Spray
Raspberries with Derris to control the grubs of Raspberry Beetles. Give
a second application in ten days time.
Remove suckers of
fruit trees below the ground.
Gooseberries should
now be coming into season. Pick as required. Continue to watch for signs
of Mildew and spray with fungicide if required.
Thin out apples and
pears if they have set well. This will help to get a good crop later on
and also prevent the tree from becoming a biennial bearer.
Check Raspberry canes
regularly for ripening fruit and pick as they ripen.
Thin out the runners
of Strawberry plants to 5 or 6 runners on plants that have been earmarked
for propagation of new plants.
Stop Melons by pinching
out the shoots one or two leaves beyond the point where the young melon
fruits are forming. Secondary growths should be stopped beyond the second
leaf.
Prune gooseberries
by cutting back lateral shoots to about five leaves.
Summer prune apple
trees.
Tie in long shoots
of briar fruits as they grow to stop them being damaged.
Thin out the fruits
of Apples and Pears if the crop is particularly heavy. This will allow
the final crop to grow to a larger size. Do not overdo the thinning though
as the tree has a natural tendency to drop excess fruits itself.
Protect desert Cherries
from bird damage by covering with netting.
Check strawberries
for signs of Botrytis. Remove and dispose of any infected fruit to stop
it spreading. Cover with nets to prevent bird damage. Pin down runners
to propagate new plants if required and remove all other runners.
Treat raspberries
with Derris before the fruits have ripened to prevent raspberry beetle.
Tie in young shoots
of Black/Logan/Tayberries.
Continue to thin
out tree fruit if needed.
Keep an eye out for
raspberries plants turning yellow, it could be a sign of magnesium deficiency.
Water with Epsom salts to cure it.
