POP TIPS: Spinosad Orchard Sprays
POP encourages all orchard partners and backyard fruit growers to take every step in orchard management prior to pesticide or fungicide application. However, the unfortunate… Read More
Category Archives: Sprays
POP TIPS: Black Knot on Cherry and Plum Trees
Black Knot identification, symptoms, and life cycle Sometimes, in the springtime, cherry and plum trees may develop subtle, velvety olive-green swellings on their branches or… Read More
Aphids and Fruit Trees
Aphids are a common pest an a wide variety of fruit trees, shrubs, vines, vegetables, and more! Leaves curled end to end are the most… Read More
Early Spring Orchard Care Tips
Happy Spring, Fellow Orchardists! With the past few weeks of balmy rain and bud and flower break, we wanted to remind you of some early spring tips for tending to… Read More
POP CORE Recap & Orchard Care Through the Seasons
An endeavor to realize the potential and beauty of fully productive, well cared-for eco-orchards in every neighborhood, POPCORE seeks to encourage the self-sufficiency of our… Read More
Organic Sulfur Spray and Early Spring Management
Updated August 2022 by POP Orchard Assistant, Erika D’Andrea. Originally published by 2015 POP Intern, Steve Palder, and Program Director, Robyn Mello POP encourages all… Read More
Pyrethrin Orchard Sprays
Pyrethrin sprays are organic pesticides that have been used as insect control for more than 160 years, and they contain chemicals taken from chrysanthemum flowers.… Read More
Bacillus thuringiensis/BT Orchard Sprays
Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium that dwells in the soil, as well as in the gut of some caterpillars (moths and butterflies), on leaves, animal… Read More
Neem Oil Sprays
Neem Oil is a vegetable oil derived from the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), native to India. The traditional uses of the neem tree are countless,… Read More