Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations:
Peach Calendar - Fall spray (preferred time to spray for leaf curl)

Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations 2010-11,
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Table of Contents

1. Fall spray (preferred time to spray for leaf curl)
   • Leaf curl
   • Precautions
2. Other Peach Calendar sections
   • Dormant (in March or early April before buds swell)
   • Prebloom (half-inch green to first pink)
   • Bloom
   • Petal fall and shuck
   • Shuck split
   • Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need during early green fruit stage to pit hardening)
   • Second generation oriental fruit moth spray
   • Special sprays (when monitoring indicates the need)
   • Third generation oriental fruit moth spray (late varieties)
   • Prepick
   • Postharvest fruit treatment
3. Other Information on Peaches
   • Thinning Peaches
   • Notes on Tender Fruit Insects & Diseases
   • Table 7-8. Products Used on Peaches
   • Table 7-11. Activity of Fungicides on Stone Fruit Diseases
   • Tender Fruit Nutrition
4. Peach Calendar PDF 119 KB
5. Chapter 7 - Tender Fruit Calendar PDF 401 KB
6. Related Links

Leaf curl (Fall spray)

• Materials: Use one of:
  • Bravo 500 @ 7.0 L/ha
  • Copper Spray @ 2.0 kg/1,000 L
  • Guardsman Copper Oxychloride @ 2.0 kg/1,000 L
• Comments: Apply any time after leaves are off in fall or winter when temperature in shade is above freezing and conditions favour rapid drying.

Precautions

Read the product label and follow all safety precautions.

Consult the product label for suggested water volumes. Otherwise, use enough water to ensure thorough spray coverage. Where the product rate is listed in amount per 1,000 L and if a water volume is not provided on the label, use enough water to wet the foliage to the near drip point.

Products are listed by fungicide and insecticide group. Use products from different groups to prevent pest resistance. For resistance management, refer to Pest Resistance to Insecticides, Fungicides, Miticides.

For preharvest interval, re-entry period, maximum number of applications and chemical group, see Table 7-8. Products Used on Peaches.

Related Links

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Companies and Agents
• Search the PMRA website
• Ontario Minor Use Program
• OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
• OMAFRA Publication 360: Fruit Production Recommendations