Subject: Re: Apple, Fig, Avocado and Walnut

From: [email-masked] (Topsoil)
Date: 20 Feb 1995 02:09:01 -0500

Howdy...

Dormant oil (there are multiple brand names, no doubt) is a relatively
common (and relatively benign) treatment for apples.  Sprayed in the
winter, it suffocates the eggs of various insect pests.  I seem to recall
that the state where I worked on an organic apple operation even allowed
dormant oil as an "organic" treatment.

I believe that avocados are self-fruitful.  However, they take a long time
to mature -- this year's flowers are next year's fruit.

Good luck,
E Johnson