Growing our cherries requires keeping pests and diseases from impacting them, and we spray as necessary to grow sound fruit. While we cannot provide exact times or dates far in advance of sprays, because of variable insect populations and weather, we update our online spray notice regularly. The spray notice denotes locations scheduled, and relative toxicity of sprays being applied.

In order to safely apply pesticides, it is important to do so when weather conditions are appropriate - calm conditions and moderate temperatures being the key factors. In the heat of summer, this means early mornings, late evenings or nighttime, are often the best conditions to safely apply sprays.

Our staff is trained and supervised to ensure spray applications are made under safe conditions with properly calibrated equipment, using correct rates, and observing all government and Worksafe BC regulations.