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Tropical Fruit Discussion / San Diego Mango Seedling (fall & winter care)
« on: November 13, 2018, 03:34:15 PM »
Hello All,

I've got about 35-40 mango seedlings that I started between June-Sept this year.  This is my first time growing mango seedlings.  Mix of ataulfo, kent, keitt and haiti.

The temps here have started dipping down to high 40's to low 50's at night.  We are getting Santa Ana winds currently so the daytime temps are up in the low 80's.

Should I continue to water or are they considered to be in a dormant stage now that the night time temps are low?

Once winter is in full swing and the day time highs are in the mid 60's should I still water weekly?  They are in self made 18" tall pots now to encourage tap root growth.

I'm a little more confused now more than ever because their growth has slowed way down and a few of the seedlings have developed brown spots and some even spread to the entire leaf.

Thanks in advance guys.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / How to make my own fish and kelp fertilizer?
« on: October 29, 2018, 10:45:52 AM »
Hey All, I’d like to see if anyone has made their own fish and kelp fertilizer?

I’m a Southern California fisherman and have access to many different types of fish and access to a lot of kelp off our California coast.  I just don’t know how to make it.  Do i just throw it all in a blender, toss it in a bucket with water and then let it ferment for a couple months?  I’m a little concerned about rats coming on my property and chewing through the plastic bucket lol.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Poly mango seedling separation method
« on: July 30, 2018, 10:18:30 AM »
Hello All,

At what point would you all say it wold be safe to separate the seedlings from each other with Polyembryonic seedlings?

I'm going on 3-4 weeks on some of my seedlings and the 2nd shoot is sprouting up and a couple others are starting to flush.  Are they super delicate or can they easily be separated?

I planted a few seedlings in clear 1 gallon crystal geyser water bottles with the tops chopped off and I can see the tap root already pushed to the bottom of the bottle and now starting to curl.

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Hey All,

New resident to San Diego about 2 years ago.  Just after moving in I purchased a manila mango tree at the local home depot.  Transplanted it to my hillside around September 2016.  After doing some research last year I clipped off the top 6-7"  with hopes of it branching out multiple stems.  Success.

Fast forward to a few months ago I notice new leaves coming out and fruit buds flowering (is that the correct term?).  I notice insects starting to eat my leaves so last month I purchased Sevin insecticide spray and sprayed the trunk and leaves and it looks like the damage to the leaves have stopped and I haven't seen any bugs on the plant.

Here are some pictures of the fruits starting to grow.  It's on a hillside with loamy? type dirt so it's fairly fast draining and I've been watering it once every 2-3 days about 3-4 gallons of water per watering.

Am I doing this right or can you offer any advice?  I am in San Diego about 7-8 miles inland from the ocean.








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