple trees this month. Is there a non-chemical solution? Delicious and York Imperial are Pennsylvania’s two leading apples in commercial orchards. In the backyard, disease resistant cultivars, new strains and varieties 4feke growing apples even more inactive. Look for apples with names like Williams Pride, Red free, Freedom and Nova Mac. First buy a dwarf apple tree that takes up little space in the yard. They can be trained to a fence or stand on their own. You can prune them, pick them, and spray them without leaving the ground. Many newer apple varieties have resistance to the most serious disease that plagues apple grow ers. That disease is apple scab. Apple scabs starts when the first buds break in the spring and con tinues to disfigure leaves and fruit all year-long. Apple scab makes corky spots on the fruit, makes leaves drop prematurely and really discourages the backyard orchardist Repeated fungicide spraying can' control apple scab, but even this often fails to prevent scab from getting on apples. Several fine apple varieties don’t need a fungicide sprayed for scab. In fact, most of these variet ies also resist fire blight, powdery mildew and cedar apple rust as well. You’ll still have to combat a few insect problems, but with the major diseases out of the way, growing apples becomes much easier. Many of these varieties have familiar parents like Mclntosh so you can buy them with the confi dence that they’ll taste good. Many mail order nurseries or gar den centers now carry these disease-resistant apple trees. Look for the fruit at farmer’s markets and roadside stands •Dayton; fruit is large and glos sy red. Tree is vigorous with upright growing habit •Enterprise: produces red to orangish fruit on a high-vigor tree. Fruit is large and lop-sided with a cream-colored flesh. It is the latest-maturing scab-resistant apple. , •Freedom: fruit are large and red but ripens unevenly. Does not store wdll. Ripens in late September. •Gold Rush: a late-maturing, scab-resistant Golden delicious type apple. Fruit is medium size with a rich, spicy flavor. •Jona Free: resembles Jonathan in size, shape and color. Flesh is pale yellow and hard. Good dessert quality. Ripen in early October. •Liberty: a good late summer of fall dessert apple; also for sauce or juice. Medium sized dark red fruit with bright red stripe. •Nova Mac: Tastes and lodes like a Mclntosh. Fruit is firm, crisp, and juicy. Ripen in early October. •Prima: Good to fair fruit qual ity; juicy white flesh. Ripen in September. •Priscilla: Good to fair fruit quality; medium sized, conical apple with bright red blush over yellow background. Ripens in ear ly October. •Redfree; early ripening; medium sized bright red apple; ripens in late August. Tree wood is very brittle and weak. •Sir Prize: a yellow, golden apple with very good flavor, extremely susceptible to bruising due to thin skin. •Williams Pride: an early maturing apple with good to HI-RISE LAYER MANAGERS WE HAVE STIR AERATOR TO HELP WITH FLY & ODOR CONTROL BIG PERFORMANCE...SMALL PRICE SIMPLE PROCEDURE: the aerator works directly into the bed of material, forming its own windrow. Windrows can be formed from piles of nearly any size. Alleyways are not required when using the Brown aerator, so there is a great reduction in space requirements. The aerator’s reverse rotation works the material from the bottom up and to the side, assuring complete mixing and agitation. LOW MAINTENANCE: the aerator is a simple design, the principle as a material mover has been proven with over 30 years experience in practical application. The aerator is hydraulically driven and equipped with patented wearplates or paddles, both of which are easily replaced. JJfc RSH€V Tonight Is Lancaster County Dairy Princess Pageant LANCASTER (Lane. Co.) The Lancaster County Dairy Prin cess Pageant will be held Saturday evening, June 14 at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, The event includes a reception at 7:00 p.m., followed by die pageant at 7:30 p.m. Two young ladies will be vying for the crown: Elizabeth Anna Smith, daughter of Thomas and Dale Smith of Denver, and Megan Good, daughter of Leon and Linda Good of Marietta. Elizabeth is studying communications at the Penn State Berks Campus. Megan attends Donegal High School and aspires to major in zoology. Elizabeth Smith excellent flavor. May ripen unevenly. Any questions regarding the above article can be addressed to Tom Becker, Penn State Coopera tive Extension at (717) 840-7408. i.iuirtrr LANCASTER, PA 17603 EQUIPMENT CO., INC. (717) 393.5307 We *1(11(6 Customer Satisfaction Tersonatty Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 14, 1997-B7 Each contestant will present a short promotional skit and respond to impromptu questions. They will be judged on their personality, their knowledge of dairy and their ability to express themselves on their feet. Throughout the year, the dairy princess and alternate will represent the county’s dairy indus try at various functions and prom otional events as well as informing youth about the mails of eating a balanced diet The evening will conclude with the recognition of this year’s Dair ies of Distinction. june& ‘My SYCAMORE IND. PARK 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE Megan Good
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