How to Take Care of a Peach Tree

/ 5 days ago February 15, 2025

From Family Plot.

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Peaches face several disease and insect threats. Controlling these diseases and insects, and proper pruning will give you a juicy harvest.

Peaches require the proper care to be successful and provide you with lots of juicy fruit to enjoy. There are several diseases and insects that love to feed on peaches too. With the proper treatments these can be controlled. Also, peaches need to be pruned in the spring to maximize their health and productivity. Finaly peaches need sprayed to control common diseases and insects.

0:00 – Introduction
0:22 – Peach Insects and Diseases and how to Prevent Them
0:58 – Brown Rot
2:07 – Peach Leaf Curl
2:03 – Phony Peach
3:23 – Plum Curculio
4:17 – White Peach Scale
5:29 – Peachtree Borer
5:55 – Spray Schedule (What and When to Spray)
8:56 – First Pruning for a Young Peach Tree
10:17 – Pruning a Mature Peach Tree
17:15 – How to Spray a Peach Tree: Safety
18:51 – How to Spray a Peach Tree: Spraying

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