I kill the plant, and what can I do to save it?
Peppers contain the naturally occurring substance capsaicin.
When insects and other animals come into contact with the solution, they will be deterred by it and will not eat anything near it with that distinctive smell or taste.
It is important to note that hot pepper spray will not kill infestations, but will repel future insects. Use of an insecticide first to kill the insects followed by applications of hot pepper spray is a way to treat fruit trees that are already infested.
To make a hot pepper spray, chop one large onion and one jalapeno pepper. Add this to 2 quarts of water and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper into the mixture. Boil the ingredients on the stove top for 20 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool and strain it through cheesecloth into a garden sprayer.
Make the spray in the spring when leaves first emerge to ward off pests before they strike. Apply hot pepper spray every two to three days to your fruit trees. It is best to spray all areas of the tree including the trunk, branches, fruits and leaves. Make certain to spray the undersides of the leaves thoroughly where insects often reside. Spray the ground around each fruit tree in a 3-foot circle to discourage pests from getting near your fruit trees.
Avoid spraying the tree in very hot weather or in bright sunlight; this can burn the leaves.
My neighbour's cherry tree is weeping at the base, and some mof the terminal leaves are sticky. Is this an infection?
This appears to be a sever bacterial canker that most likely will girdle the entire tree; with it sitting at the base of the trunk.
This could be the result of injury at the base of the tree; perhaps a weed trimmer.
Removal of branches that are infected is the best treatment, but this is not possible in this case.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/bacterial-canker-on-cherries.htm
My Cherry bush grew very quickly to its maturity height. It bloomed profusely this year did not get hit with a frost. I fertilized with fruit tree plant spikes and a dusting of Azomite, blood meal, epsom salts. No Fruit. Same thing with my honeyberries bushes. the blueberries next to the honeyberries are fruiting nicely the only difference in how I treated them is the blueberries get all of my coffee grounds and left over coffee for ph purposes. I really don't know how to properly prune a fruit tree. All suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Depending on the age of the trees, they may not be old enough to fruit yet. Alternatively, those plants spikes contain a very high amount of slow release nitrogen which will completely halt fruiting many times. Not to mention, these can cause the blueberries to become highly distressed. Blueberries need to be fed with ammonium sulfate rather than ammonium nitrate, which will be most fertilizers, including feed sticks.
It had nests like dark clumps all over the tree. Cut it extremely back. Just limbs now. Will it die or what
It sounds like you may be describing Black Knot Fungus, that can be treated with applications of fungicides.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/cherry-tree-diseases.htm
Hi, you may not be able to answer me as I'm in the UK and from the looks of your site you're in Canada? Whatever it's worth a try. Cherry tree bought this year suddenly started to get brownish spots which have quickly turned to this - see pic. Can anyone help identify before it's too late please? Many thanks
This article addresses Cherry Leaf Spot disease.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/treating-cherry-leaf-spot.htm
I'm particularly interested in propagating from cuttings.
Yes, cuttings are a great way to propagate.
This article covers this.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/grow-cherries-from-cuttings.htm
Hello! I just read your article about planting a cherry tree from the pits. If I eat the cherries from my existing tree in July and prepare them as outlined, can I keep the seeds in the refrigerator longer than the ten weeks or should I plant them in a pot, indoors, right after the ten weeks has elapsed?