If necessary, Briermere Farm may purchase peaches from a similar type of family farm in New Jersey in order to fulfill the CSA fruit share without disrupting the delivery schedule. No chemical fertilizer is used.ĭepending on the weather at the time of pollination and fruit tree cycles, the amount of fruit a tree or berry shrub produces can vary significantly from year to year. Briermere Farm’s own leaf compost is the only fertilizer/nutrient source for their fruit crops. Herbicides are also used to control weeds in the orchards. To reduce the use of chemical insecticides the orchards are close monitored and other pest control measures are used, such as insect pheromone mating disruption. The tree fruit is sprayed with insecticides and fungicides at various points through the season. At Briermere Farm, insecticides and fungicides are used when necessary to produce marketable fruit.
Long Island is a difficult region for tree fruit production because of the high humidity levels which contribute to fungus disease pressure, and can decimate fruit quality (and sometimes the whole tree).
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