Tomorrow morning I will go to the orchard to spray for the first time this year. Weather and work conflicts have delayed this requirement. It's been a wet year. So no copper/lime in the spring, an important fungicide. The current fruit shows the impact of no spraying, especially the Red and Yellow Delicious. I will use an old Kubota L260 tractor with the sprayer on a rear hydraulic. Later tonight I will review my notes on the process and the Illinois Pesticide Applicator Training Manual 39-17 I bought yesterday at our University of Illinois extension center in Clinton. I'm hoping to limit spraying to fungicides and use organic pesticides (bugs). Japanese beetles are around the corner.
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