One of my apple trees has developed yellow spots on its leaves. It’s called Apple Scab, Black Spot or Cedar Rust.
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This will cause brown scabs on the fruit as well; and while it won’t kill the tree, it will weaken it. I did some research and found that a fungicide spray is needed to control the infection from spreading not only to other leaves but also to nearby fruit trees, as the fungus’ spores travel with the wind.
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I had insect spray but not fungicide, so I planned to go to the garden store. But then yesterday I was thrilled to receive a package in the mail: it was from a company called Espoma, which is the Mama company of Holly Tone. (I talk about Holly Tone all the time in my blogs and videos for use on all of my evergreen plants.)
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And what to my wondering eyes should appear? A product called Earth-Tone Garden Fungicide for organic gardening. And it will cure what ails my apple tree! First I went out and pulled all the yellow-spotted leaves off my tree (an easy task because I just planted it this year and it’s small).
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If your tree is too large for that, the leaves will fall off and you’ll need to rake as much as you can up. I raked up all the mulch around the tree and threw that away just to be safe. (Don’t compost this--get rid of it.)
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I put fresh mulch around the tree and, lastly, sprayed it with Earth-tone Garden Fungicide. I’ll spray every 7-10 days or after it rains, then I’ll start spraying this again next spring as soon as the green tips on the buds start to appear. Good save Espoma! Thanks :D
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