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At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Putting fruit bags on peaches

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Our crew is putting fruit bags on one peach tree that will be un-sprayed from this point on. We purchased some Clemson Fruit Bags https://www.clemson.edu/extension/peach/commercial/diseases/clemsonfruitbags.html to protect the fruit from insects and disease after early season sprays were applied. This method of pest management is a good idea for home fruit growers who only have a few trees. We will take photos of how this turns out when harvest rolls around!

Anthony holds up one of the Clemson fruit bags. You can see the wired tab on the left. There are also vents on the bottom and a "V" notch at the top to fit around the branch.
Anthony holds up one of the Clemson fruit bags. You can see the wired tab on the left. There are also vents on the bottom and a “V” notch at the top to fit around the branch.
Tyler holds the branch downward and Ben secures one of the bags around a developing peach.
Tyler holds the branch downward and Ben secures one of the bags around a developing peach.
After you line the notches up with the branch, you crumple the open edges of the bag together and then secure with the wire tie.
After you line the notches up with the branch, you crumple the open edges of the bag together and then secure with the wire tie.