Wow, very nice tree's Xshen, you've got the grafting down for sure i can't believe that those long scions work for you i'm amazed. You quiet a few varieties growing and there looking good what kind of potting mix do you use? Many of my varieties are sticks right now and I'm afraid that I might lose them I think I drowned them last year. The whole Month of Sept. we were on vacation and I left all my jabo's in a shallow container of water while we were gone and now many are leaf less and some died completely. My potting mix was pumice,peat moss, shredded bark, and native soil which is mostly sand. I was under the impression that jabo's like water so I'm totally confused now!! Sorry for rant but i'm really impressed with your jabo growing keep up the great work!
By the way avocado scions growing well but not bud push yet on longan.
Thanks Robert. As for the potting mix, I am really cheap. I use purely composted mulch from my city’s yard. The mulch was freshly grounded when I brought them home but the mulch was about a year and a half old before they were used as potting soil. Over 1 ft thick of mulch was laid inside my greenhouse to raise humidity. When it rains, they wick up all the water on the concrete slab – this area floods when it rains. There were also a lot of fungi and critters that moved in to help break down the mulch. It’s mostly leaves, twigs, and pine needles. They retain moisture well. With the exception of the 25gal pots, most of my potted jabos are in 5 gal airpots that dries really fast.
During the raining season, I lost two jabos that were in the water trays from root rot. I thought they like water too but maybe it was too wet and too cold. I am going to remove the water trays going forward during the winter.
By the way, if your longan scions don’t take, I will send you more in a couple more months. Your white sapotes are doing great. I am looking forward to the yellow sapotes. All took. Thanks again!
