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Citrus General Discussion / Zinc Sulfate
« on: May 10, 2017, 02:26:55 PM »

 Just wondering if any of you spray Zinc as a foliage spray? I had pecans that quit producing for two year so I  tried the Zinc and am now seeing little pecans all over the trees. During my research I came across the reference to Citrus benefiting from the same Zinc application. If you do spray Zinc, when is the best time to do it?


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Been a while.
« on: December 28, 2016, 03:05:54 PM »
 Hello Laaz, Good to hear from you. I learned just about everything I know about citrus from you guys on the old forum.
 So are you still growing those darn Agave plants?  :)

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Citrus General Discussion / Marrs orange
« on: April 09, 2016, 07:40:04 PM »
 What's your opinion on the Marrs orange? I had the opportunity to taste one this year and found it to be sweeter than my Washington navel. I can get wood from this tree so just want opinions before doing so. From what little I can find it's an offshoot from the Washington navel and has less acidity.
Thanks Karl

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Flying Dragon orange seeds
« on: March 06, 2016, 02:13:24 PM »
Thanks Brian

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Citrus General Discussion / Flying Dragon orange seeds
« on: March 05, 2016, 05:33:26 PM »
Can the seeds from a Flying dragon orange produce both Trifoliate and flying dragon plants when germinated?. A friend told me that this and it just does not seem possible. Have you guys ever heard this or is it just not true.
Thanks Karl

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: new greenhouse planning
« on: December 12, 2015, 06:50:26 PM »
 Millet
  Have you noticed a decrease in heating cost? I would think that the fuel cost would be much lower now.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Odd Owari
« on: November 13, 2015, 11:18:01 AM »
See Chimera, It shows what I have as a genetic mutation.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/C107/m107bpfruitdis.html

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Odd Owari
« on: September 04, 2015, 10:10:38 AM »
Hey Millet
 No this is the only one like this. Stranger is the orange area is slightly raised above the green peal.

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Citrus General Discussion / Odd Owari
« on: September 03, 2015, 03:41:58 PM »



 I saw this odd wedge shape on one of my Owaris today. I have seen sun spots but this is unusual. Have any of you seen anything like this? It's hard to see in the picture but it's a perfect wedge shape.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Persimmon thread
« on: May 02, 2015, 05:42:53 PM »
i thought that i liked persimmons until I started growing Fuyu. I really like that you can eat them hard or wait until they get soft. I have a saijo that I understand is one of the better tasting astringents but after three years it is not producing like it should. For some unknown reason the fruit just drop at the size of a quarter. I can't figure out what is happening to it but suspect that too much rain may be the cause. Anyone else have this problem with the saijo?

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese Jujube)
« on: April 14, 2015, 02:31:07 PM »
 I grow them and they do really well in zone 9. I got the bare root trees from Roger Myer about three years ago. These trees are very low maintenance and drought resistant. Honey jar is my favorite but I also grow sugarcane,Sherwood and Li.
 I doubt that they come true to seed since all of mine were grafted trees. I did however let a sucker sprout and bare fruit. The fruit from this sucker wasn't bad but not nearly as good as the name verities.
 The only thing that I don't like about jujubes is that they produce suckers from the roots so you have to deal with that. The suckers close to the trees have to be clipped but those farther out can just be mowed with the lawn mower.
 P.S.
 They have thorns

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Citrus General Discussion / Intestinal blockage from satsuma membrane
« on: March 04, 2015, 12:01:28 PM »
A while back I heard about a person having blockage from eating too many satsumas. Last week I asked my doctor about it and he confirmed that it does happen. I guess the stringy membrane forms a ball and does not move through. Just curious if anyone had heard of this or if it's just a fluke.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pictures: Citrus Freezes In Central Florida
« on: January 10, 2015, 12:08:15 PM »
You know it wasn't just Florida that saw extreme cold that year. Temperatures here were in the single digit and lasted for three to four days. I can't recall any citrus here that survived. That year everything froze including Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans.
 Mr. Bonnie Childers was able to save some of his citrus by banking the trunks with hot composting manure.
 That was the first time that I saw diesel turn into jelly and sure hope that I don't see that kind of cold again.


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Leaf miner problem
« on: December 27, 2014, 06:04:18 PM »
I have an old  unopened quart of imidacloprid that I have not use because I just don't have a good feeling about it. I found out that it has the same imidacloprid ingredient that is used in Dominion 2L termite control. A friend that works for a termite control company  told me that Imidacloprid will remain active in the ground for several years. Follow up treatment for termite control is 7 years so that's the life expectancy of Imidacloprid. I don't know but that just raises the hair on my neck about using it.
 I have sprayed light horticultural oil on new flushes but have discontinued this after a conversation with LSU agcenter. What I was told is yes leaf miners are ugly and make you angry but the damage done is minimal to the health of the tree. Young trees on the other hand can be hurt by them but the older trees handle the damage just fine.
 Maybe for a large orchard grower these chemicals make a difference but for me it is just not justifiable when I give away most of my crop to friends, and  Food Banks.


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Citrus General Discussion / Myer lemon question
« on: December 06, 2014, 08:43:00 PM »
Every year my lemon tree produces flowers and fruit until it gets cold here. After the first freeze it seems to calm down and just ripen the existing fruit that were produced earlier in the spring. Right now it has some small lemons that will fall off before spring. I guess what I am asking is do lemons produce year round in the tropics or in greenhouses?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Satsuma brix
« on: November 01, 2014, 08:48:46 PM »
Makes me feel good to have a 12% reading on the Owari late in the season. Ponkins are almost always in the 13% range when ripe. Epson salt, micro nutrients and fertilizer does make a difference.
 This week I heard something that makes no sense to me. I was told that irrigating the citrus would make them turn sweet. Seems to me that this would have the opposite effect. What do you think?

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Citrus General Discussion / Satsuma brix
« on: November 01, 2014, 03:13:14 PM »
 Just wondering how many of you test your satsumas. In past years I have tested with a result of 10 to 12% depending on the time of the year tested. The Ponkan always test a little higher.
 What's your average?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Owari Satsuma ripeness
« on: October 21, 2014, 12:54:18 PM »
 I tried a couple of Owari today and they were surprisingly sweet for this early. None have completely orange peal yet. Even the worst of the bunch Armstrong seemed sweeter than usual.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Did You Know
« on: October 04, 2014, 08:10:44 PM »
Millet
Closest leaves, would that mean new flushes at the end of the branch stems?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: 6 Million Sick Citrus Trees in Florida Need To Be Removed
« on: September 24, 2014, 02:21:46 PM »
 I am thinking the same thing. What about all of those underground disease infected roots? Hope they have a way to deal with that.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: SorryI have not beeen on lately
« on: September 13, 2014, 02:38:02 PM »
Take care of yourself and get well soon.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Its In The Tent
« on: August 28, 2014, 05:28:24 PM »
This looks like a very good way to go for those of us that have small orchards. You could alternate treatment on the trees and have producing trees every year. Wonder when you do it and what temperature is needed?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: New Attack on Citrus Greening - Nano Technology
« on: August 23, 2014, 10:09:31 PM »
Millet
Reading this is very troubling. With 95-98% of the citrus trees infected then I have to deduce that the citrus industry in Florida is gone. Two to three years for a cure would sound like an eternity for the citrus growers. I suspect that most of them will turn to other crops until a solution is found. Once they make the transition to an alternate crop, I would think that they would not return to growing citrus unless the profits are driven up by the lack of  citrus juice. Sad!!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What Is A Good Ant Poison/Bate?
« on: August 02, 2014, 10:25:47 PM »
Talstar contains Bifenthrin and is labeled for greenhouses

http://www.fmcprosolutions.com/Home/LabelsMSDS/Labels.aspx?name=Talstar%20Nursery%20Granular

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What Is A Good Ant Poison/Bate?
« on: August 02, 2014, 08:31:06 PM »
Millet
Talstar granules is the best thing that I have found to kill ants for up to three months. I use it in the yard and orchard but I would read the label for use in a contained area.
  My wife is allergic to ant bites so we have to stay on top of the red ant infestations. We found that the just dealing with individual mounds did not work very well. Talstar can be broadcast to cover a wide area and prevent them from returning for three months.
 Again check the label to make sure that it is appropriate for inside use, but Talstar can be used as a barrier to prevent ants from crossing over to the greenhouse

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