by Steve Newport <steven@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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May 4, 2008 at 09:03 PM
Hi. Gets a lot of sun. It's in the middle of an East West open garden.
What do you mean by a sulphur treatment?
On Sun, 04 May 2008 14:02:39 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>In article <j00s14t0qs4gkia7gafv46raldgfm0gc6u@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Steve New****t <steven@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> We have been in a house with a fig tree for 3 years and each year we
>> have had a problem that seems to be getting worse.
>>
>> The small figs grown the one year suddenly start to go dark and
>> develop a powdery mould. This affects first siongle and then multiple
>> fruits and eventuall spreads (quickly) along entire branches, killing
>> the branch itself.
>>
>> We have just started cutting out entire branches to burn and trim back
>> areas of weaker infection. Last year I sprayed with an anti fungal
>> spray but this did not appear to help.
>>
>> Can anybody suggest a way forward or is this simply something that
>> happens? Should we really hack the branches back each year?
>>
>> Any help would be welcome. Many thanks
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>Try a bit of sulphur treatment?
>
>How much sunlight does it get?
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