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Re: San Diego garden photos
« Reply #75 on: May 09, 2018, 09:40:41 AM »
Here's a video of the coyote in the tree
https://youtu.be/NLAxvnHOPME

I have deer fence around 14 of our total 20 acres.  Even though the vineyard is inside the fence and netted raccoons will reach in a strip some few clusters.  That's one of the dirty things I hate - trapping and shooting them and then the hassle of getting rid of the carcass so the dog doesn't drag it back into they yard.  Squirrels, possums and other pests stripping your trees can really take the fun out of gardening.

Great pix, thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #76 on: May 09, 2018, 10:41:09 AM »
Wow, what a garden!!!
Keep up the good work

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« Reply #77 on: May 09, 2018, 11:12:27 AM »
Brad, Thanks for the photos. I've been watching your photos & videos on youtube and they've helped me out a lot with my trees I've planted this year in Encinitas.

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« Reply #78 on: May 09, 2018, 02:35:10 PM »
Great garden.

I'm sure your family is proud of you. Keep up the great work.

BTW, have you tried to grow something unusual, something more tropical ?.
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« Reply #79 on: May 09, 2018, 03:05:47 PM »
Great garden.

I'm sure your family is proud of you. Keep up the great work.

BTW, have you tried to grow something unusual, something more tropical ?.

I have lychee, jaboticaba, and starfruit startrd.  I am also growing a lot of coffee.  Nothing extraordinary.  Mangos are already kind of pushing the boundary a bit.

If people have suggestions to anything to grow or to change let me know, I am open to suggestions.
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« Reply #80 on: May 22, 2018, 05:02:53 PM »
Great garden.

I'm sure your family is proud of you. Keep up the great work.

BTW, have you tried to grow something unusual, something more tropical ?.

I have lychee, jaboticaba, and starfruit startrd.  I am also growing a lot of coffee.  Nothing extraordinary.  Mangos are already kind of pushing the boundary a bit.

If people have suggestions to anything to grow or to change let me know, I am open to suggestions.

Mountain soursop, maybe ?!!. Could also be used as a rootstock for soursop and Rollinia.

Another idea that i would love to see someone try it in SoCal, is to use Seashore Mangosteen as a rootstock for purple mangosteen.
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Re: San Diego garden photos
« Reply #81 on: May 22, 2018, 11:57:34 PM »
Hello Spaugh,

    Is your place close to Rawhide Ranch in Bonsall, Ca?
You have an awesome place!  Congrats

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« Reply #82 on: May 23, 2018, 12:43:55 PM »
Hello Spaugh,

    Is your place close to Rawhide Ranch in Bonsall, Ca?
You have an awesome place!  Congrats

Thanks for the kind words.  We are planting a lot right now and trying to get it done before the heat kicks in.  I will post more photos once more stuff goes in.  Its fun to look at before and after photos.

Bonsall is about 30 miles north of here.


Heres some more photos


Mangos are store mangos for rootstock.


Had some reeds drop early off an immature tree but they were actually pretty good quality still.
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« Reply #83 on: May 23, 2018, 06:27:41 PM »
Hello Spaugh,

    Is your place close to Rawhide Ranch in Bonsall, Ca?
You have an awesome place!  Congrats

Thanks for the kind words.  We are planting a lot right now and trying to get it done before the heat kicks in.  I will post more photos once more stuff goes in.  Its fun to look at before and after photos.

Bonsall is about 30 miles north of here.


Heres some more photos


Mangos are store mangos for rootstock.


Had some reeds drop early off an immature tree but they were actually pretty good quality still.


Yes, it’s always great to see the before and after pictures.  It makes one feel good that all the blood, sweat, and tears put into ones passion is worth it when the results are seen.
Looking forward to seeing more pictures later this summer.
As for your location,  30 miles south of Bonsall,  that would be near MCAS Miramar.  Home of Top Gun...
Great Location you have!

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« Reply #84 on: May 23, 2018, 06:38:22 PM »
Well done!

Reed is interesting fruit.  Early fruit can really be good.  Needs to hang at least 13 mos. 

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« Reply #85 on: July 27, 2018, 01:29:47 PM »
Some recent photos of my yard



Heres a new area Im going to put 25 or 30 mango trees on.  Theres 12 or so there now.


This plumeria I got a stick off a golf course in Kauai on my honeymoon.  This year will be our 10th aniversery.


Some fruit trees and bushes



Young ardith tree grows really nice.  No problems in the heat.


CA rolls and home grown avo, extra avo please.  Wish sashimi grew on trees.


Sweet tart seedling



DF blooms





Big Passifloras



Raja puri bananas



6 month old stone fruit trees look great.



Seed solos from a few months ago.  These things love heat.



Now growing fast in ground



Poms



Watermelon patch June 1st


8 weeks later



Mandarin fruit set


A few mango seeds



GH saves my plants in the heatwave



Some tomatoes.  Single vine cherries



DF plants



Keep the bees and birds happy



Any day now on these........



Lychee and grapes



Guava fruit set




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« Reply #86 on: July 27, 2018, 03:03:56 PM »
Healthy trees, beautiful yard.

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« Reply #87 on: July 27, 2018, 03:58:18 PM »
Some recent photos of my yard



Heres a new area Im going to put 25 or 30 mango trees on.  Theres 12 or so there now.


This plumeria I got a stick off a golf course in Kauai on my honeymoon.  This year will be our 10th aniversery.


Some fruit trees and bushes



Young ardith tree grows really nice.  No problems in the heat.


CA rolls and home grown avo, extra avo please.  Wish sashimi grew on trees.


Sweet tart seedling



DF blooms





Big Passifloras



Raja puri bananas



6 month old stone fruit trees look great.



Seed solos from a few months ago.  These things love heat.



Now growing fast in ground



Poms



Watermelon patch June 1st


8 weeks later



Mandarin fruit set


A few mango seeds



GH saves my plants in the heatwave



Some tomatoes.  Single vine cherries



DF plants



Keep the bees and birds happy



Any day now on these........



Lychee and grapes



Guava fruit set


Hey Spaugh,
Hope all is well and that you are surviving this heat!
Great to see your progress.  Keep up the great work, and keep posting the awesome pictures!

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« Reply #88 on: July 27, 2018, 04:18:36 PM »
great work there Brad. give it 3-5 years and it would be a jungle.

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« Reply #89 on: July 27, 2018, 06:33:25 PM »
Amazing Spaugh! Total credit and respect for your tough physical work out to get all plants trees in place and keep them wet and irrigated. Obviously no need to go to a gym etc to get your exercise _______ AND You have the formula for your plants beating the heat.

On hot days (like now) I work outside barefoot, trimming trees or what have you, and soak myself with the garden hose every 20 minutes. Wearing a T shirt because I don't want sunburn. My outside work uniform is a nylon quick dry bathing suit and a cotton T-Shirt. Kept wet. Don't wear nice cotton shorts outside when doing garden work. Invest in swimming trunks, they dry out quick.

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« Reply #90 on: July 27, 2018, 08:33:59 PM »
Wow! place looks great! respect on all that hard work!! It looks like you have an amazing property

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« Reply #91 on: July 27, 2018, 08:59:25 PM »
Amazing Spaugh! Total credit and respect for your tough physical work out to get all plants trees in place and keep them wet and irrigated. Obviously no need to go to a gym etc to get your exercise _______ AND You have the formula for your plants beating the heat.

On hot days (like now) I work outside barefoot, trimming trees or what have you, and soak myself with the garden hose every 20 minutes. Wearing a T shirt because I don't want sunburn. My outside work uniform is a nylon quick dry bathing suit and a cotton T-Shirt. Kept wet. Don't wear nice cotton shorts outside when doing garden work. Invest in swimming trunks, they dry out quick.

Thanks guys, yes lots of hard work.  Heres a photo from the next mountain over to give you a new perspective Zands.  You can see the cleared area at the top, that was a year or so ago.  Im slowly clearing more and working down the hill.  Pretty much everything in this photo is my property down to the road at the bottom which is the neighbors.  Im pretty much only using the top 20% of my lot right now. 

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« Reply #92 on: July 28, 2018, 04:06:57 AM »
Looks really good Brad.

What spacing are you using on your mango/avo sized trees in your climate?

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« Reply #93 on: July 28, 2018, 08:04:40 AM »
Yep, just unbelievable Brad!  You got a piece of paradise thanks to your sweat labor and of course a few bucks tuck away.  I can relate, our 20 acre farm was nothing but a hay field thick with weeds and sunflowers.  Most city folks don't realize what's involved when moving to the country - clear ROW per State HWY specs, install culvert then road, build house, drill well and install pump stuff, septic tank, 4,200' of high fence, trees, etc.

Keep up the good work. 

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« Reply #94 on: July 28, 2018, 10:17:36 AM »
Speaking of Kauai, does this look familiar?  Took this from a double pontoon speed boat. 



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« Reply #95 on: July 28, 2018, 11:08:44 AM »
Looks really good Brad.

What spacing are you using on your mango/avo sized trees in your climate?

I have stone fruit on 20x20ft, the mangos spaced 15ftx15ft ( ~5x5 meters) and avocados 12 to 20ft depending on cultivar.  The avocado patch is on a really uneaven piece of dirt so they are not laid out on a grid.  They just get planted where it makes sense.  Im trying to keep the trees trimmed to a manageable size since its not possible to get a truck or any kind of lift out on the hill.  Everything has to be managed by hand.  Trees have to be cut with a pole and chain saw and fruit has to be put in buckets or wheelbarrel and carried up the hill.
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« Reply #96 on: July 28, 2018, 02:26:34 PM »
Admiring your tenacity Brad!
Combined with some knowledge, the result shows.
It’s enjoyable to watch your progress...
Thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #97 on: July 28, 2018, 03:44:56 PM »
Beautiful property Brad!  That plot is so huge in the last pic of the slope and road you posted....I wouldn't even know what to do with all that land...lol

Just curious what it costs to water a place like that...are those your storage tanks off to the right?
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« Reply #98 on: July 28, 2018, 04:31:22 PM »
You do the obvious thing, plant tons of trees!  Theres 2 or 3 acres on the top right I have a offroad motorcycle track on too.  I may put trees throughout the trail some day.

The far right tank is mine.  The well is up on the top right near the tank.  The left tank is my neighbors.  He has the land on the other side of the hill.  Theres a lot of equipment to own and maintain and electricity to pump it but the water itself is free.  Its a lot cheaper than municipal water.   I have a solar system that covers house and well power.

Im going to go hike up the next mountain and get a new photo soon. 
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« Reply #99 on: July 28, 2018, 05:13:23 PM »
Looks really good Brad.

What spacing are you using on your mango/avo sized trees in your climate?

I have stone fruit on 20x20ft, the mangos spaced 15ftx15ft ( ~5x5 meters) and avocados 12 to 20ft depending on cultivar.  The avocado patch is on a really uneaven piece of dirt so they are not laid out on a grid.  They just get planted where it makes sense.  Im trying to keep the trees trimmed to a manageable size since its not possible to get a truck or any kind of lift out on the hill.  Everything has to be managed by hand.  Trees have to be cut with a pole and chain saw and fruit has to be put in buckets or wheelbarrel and carried up the hill.
Nice location spaugh, i always follow your thread because i appreciate the beautiful pics you share, besides the fact that we have some trees in common.
Once  your trees and crops get larger, you may consider having a horse to help you carry the fruits to uphill,  i think it has a lot of possible added value in such a wide and beautiful property.
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