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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee tree in trouble
« on: May 11, 2013, 10:47:33 AM »
Jason 59.  Your lychee will do fine.  I had the same problem when I planted mine but now all my Lychees are super healthy.  Just give it some time.  The weather has been weird lately.  Last week we were in the 90's and now we're getting weird thunderstorm type weather.

Also, I was told when you plant lychees leave 1/4 of the root ball exposed so it can get oxygen and keep it away from wind.  I did this and it seems to work. 

Greg

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Thanks, for the info.  Mimosa wants $185.  They only have one Pantin left.  All the others are Magana.   

I envy my mom who lives in Boynton Beach, Fl. 

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2013 cherimoya taste testing results
« on: March 06, 2013, 03:16:09 PM »
JF, Thanks for the list.  Greg

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Where did you get your Pantin?  I saw one at Mimosa but they want way too much money for it.  Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What I picked yesterday
« on: November 09, 2012, 03:27:09 PM »
Cuban 007, Nice Yard....  Wish I had that amount of land to play with!!!  Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My Jaboticaba collection
« on: July 23, 2012, 11:05:21 AM »
Just a guess, but since his old site name used to be SLOJACK, i'm assuming he lives near San Luis Obispo. 

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mangoes in SoCal
« on: June 30, 2012, 06:03:31 PM »
JF, I agree with you about not letting your mangos fruit.  However, it seems like every time I pluck all the mangos off, my mangos push out more panicles which is even more frustrating.  (I know we've talked about this in the past).  I guess that's the downside to grafted mangos and a very short growing season.

Greg   

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: OTT MANGO...?
« on: June 27, 2012, 12:52:06 PM »
I called Ong's last year and half of those mangos listed on the website they don't have and don't have access to.  I have no idea why they would list it if they don't have it but they do.

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: OTT MANGO...?
« on: June 22, 2012, 07:26:58 PM »
Great pics.  Like JF, i've been trying to get my hands on an Ott.  Mainly because it originated nearby in La Habra Heights, Ca. by William Ott www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/mango.html  William Ott was also responsible for the Ott Cherimoya.  Dr. Richard Campbell said he'll send me budwood but I'm hesitant since I've had such poor success at grafting mango.

Greg

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It definitely looks different from my Geffner. I also researched online for Taiwanese atemoya and found out that the majoirty of atemoyas grown in Taiwan are Geffner and African Pride. Does my tree look like African Pride?

Does not look like an African Pride.  The growth habit of my African Pride is very distinct.  It has long narrow leaves and the leaves are tightly grouped together.  Below are some pictures of my recently grafted atemoyas.

African Pride


The graft on the left is a Vietnamese and the graft on the right is a Giant Taiwanese.  I got the budwood for these from Exotica in Vista, Ca.


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Puglvr1, I purchased it online at www.frostproof.com

Greg

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I use the gritty mix for my Pickering Mango.  Because I live in Southern Ca., I was concerned about the low humidity so as an experiment, I inserted a low tension Irrometer www.irrometer.com/sensors.html#irro to help me guage when I should water.  To my suprise, the gritty mix actually holds a lot more moisture then you would think, even during hot dry weather. 

If you're unsure when to water then I would recommend getting an Irrometer.  Just make sure the one you get is low tension (i.e. used for course sandy soils).  It should take the guess work out of watering.

Here are some pictures of my back patio and my Pickering Mango.

Greg
 






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Picture of my Mom's Maha
« on: June 03, 2012, 11:44:11 PM »
Rob, Thanks for the info...

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Picture of my Mom's Maha
« on: June 03, 2012, 04:14:05 PM »
Flew home to California today and prior to leaving I pugged her Maha.  The first thing I did when I got home is I grafted her scion onto my Ewais. 

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Picture of my Mom's Maha
« on: June 02, 2012, 06:14:49 PM »
Here is a picture of my mom's Maha which I just planted.  Finally had a break in the rain in Boynton Beach.  Hopefully the HOA Gestapo won't see it and make her take it out.  Behind it is a Jaboticaba.

Greg




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Looking for advice.  Here is a mango veneer graft I did last september.  The scion is NDM and the rootstock is Manilla.  The scion never pushed but is still alive and fused to the rootstock.  Should I just leave the tree alone or is there something I could do to help it to push?

Thanks, Greg



My NDM graft from last Sept. is now pushing.  Looks like cutting the rootstock was all I needed to do.

Greg




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Enduser...the HD SKU # for the Plant Doctor is #659-548

Thanks pug, unfortunately this item is not available in my area.
Enduser,  Maybe you missed my previous post, Agri-Fos is the same thing (EPA 71962-1).  You should have no problem finding it.

Greg

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Graft Day(May3)
« on: April 25, 2012, 06:34:25 PM »
That's a crazy looking seedling.  How many trunks does the one on the right have?

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I am not sure what eggs those are from, but agree to let nature take its course first.  A balanced garden is a healthy garden.

Regarding the Anthracnose; my mango's had (note past tense  ;D) severe anthracnose because they were uncared for as this property sat empty for four years before I purchased it.  I used a new earthfriendly product from Organic Labs http://www.organiclabs.com/Retail.html called Plant Doctor and the Anthracnose cleared up completely!
You can get it at Home Depot .. I also got their Fruit Maker as a folier spray of Potassium.  It was developed at Texas A&M as a form of Potassium that uptakes significantly more than granular. 
FYI, this is Agri-Fos and you can find it everywhere.  Also, it's not totally organic like they lead you to believe but supposed to be a very effective Fungicide (and fertilizer).  I started using it as a foiler spray when I noticed fungal problems on my mangos. 

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Cut it back to maybe a centimeter above the scion. At least one of the buds on the scion should swell and grow.

Thanks Squam.  Will do.

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behlgarden, Yes mine were in the greenhouse but they're out now.  I'm sure you'll see them pushing in the next couple of weeks.  Additionally, some grafts took only a couple of days whereas others took weeks to push.  My cherimoyas in the ground are just waking up.

Jsvand5, Yes I've beheaded the thing at least 3 times since I've grafted it slowly making the rootstock shorter and shorter but it doesn't seem to work.

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Looking for advice.  Here is a mango veneer graft I did last september.  The scion is NDM and the rootstock is Manilla.  The scion never pushed but is still alive and fused to the rootstock.  Should I just leave the tree alone or is there something I could do to help it to push?

Thanks, Greg




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Any graft takes from Joe's (JF) scion distribution to folks here? Mine are still dormant and I expect So Cal folks to be in the same boat. Mine are outside on mature tree, still green so I am sure union is formed by now. growth may be around the corner, we need two good weeks of heat and thats it.
All of mine have pushed.

Greg

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If the email doesn't work you can call him at 714 839-0796.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fieldcraft Topgrafter Tool in Action
« on: April 05, 2012, 12:19:33 AM »
This grafting tool is awesome..  Here are pictures of Leo at Exotica Nursery in Vista grafting Mulberries.  Every cut seemed effortless and were a perfect match.  Leo says it works best on hard or thicker wood.  Here is a link to Raggett Industries.  http://www.raggettindustries.com/topgrafter.html

Greg















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