Sign in or register to personalize your experience
FAQ #1150

Have a question? Try asking one of our Experts

What apple varieties are recommended for Kentucky gardens?

Related resource areas: Urban Integrated Pest Management, Gardens, Lawns & Landscapes

Fruit variety trials at the University of Kentucky research farms have resulted in a list of recommended varieties for Kentucky gardeners. Several of these varieties are identified as minimal pesticide (MP) varieties, which means they will usually mature their fruit with fewer pesticide applications. Most other fruit types require a regular pest control program. The MP varieties have excellent apple scab resistance and varying levels of resistance to several other diseases, but they have no insect resistance.

Some of the better MP apple varieties to consider, in order of ripening date (early to later), are: Redfree, Liberty, Pixie Crunch, Enterprise, Goldrush, and Sundance.

Contact your local Cooperative Extension Service for more variety recommendations and for pest control recommendations.

Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.

Comments

Subscribe to this page's comments

Post a comment about this topic

Please keep comments on topic. To ask a question, please use Ask an Expert. All comments are held for moderation. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site.

Did you find this page useful?

No one has rated this article yet. Why not be the first? what is this?
not useful
very useful
 1  2  3  4  5

This resource area was created by the:

Consumer Horticulture

community

Copad_horticulture
 

Find an Extension Office

Enter your zipcode to find your local Extension office:

Resource Area Feeds

In This Resource Area

Resource Area Tags

beef cattle corn cotton industry dairy cattle disasters diversity entrepreneurship family caregiving fire ants flower gardening flowers herb gardens herbaceous plants horses horticultural pests human-wildlife relations indoor plants integrated pest management master gardener ornamental shrubs ornamental trees parenting personal finance plant diseases and disorders plant selection plant-insect relations science science education trees and shrubs vegetable and herb gardening vegetable gardens weeds wildlife damage management