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Reed blooms last and self pollinates.
Wow, those sprouts look so eager to reach the sky...! Are you going to let Reed be Reed or make it a cocktail tree?
Quote from: Samu on April 05, 2018, 11:56:28 AMWow, those sprouts look so eager to reach the sky...! Are you going to let Reed be Reed or make it a cocktail tree?Gonna let it be. We love Reed and with age the fruit should only get better. I watered yesterday morning and I swear by the afternoon it was 3" taller. I've got leaves a foot long now! I've got shoots growing on 3 other old and large rootstocks. Will use that wood to graft too.BTW, did my second innoculation with VAM on all stock in the greenhouse. Need to start a thread on it. I innoculated everything on the farm with a endo/ecto mychorrizial product. Vineyard which requires VAM is on steroids.
You could hit your tree with a sprinkle of urea if you want to see it really explode. Just be sure to water it and leach it between applications so it doesnt accumulate and burn the tree. A little urea goes a long way on a fast growing avocado tree.
Hi Mark, is it OK to to water the trees with the regular Municipal water when you inoculate the roots with mycorrhizae?(Amazon seller's note says not to use chlorinated water).
Hi everyone So we have this hass avocado tree where we have a hard time figuring out when it’s ripe or not. It’ll turn black on the outside but the inside is still pretty hard. And also quite bland. So I’m not sure what’s the issue. Not enough water? Need more fertilizer? Thanks!
Quote from: arc310 on April 08, 2018, 04:10:14 PMHi everyone So we have this hass avocado tree where we have a hard time figuring out when it’s ripe or not. It’ll turn black on the outside but the inside is still pretty hard. And also quite bland. So I’m not sure what’s the issue. Not enough water? Need more fertilizer? Thanks!Let it hang on the tree longer
Wow, are you sure that's a Hass tree you have? Did you get it from a Nursery or ? Hass usually as a smaller seed, could be seedling maybe?
When hass fruits are starting to get a decent oil content they turn dull green and then darkish green almost black on the tree. If they are bright green they need more time.
I remember your post now. It looks like a hass type but seed looks larger than normal hass. Maybe gwen hass or just a hass seedling. Is the tree fairly small for its age? You should let some fruit hang on the tree through summer to figure out when is the best time to pick them. Its ok to let them hold this years and next years fruit at the same time.
Quote from: spaugh on April 05, 2018, 10:08:10 AMReed blooms last and self pollinates.Yep. The only one that blooms (or did) with Reed was my Oro Negro, which I'm going to top work. Rootstock is putting off nice shoots.Speaking of Reed, it's coming back with a vengeance. I left 4 shoots go and some are as big as my thumb. Is this crazy or what? My greenhouse hit 18F, this is pure Guatemalan, not supposed to be cold hardy at all and it's not only alive but going nuts!Mother nature never ceases to amaze me. My "dead" pineapple plants are pushing pups, etc.March 31. It's a foot taller now.
Quote from: Samu on April 08, 2018, 01:40:24 AMHi Mark, is it OK to to water the trees with the regular Municipal water when you inoculate the roots with mycorrhizae?(Amazon seller's note says not to use chlorinated water).Response:Not a real problem. if spraying city water could kill fungi, they would be using it all over the place. chlorinated water the chlorine is volatile and goes off or combines in the soil with something to form a chloride ion. I never heard that this could be an issue with any fungi. I think they water mushrooms with chlorinated water to control bacteria disease.