Louise wrote "> I've already got a good schedule but the question is what
should I use that
> won't be too dangerous (whatever that means) We don't have access to what
> the orchard use and none of the orchard owners are will to give up any of
> their info or sprays."

If there are orchards in your area there must be stores where they buy their
spraying chemicals. These chemicals come in large packages for use in a
commercial orchard and there's some expense involved. But if you keep the
packages tightly sealed and in a dry, cool area they should retain their
activity for more than a year. In my area several of us who have hobby
vineyards split large orders of chemicals, corks, special yeasts. Perhaps
you could do the same.

I have no idea what is recommended for trees and vines in your area but here
in the Kansas City area I spray Mancozeb & Nova. Closer to harvest I switch
to Captan & Nova. I add Thiodan to the spray for my fruit trees. Also
included is Sevin or Imidan for insects as needed. I have no problems with
disease in the vineyard nor the orchard.

Bill Frazier
Olathe, Kansas USA