Hi John,
HOS is selling them again this year. Learn more on the footies page:
http://www.homeorchardsociety......rg/footies
(I need to get something on the home page, though we've had quite a few orders so far)
Steven
Keep in mind that the nylon "footies" have proven ineffective on coddling moth. Supposedly works for apple maggot but I don't know, I've never had apple maggots. I do have coddling moth however and the footies did nothing to stop them. They lay their eggs right thru the material and the larvae chew a hole on their way out. I also had problems with rot that almost certainly was due to the footies. This year I'm trying Ziploc sandwich bags, very reasonably priced at CostCo.
tstoehr,
I'm with you in finding them ineffective for codling moth and planning to use ziplocks this year.
I think the previous year saw less codling moth pressure in general and perhaps gave a false sense of effectiveness of the footies. There seems to be some latent denial going on because the footies just seem like such a good idea.
I now see there are places advertising them as apple maggot protection with no mention of codling moth.
FYI, some of this topic was split off into a separate post:
viewtopic.php?t=900
A poster on Gardenweb who claims years of satisfied experience using ziplocks says that he just cuts the bottom triangle off of each corner. Condensation forms but rain can run out. He has no problem with rot, and I think he's in a humid summer location such as Virginia.
He also cuts off the top above the zips. I think that's to allow for a better fit for shorter stems.
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