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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Leo Manuel's Mango Notes
« on: August 11, 2022, 02:29:20 PM »
I live in that neighborhood! I didn't realize he lived so close.
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Sorry for the delay... It took about a year for it to begin to produce in moderate amounts. I bought it from home depot and it was already a good size, about 4' tall. My local pollinators tend to ignore the flowers the first part of the year, I guess there are plenty of other flowers that they like better. So if I want fruit, I have to hand pollinate. Yesterday I did almost 30!My P. Edulis is in the ground and it produces more than we can eat. I give away boat-loads every year.
In how many years did it reach the size to produce so much?
Thanks! I'm a novice fig grower - would it be expected for a potted fig that's planted out in the spring to abort its fruit that first year?
What's done is done, but just curious.
Just because 'some guy' says so isn't a real reason to do anything.Sorry, forgot to mention that he worked at the Miramar land fill....
Check the data for LA compost yourself:
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The mushroom compost uses horse stable manure which has medications and cottonseed meal most of which is GMO and roundup ready. However, I figure composting takes care of most issues.
If you live in LA or most any city you've already accepted a highly polluted environmental legacy in soil and present in air.
Alright so pruning will help it form into a tree?Yes. A lot of fig varieties tend to produce a lot of suckers. Just prune them away - or airlayer them and turn them into additional plants.