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Peach care requirements
water
Regularly, especially when fruits are swelling.
soil
Deep, fertile, well-draining soil.
light
Full sun, sheltered from late frosts.
symptoms
Symptoms to look for in Peach
- fiber_manual_recordBrown, soft rot spreading across fruit
- fiber_manual_recordGrey-brown fuzzy spore masses on fruit surface
- fiber_manual_recordWilting and dieback of blossoms and twigs
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Common causes in Peach
Caused by Monilinia fungi, which infect blossoms and fruit especially after wet weather during flowering, spreading via wind and rain-splashed spores and through wounds in the fruit skin.
healing
How to treat brown rot in Peach
Remove and destroy all infected fruit and mummified fruit left on the tree, prune out blighted twigs, and apply fungicide sprays timed around bloom in wet seasons.
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Preventing brown rot in Peach
Thin fruit to improve airflow, avoid fruit injury from pests, and clear fallen and mummified fruit each season.