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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rain...
« on: June 07, 2017, 01:31:47 PM »Lost all my American Beauty Dragon Fruit. If the rains continue I will probably loose 20-30% of my in ground Dragon Fruit.
Any way for you to shield them Carlos?
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Lost all my American Beauty Dragon Fruit. If the rains continue I will probably loose 20-30% of my in ground Dragon Fruit.
yikes... looks like i planted my double trees to close together (about 2 feet).
Probably still OK. The roots will travel out in other directions to get what they want. But due to all the roots competing in the zone between the two trees, pay more attention to mulching w wood chips there and fertilizing/ My take anyway.QuoteDo you prune specifically between the trees more so than on the other sides?
Funny you should ask. I have never pruned there. The competing trees branches do not merge into a dense mess. Maybe they sense each other? Maybe as they get older this will become a problem? Trees are about five years in the ground. I have pruned them in all other places.
i am pretty sure the pickering is going to get outgrown pretty quickly. maybe you should plant it on the south side so it gets more sun exposure?
Great info about keeping the VP tree manageable.
Obviously Valencia pride is a very vigorous grower, but that got me thinking is there a Tallest mango variety? I'd love to see some pics (as I have before in the forum) of some massive trees.
Follow up question: maybe a Tallest and very productive?
Anything over 30 feet becomes squirrel food. The modern trend is dwarf trees.
This mango tree is supposed to cover a football field:
https://youtu.be/7sSUPAZ_bCE
If you have the room you should use the 15 gallon pot option. It will give you enough room for the expected lifespan of the plant. Just remember, whatever soil mixture you decide to use, make sure you don't fill the pot over 75% on the initial planting. This will give you room to both add solid soil type fertilizer in the future and to add water (and water based fertilizers) without waste, so you can just dump water ion by the gallon without having to slowly pour it in while trying to prevent overflow and spillage. If you bury your pot, again, leave about 25% above the surface for convenience and, if possible, throw in a couple inches of gravel under the pot to help with drainage in wet times. You can also have (traditionally) up to 3 cuttings in a 15 gallon pot, so if you want to have some variety or need cross pollination, you should have at least two varieties per pot. It helps to take some of the workload off the bees and other pollinators having mixed flowers so close together.