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If you are trying to be all "organic", use seaweed in all your waterings and sprays. This will provide some Copper and Zinc, etc. Some kinds of rock dusts would also help. Some chelated products and some complexed products are also labeled for use in organic production.I don't see any indication of Mango Bacterial Black Spot (MBBS). [Bacterial black spots on other plants are usually other species of bacteria, which tend to be host specific, so we should not leave off the word "mango" in the name.]
I've foliage fed with southern ag citric micro-nutrients and sul-mag-po to the soil cause that's what i have. not all 'organic' at all.
BTW, if you're not adding a surfactant to your sprays, you're wasting your time.
Quote from: Mark in Texas on June 14, 2018, 07:58:57 AMBTW, if you're not adding a surfactant to your sprays, you're wasting your time.Mark, you mean any product or just some of them? For example, we must add surfactant to seaweed or phytohormones too?
I've got 2 Keitt trees with a bad case of MBBSJust about all the fruit is split and diease ..If I severely prune it back , taking all leaves off would this help? Or will the MBBS come back?If I top work the tree, would this also be infected?
Can someone please shed a light on what's going on with this little Pickering Tree? It looks healthy until you see that part of the bark is gone —everything is dry, no gummosis or something of that nature. Have you experienced the same issue? should I keep it or get rid of it now that it's just a little over 2' tall?Thanks for your input!!
Looks as though someone did a bud graft, which then died. I hope that wasn't the 'Pickering'--- if it was, then the rest is probably Turpentine.
Hello all,First, thank you for your very helpful posts. I have quietly consulted this forum for advice for years. I have two young (no harvest yet) mango trees: a Pickering that is growing vigorously and beautifully, and a Cogshall that looks terrible. Please help me diagnose my Cogshall's problem; is it bacterial black spot? How do I treat it?I appreciate any thoughts on the matter!
I no longer do complete cutback for top-working. Instead, I'll lop off 1/3 to 1/2 of the tree then graft the resulting sprouts. The rest gets top-worked in the following years. This leaves the tree with foliage and allows it to continue to photosynthesize.
Will someone ID this pest, please? Whatever this is, my Cogshall is being hit pretty hard with it. A Pickering, about 10 feet away, has none of this.Also, with the frequent posts about rodent control, I wanted to intro Rio. A feral/stray cat who showed up in my backyard one day. My other cat, Gio, took a liking to him and the rest is history. He likes to hang out in the yard. His hunting skills are without equal. Mice, rats, snakes, lizards, and squirrels have all been victimized by this guy. Very effective, organic, works cheap.