Lake Front News July 19 2018

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With the amount of work put into an an- nual crop it wouldn’t be surprising for a farm- er to think the end product was “the fruit of his labor”. In fact nature takes care of the majority of the work and we only partner in order to improve what is being provided.
Using peaches as an example, the farmer starts the year by pruning every tree. Prun- ing keeps a tree healthy by increasing the leaf-to-limb ratio as well as strengthening the remaining branches. This first task takes place early in the year, often while snow still covers the ground.
Spraying soon follows. Early diseases like peach-leaf curl, left unchecked, could weaken or kill entire orchards. Insects and fungus at- tack the trees from spring through the entire summer. The early Catawba Island peach industry was once devastated by something
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Growing Fruit Is A Partnership
By Brad Schwan, Schwan Orchards, Catawba Island
Chef Susan Davila and Sous Chef Ronnie Webb, both of Catawba Island Club, judged the peach pie contest at the 2017 Peach Festival on Catawba.
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called San Jose scale. With a few simple sprays today we can help nature preserve the trees.
In mid spring nature decides whether we will have any crop at all. While the trees are in blossom, it is not uncommon to have a frost which kills the year’s crop. Should we survive a killing frost, the next chore for we “assis-
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Film Festival To Entertain At Kelleys
By Joseph Gilroy
What do you get when you combine hun- dreds of cinephiles and an island? Island Film Fest of course! So give your television a rest, get off your couch, grab your island gear and
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