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Messages - robbyhernz

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Citradia,

I work in produce and I was told that GA stone fruit are in a world of trouble for a combination of not getting enough chill hours and now this freeze destroying all buds. How bad is it going to be?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 16, 2017, 12:59:32 PM »
Yes, a pain is right!!! I didn't even notice but almost all my trees are affected! Only weird thing is that i am not getting the squiggly lines and you cant see the lines from the bottom of the leaves. It's just a straight thick line on the top leaves and nothing underneath. Yesterday i sprayed with Ultra Fine.. This is a pesticidal oil that Millet recommended way back before it was discontinued that I was able to get my hand on.

HOPE IT WORKS!!!

yesterday i also put my page into the ground! I hope it survives our cold winters...

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 15, 2017, 02:29:32 PM »
You guys are right!! DANG! I don't see the circling patterns but they do have lines through them! Not only that, my Flame grapefruit, Washington Naval and Allspice tangerine now have infected plants as well! HORRIBLE!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: March 15, 2017, 02:28:21 PM »
I was surprised to learn that you can actually order from the CCPP in California. You need a phitosanitary certificate but you can purchase them even with the quarantine.

I also found an Arizona Agriculture commission that has a Xie Shan in Yuma. I may just get my hands on some after searching for about 6 years!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 14, 2017, 02:27:23 PM »
The interesting thing is that it is only on my Page and on 3 new branches that grew last year. I have an allspice that has it to a much lesser degree but none of my other 8 trees are affected by them. If it were miners, wouldn't i see an issue on all my pots? They are all bunched together...

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: March 14, 2017, 01:26:50 AM »
The graft officially broke off! How weird is that?? After being healthy for several years it just breaks without trauma!!

The rootstock is very healthy.... can I graft something else to it or is it too thick. I would LOVE to graft Xie Shan which I've been chasing for 6 years. Can I get a bud into AZ or is that also illegal?


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Citrus General Discussion / Page Mandarin issues
« on: March 13, 2017, 04:03:28 PM »
Hello,

Wondering what is going on with my page mandarin.. This is old growth from last year and I'm hoping this year's flush doesn't come out the same. One of these shoots is also way taller than the rest.

Also, wondering if I can put the page in the ground also in zone 8b? I read on a previous thread that after kumquats and satsumas, they are the most tolerant.

Thank you,






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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: March 13, 2017, 02:21:16 PM »
Into the dirt it went... The roots on the plant were excellent! Those Air Root Pruning Container do such a great job!!

So when i covered the plant with shade cloth, I noticed that there is some give to the graft!!! I guess that is the problem with the tree right? it doesn't look broken or anything but the graft is not solid like in other trees. Should i put tape on it or just let fate take it's course? I don't want to use up the spot on the hillside for an unhealthy tree.

Thanks,

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: California mandarins in season
« on: March 13, 2017, 01:37:55 PM »
I bought a bag of gold nuggets over the weekend! Absolutely love that mandarin! I have a tree of my own and the fruit it produces is outstanding!!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: March 10, 2017, 05:11:15 PM »
UPDATE: Good news is that leaves are no longer falling and the rootstock grew a shoot meaning the roots are well. The bad news is that I'm still getting twig die-back and absolutely no new growth of foliage on the graft.

Weather is warming up here and the lows are in the high 40s and as of Sunday, they will be in the low 50s. Should i put the Nagami in the ground in it's weak state or wait to see if it gets stronger in the pot? It obviously doesn't like something in the pot and I wouldn't stress it at all since it is in a air root container and the root would come out intact.

Please advise.

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Planting potted citrus in the ground
« on: March 10, 2017, 12:33:11 PM »
Good point Citradia... Hopefully I still have that info; I'll check today.

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Planting potted citrus in the ground
« on: March 09, 2017, 11:09:09 AM »
wow, that is AFTER 2/3 of the fruit had been picked out! NICE!!

22 was the coldest we got this year.. if i were to lose leaves then so be it, i just don't want the graft to die! I'll hope for the best.

laaz, do you know how close together i can plant a grapefruit and a naval. I would think that in my area, my grapefruit won't get huge like it would in other climates.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Grapefruit from seed
« on: March 08, 2017, 06:06:22 PM »
Laaz, i see that your grapefruit is planted close to a structure. Are the roots causing any damage or threatening to cause any damage? I'm planting my fairly close to a stucco fence and don't want roots to lift it or anything.

What's the closest I can plant a grapefruit to a naval washington? I see that BajaJohn has the trees planted fairly close together and they look really nice!

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Planting potted citrus in the ground
« on: March 08, 2017, 06:02:50 PM »
I'm gonna do it!!!!  :o

Tree is very short but has very woody stems since it is 5 years old. I'll do my best to protect it from frost as long as it doesn't grow too big. I need more than approx 5 pieces of fruit per year..

Ruby Red grapefruit, Washington Naval, unknown clementine seedling and my nagami kumquat (if it survives) are going into dirt.

Thanks to all for your suggestions!! I hope they make it!!!

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Planting potted citrus in the ground
« on: March 03, 2017, 01:51:11 PM »
Thank you all for your replies.

Laaz, so fruit doesn't fall off with the freezing temps on your grapefruit? This winter was pretty mild but we did hit 22 one night, 24 another and had 2 nights at 26. Would my grapefruits not fall off during those temps? I have no idea how many hours those freezing temps lasted. Would i have to offer heavy protection outside of covering tree and mulch on roots?

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Planting potted citrus in the ground
« on: February 27, 2017, 05:08:52 PM »
Afternoon,

I recently moved into what should be a forever home and haven't re-built my greenhouse, so I want to put some of my pots in the ground! Since i have had them for 5 years and am quite attached to them, i wanted to get the expertise of people on this forum to make sure I can and should plant them in the ground.

I live between zone 8A/8B even though it's officially listed as a zone 8B. Half of the house is planted on sandy type soil with very fast draining soil which i think would be great for my trees.

I have 3 that I'm officially putting in the ground:

Washington Navel (C-35 rootstock)
Nagami kumquat (if it survives the winter - twigs still dying back)
unknown cutie that i grew from seed. Still not flowering and since they are hybrid, not sure what type of fruit I'll get.

I have two that are staying in pots for sure:

Mexican lime
Meyer Lemon

Unsure:

Ruby Red Grapefruit (like fruit when it's been on tree long time and we get cold nights in October so I'm concerned I'll have to harvest early and fruit will be really sour)
Page Mandarin
Gold nugget mandarin
Old Spice
Sanguinelle blood orange
cara cara


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: February 24, 2017, 01:22:39 PM »
So I have what might be good news. The rootstock is growing on my Nagami! I don't know what rootstock is on the plant, but of all my trees, it is by far the most aggressive! I'm consistently having to cut off new shoots below the graft! And if don't check on it in a week or two, there is significant growth!

That at least tells me that the roots are alive. I just hope its a matter of time before the kumquat wakes up!! And i hope branches stop dying!!

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: February 22, 2017, 01:12:51 PM »
Thanks for replies guys. The reason i was shading the leaves is because if I had WLD and the roots are dormant, they won't send enough moisture to the leaves to protect them from the sun/heat. I'm sure Millet can explain that better.

Citradia, that is exactly what is happening to mine as well. I'll keep an eye out to see if it breaks dormancy later than the rest.

Millet, that was my intent by allowing full sun to hit pot while shading the leaves. The medium i use is your old recommendation of cedar chips and dirt. There is no way the dirt is too compact, but it might be too wet. I will check it out.


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Citrus General Discussion / Caring for Nagami suffering WLD
« on: February 21, 2017, 05:21:50 PM »
Hello,

I have a Nagami kumquat that is suffering from what i believe is WLD. It's surprising because it's my only tree suffering this winter and they supposedly tolerate more cold than most of my other varieties (including lemon). I moved homes and did not install my greenhouse this winter so i have them in the garage and i take them out daily when the day is nice. Right now, we are getting beautiful days in the mid 70s but at night I still put them in my garage since temps reach high 30's/low 40s. All my trees are flushing and most have flowers, except the Nagami!! It still has leaves but i am having several drop and now the twigs are dying back as well.

I'm still taking it out and letting the sun hit the pot while i shade the leaves. Is that the correct course of action or should I be doing something different. This year I was planning on putting it in the ground since i moved into a forever home; I live in zone 8.


thanks,

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: How much cold can citrus trees tolerate
« on: February 17, 2017, 04:43:53 PM »
SO I CAN PLANT MY RUBY GRAPE FRUIT IN THE GROUND??????????

I live in zone 8 and have had a Ruby Red in a container for about 5 years now. It spends the winter inside of a green house but i recently moved so i have to move him inside the garage at nights.

I've never like grape fruit but I bought tree for my wife because she absolutely loves them!! I keep fruit on the tree for a really long time so it loses its tartness and they are absolutely delicious!!!! I would love to put it in the ground and get more than 5 pieces of grape fruit per year.

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Citrus General Discussion / Xie Shan
« on: May 17, 2016, 06:26:52 PM »
Hello,

My unsuccessful 5 year quest to obtain a Xie Shan tree continues... I live in AZ and can't have trees shipped to me but was wondering if anyone had any seeds available. I heard seeds are not common in the fruit, but no harm in asking.

Thank you

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hello,

Haven't checked in for a while now and I've got a lot to catch up on!! Millet, hope you are doing great!!!!

So you changed growing mediums on me again ey  ;) I've gone from CHC in the 1st forum where I met you and am still using cedar peat and dirt. My trees are doing good and survived the collapse of yet another greenhouse this winter! I'm going on 3 now and I converted it to a shade house this summer which so far is working great!!!

I'm curious to hear why the change from cedar peat to miracle grow/perlite.

Best,

Roberto

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Citrus General Discussion / Sunburn??
« on: June 29, 2015, 11:32:52 AM »
We had a heat wave a week or two ago where we got unusually high temps as high as 106-108 degrees. I am seeing what looks like sunburn on my Ruby Red Grapefruit. I am surprised because I know that grapefruit LOVES heat; the tree is in full sun in the morning, but gets full shade after 1 pm.

I have attached some pictures that show the yellowing. Could this actually be sunburn or am i burning it with my new fertilizing system?

Thanks,


Robert










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Citrus General Discussion / Re: limiting tree size
« on: June 16, 2015, 11:15:23 AM »
Thanks for the video Iceman!! It's comical to see how you rough-handle those roots and I give them the white glove treatment, separating each root individually as to not damage any of them, yet your tree is so much healthier and nicer than mine!

Very instructional video and much appreciated.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Xie Shan Satsuma
« on: June 11, 2015, 01:20:42 PM »
Millet, hopefully this season we get lucky with a seed from one of your fruits  ;)

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