Peach Tree Cover

For the first time at Chastleton we are trying a peach tree cover on one of the outdoor peach trees from Dec to early spring. The aim is to garden more organically and by protecting the tree from rain when the new leaf buds are developing it is hoped that the tree will be less likely to suffer with peach leaf curl. This will hopefully eliminate the need to spray for peach leaf curl.
We are trialing this more environmentally friendly way of protecting the peach trees on one of the outdoor trees - if it works well we will try to cover the other outdoor peach tree next year as well. The cover has ventilation vents in the top and sides to allow air circulation and the sides are removable and will be pinned back as the weather improves and to allow pollination by insects. The cover will be closely monitored and removed in the spring to allow the tree to fully develop through the spring, summer and autumn seasons.

Peach tree cover being constructed.

Peach tree cover completed.