This is your peach leaf on drugs (Not really.... but it looks really gross):
This is Peach Leaf Curl. Ugly. It's caused by a fungus and if it's really bad, can cause defoliation and a decrease in fruit production. I've picked off all the affected leaves and have put them in the city green waste can. They compost at a really high level of heat, so I am sure that will take care of the fungus. I'll spray my little tree in the winter with a copper spray (yes, it's organic) and see what next year brings!
3 comments:
Syd, I've seen really good effects from applying high nitrogen to promote vigorous leaf growth once you notice the leaf curl in spring.
Tony!!!
How do you know all this??? You are a very smart guy.
Once I picked off every leaf with fungus on it, the new leaves that grew in don't have any curl at all (knock on wood!) I think it's also helpful that the rain seems to have stopped.
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