Q. My apricots were doing very well as they have for the last several
years. After thinning a large crop this year, they were growing very well
and appeared to be getting ready to pick when all of a sudden this appeared.
When I opened the cots, I found the insides to be rotting. I’ve
tried to do a little research without success. Your expert opinion would
be greatly appreciated.
years. After thinning a large crop this year, they were growing very well
and appeared to be getting ready to pick when all of a sudden this appeared.
When I opened the cots, I found the insides to be rotting. I’ve
tried to do a little research without success. Your expert opinion would
be greatly appreciated.
A. This may be ripe fruit rot, sometimes called Brown fruit
rot. It can happen if there is rain near the time of harvest. There is not much
you can do except hope that rain does not occur at that time. Here is some
information from the University of California. See if this description matches
your problem.
They recommend fungicide applications Earlier in the season
but we get such a little chance of rain here to me it doesn’t make any sense to
make these applications.
but we get such a little chance of rain here to me it doesn’t make any sense to
make these applications.