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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 08, 2017, 05:36:03 PM »
Are you still giving the lychee fish fertilizer?


Yes.  I fed all of my trees with liquid fish weekly in spring.  I dont think I over did it.  I mixed 2 tbsp per gal of water and I water like 3 plants per gal.  all of my trees are looking healthier than ever except for this one. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 08, 2017, 01:57:08 PM »
I have had a hard time with lychees. I thought the brown burnt leaves are from salt either in the water
or fertilizer. I use to use synthetic fertilizer and on the label it says not less then 7% chlorine.  I finally got
a mauritas  lychee doing well and 3 years ago we had a 30F night and it killed it. Currently I have a ohia and
it is doing well. Last fall the leaves all burnt and I attributed it to too much fish emulsion? The only other thing
could have been a reduction of water? It has flushed a couple good growths and most of the burnt leaves
have shed. I would water daily and if possible use rain water. Check your previous fertilizer for the contents and now
I use manure and only organics like coffee grounds and compost. When you go to fruitscapes the lychees look so
damn good in the pots. They use a slow release fertilizer and water daily. One of these days I will crack the lychee
code.

I sprinkle some coffee grounds on top of mulch too.  I am also unsure if it's too much salt in the water attribute to this problem.  thinking about putting some gypsum.  It kills me when I go to the nursery where I got this tree and see all of their lychee are thriving  :-[ 


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 08, 2017, 01:37:14 PM »
what fertilizer are you using? have you only had 2 vegetative flushes this year so far?

you might get new growth soon, take some pictures of the new growth and also of the leaves as they are starting to harden

two of my container lychees suffered nearly complete die back from damage early this year. the Mauritius promptly bounced back with growth every 5 weeks - having a warm winter/spring pribably helped. the sweetheart had much less vigorous growth for 3-4 months and even had leaf tips that eventually browned - this was very surprising to me because the Mauritius (and all my other container lychees) didn't brown.

about 1-2 months after the leaves had brown tips and even some yellowing, it has started putting out constant vegetative growths and behaving like its peers.


I've killed a number of container lychees by misinterpreting leaf changes and using the wrong fertilizer. wanted to throw in my two cents that I've seen containers lychees have "unhealthy" looking leaves as its preparing to restart growth after suffering damage. I think it might be the tree consolidating nutrients and redistributing to areas that had died back most (so that the canopy grows back in an even manner)

Yes, it had 2 flushes this year.  one early in the year and another about 2.5 months ago.  during the first flush I thought it was fungal so I sprayed it with copper - twice, one week apart.  98% of that flush did not make it.  most young tips appear torched.  the remaining leaves started having these brown spots.  at the same time I apply liquid fish fertilizer weekly, same rate as I use on my other container tropical trees.  after I trim back on all dead branches I moved the tree to 50% shade due to the extreme hot weather as I thought maybe it got sunburned.  I continue to use liquid fish weekly on all of my container trees until the start of summer.  all of my other trees are healthy and happy, cherimoya, longan, guava, jabo, and etc.  the 2nd flush came and it was like the first.  nearly all new growths die and the tree suffer further die back as I trim off more dead branches.  the tree has maybe 1% leaves remaining and none look healthy.  I figure if I dont do something I will lose it.  so I re-pot it with Pro Mix.  I have not use any fertilizer or chemical since re-pot.  just light water every couple of days. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 07, 2017, 10:55:14 PM »
Try applying Spinosad every 10-14 days with a sprayer. It works well on sucking insects.

I am going to try that.  I heard lychee doesn't like chemical spray which is why I stopped all treatments and no fertilizer.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 07, 2017, 10:53:15 PM »


How often and how much do you water?
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Every 2 days.  HP pro mix drains well.  Since we have 90+ weather here and it's in a container I figure it needs more water.  The soil is very mois but not wet.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lychee problem - please help
« on: August 07, 2017, 06:32:25 PM »



I bought this 25 gal sweetheart lychee last summer.  It shed all of the leaves around November as the weather changed to cooler temperatures.  Shortly it sent out some new shoots and leaves.  The new leaves would curl alittle unlike previously flat.  Soon the leave would develop brown spots and new growths appeared to be torched.  I thought maybe it was getting too cold so I move ithe container next to a south facing wall.  It didnt make any difference but kept the tree alive through winter.  Spring came and it sent out new growth again.  Same issue.  I thought it was anthracnose so I sprayed it with copper.  Some of the leaves started to grow straight and I thought I got it.  Pretty soon all of the new growths appeared burned just like before.  Leaves would develop brown spots again.  I have trimmed off all dead branches and leaves.  Repotted with Pro Mix.  I move it under a large tree with nearly 70% shade.  It's been a month and I have not see any new growth.  What is my issue and how can I save this tree?   Thanks

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 01, 2017, 03:42:08 PM »
hello everyone im growing a DF cactus at my ranch in north eastern new mexico in zone 5-6 in the greenhouse and indoors during the winter with no heat and it gets down to -15 - -20 at times. Its going on its third year and still growing strong. however I cannot get the plant to flower. Its just growing a lot of shoots whitch I pull off as soon as I notice them because it has already a lot of branches. iv tried the tiping method and still nothing. I have 2 varieties but I don't know the names. One is the red flesh the other is the white flesh.

I was wondering if anyone else has the problem of growing a lot of branches and no flowers and if so what do you recommend for inducing flowering instead of branching?

Regards,

BEN G

assuming you have trellis and your plants had reached the top and those stems pointing downward are over 1 year old.  they flower when the weather gets hot and days are long. 

I think this is something you can do to help flowering.  reduce watering as summer approaches.  tip the mature branches.  if you already have plenty of matured stems I would pick off the new shoots are they appear.  also try to use bloom fertilizer late Spring/early Summer time. 


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: July 31, 2017, 03:00:13 PM »
I have a lamb hass and Sharwil.  Both are in 15 gal container.  Just haven't figured out how to share with my neighbors (plant next to the fence)   ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: CRFG Festival of Fruit
« on: July 31, 2017, 12:54:05 PM »
I am contemplating whether I should attend.  I was at the Ventura festival last year.  It was a great experience. 

There are sweet varieties out there.  I tasted multiples at the festival. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: CRFG Festival of Fruit
« on: July 31, 2017, 12:11:48 PM »
Dragon fruit festival is on Aug 25-26

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pretty flowers.  I have a 5 gal grafted to cherimoya rootstock.  the leaves are reddish.  I am hoping it can produce fruits in 3 years.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticaba
« on: July 30, 2017, 02:03:37 AM »
Simon, which variety is the black/dark purple?  I bought a tree last year after I sampled the fruit at a local nursery.  It was delicious. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New jackfruit varieties???
« on: July 30, 2017, 01:50:16 AM »
Thanks guys.  I preferred firm or 'crunchy' texture and sweet. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 29, 2017, 11:59:15 PM »
American Beauty bears round fruits I think.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / New jackfruit varieties???
« on: July 29, 2017, 11:21:25 PM »
 Saw a bunch of jackfruits at Champa Nursery today.  Never heard of these varieties before.  Wonder if anyone else has or have any info?  'Orange Crush', 'Small', 'Cantaloupe'. 

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