Is here an apple farmer?
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hizoot
Gold Member
I want to know how do you bag the apple,and is here a machine to bag the apple AUTO, it's a hard work to bag the apple.
You bag the apple after plucking it from the stem....then set it inside the bag. The machine is called a mojio or wetback for short (aka mescan). Lot easier to bag them apples than those dang watermelons,let me tell you.....
Chuck52
Veteran Member
I assume you mean the method of bagging individual apples to prevent insect damage? If so, I suggest you go to the Fruit & Orchard forum GardenWeb site and ask for advice there.
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Haoleguy
Platinum Member
I have not seen this practice on the mainland US but I remember it well on Hawai'i with mango trees. My landlord's 70 something Japanese father used to climb the mango tree and wrap newspaper around each fruit to protect it and allow for slow ripening. I know that the University of Hawai'i did a study on preferred bags based on light transmission and moisture transfer. I think that the data was published. Did a quick search using several terms and did not find anything. You would think there would be a pole bagging tool to use that avoids the tree/ladder climbing aspect.
Chuck52
Veteran Member
Seems like a number of folks on the GardenWeb Fruits forum bag their apples, pears, peaches, etc. I only have maybe 30 fruit trees, but I have no interest in such labor intensive fruit production. Heck, I'm doing good to manage what I already do in the way of encouraging my trees to provide ME with produce, rather than a wide array of pests.
Maybe when I retire I'll pick a few trees to try it on. I think most of the baggers use zip lock plastic bags, but there are on-going discussions on that forum about how best to do it. I do think most of those folks have dwarf trees, maybe some small semi-dwarfs. I'd have to use a ladder to get to the fruit anywhere near the tops of my semi-dwarf apple trees.
Chuck
Maybe when I retire I'll pick a few trees to try it on. I think most of the baggers use zip lock plastic bags, but there are on-going discussions on that forum about how best to do it. I do think most of those folks have dwarf trees, maybe some small semi-dwarfs. I'd have to use a ladder to get to the fruit anywhere near the tops of my semi-dwarf apple trees.
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Haoleguy
Platinum Member
Bag study found here.........Protective Fruit Wrapping . Interestingly the bag choices in Japan are numerous.
dmccarty
Super Star Member
Interesting. I have never hear of bagging the fruit on the tree. Guess I need to read the link too. I wonder if the bagging prevents rust....
Later,
Dan
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Dan
forgeblast
Elite Member
I heard that the plastic will heat up and cook your apples fast. I saw that some people use the booties that drs wear into surgery, if its not a rainy year you can get a flowable clay that you can put in a back pack sprayer and coat them....check out gardens alive
Chuck52
Veteran Member
I bet the kind of bag to use varies with the area and climate. I read that stuff all the time, but I don't pay enough attention to the details because I just can't imagine going to so much trouble. I may see it differently when I retire, but so far I'm more in the stick it in the ground and hope for the best mode.
When I was a kid, the apple trees grew perfect apples with no help and the gardens didn't need protection and also picked themselves. What happened?
Chuck
When I was a kid, the apple trees grew perfect apples with no help and the gardens didn't need protection and also picked themselves. What happened?
Chuck
