The Tropical Fruit Forum

I've caught yard men with our camera.  Hitting my sprinkler system with their cars.  Still they denied it.
I have also learned from the police (in Texas) that I must have a no trespassing sign saying a person will be prosecuted before the police can act.
We posted this sign.
My fruit trees in the front are mostly nearer the house while landscape plants are in the front.  Don't think people realize what is happening.

Also, be sure not to give any fruit away to people who pass by.  Then they know what is in the yard.
We used to share our mulberries until the person came by & picked everything.
That was an important lesson.
Carol

We have a company here, in Houston that sells leaf mold.
I use it safely all the time along with organic alfalfa.
Found at tractor suppy.
Carol

My Makok was a slow grower until this last year - now wondering if I should prune.  But no fruit to speak of.  I'll feed it with garden tone.  Also have sleeves now to protect fruit. 
thanks to everyone for Makok advice.  If mine keeps growing I'll have to prune as we just don't have room.
Also the branches break so easily.

Thank you for the advice.  It is already in the ground.
We had no rain.  I watered well and the makok grew about 8" all around. 
I've had it for some time, but moved it so many times that really only 1 fruit that disappeared.

Think I will feed it even though it is hot.
Will also try to hand pollinate when it flowers.
Just don't know if it is like citrus or blooms on old growth. 
Don't guess people have many of these growing. 
The owner of the nursery where I bought the tree said she had so many on her tree.
It was in a pot
Thanks for your help.  Carol

Hope Someone knows about sapodilla pruning.  thanks

There are articles about planting 3 trees side by side especially for pollination.  I did that with my fig trees, but not my avocados.
I have to keep my avocados small so don't need to plant them too far apart.  When I plant, I am thinking about the size I will let
each get.
Blessings with your avocado trees.

Thank you,   there is no where to buy any citrus in the entire city of Houston.  Wish I knew, I would
travel to Louisiana for the Clementine orange

Does anyone now about the Shangrila Mulberry.  Supposed to be for the south.
Lost the Geraldi Dwarf in 13 degrees.  Not supposed to die at that temp.
Would like to replace with another Geraldi, Shangrila and maybe an Oscar.
Thanks carolstropicals

HI, we really don't have beetles in Tx.  We also have stopped using any insecticides.  The benefit of this is really seen.

We have tree frogs in the center of Houston.  I don't believe I have even ever seen a tree frog.  So Wonderful.  We use
organic alfalfa pellets for our yard which we applied yesterday. 

I just talked with an experienced local nursery.  She said to wait 3 or 4 weeks to see how these trop trees are faring before
taking action such as digging. 
On the bright side, it will be fun getting new varieties.  carolstropicals

I don't know if this would help, but trying is best.
For ants we use dry molasses.  We try to spread it over the ground once a year.
If I see sugar ants, I treat with some liquid molasses.
Don't know why, but ants hate this stuff.

We had a very Hard Freeze in Houston.

I have just begun looking at some of my tropical fruit trees - avocados, mangoes, etc.  They were covered well, but since the elec went out, these trees have suffered.  Checking this morning for the first time, the base under the graft and several inches above the graft are still green.  This area was covered with foam for plumbers pipe.

I know many have experience.  Does anyone know if these trees will continue to die or will this area stay green maybe living.  Thank you.  We all need help with this.
Whether I need to dig these trees up & replant.

Thanks in advance to all.  Carol

A Fertilizer store said it was calcium deficiency.
I feed with dynamite - only the potted fruit as it is not organic
I will feed from now on with egg shells for calcium.

There are many on youtube who say to dehydrate the egg shells which is cumbersome
I had been just putting them in the food processor/breaking up and adding to the
compost pile

Thanks for your reply/will work with the calcium.  Thanks for helping people even if you are a newbie.
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