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crap, I pruned to early, will it live?
Do you do the same with atemoya?
JF when you say strip do you mean strip leaves or lightly prune as it seems in your pics?
Thanks!When should you fertilize after stripping, if at all?
Quote from: Jani on February 12, 2017, 03:17:42 PMJF when you say strip do you mean strip leaves or lightly prune as it seems in your pics?JaniBoth. This is for SoCal what we are doing is trying to induce flowers by May so we can hand pollinate. We need these fruits to ripen by late sept not in the winter
Quote from: JF on February 12, 2017, 03:23:44 PMQuote from: Jani on February 12, 2017, 03:17:42 PMJF when you say strip do you mean strip leaves or lightly prune as it seems in your pics?JaniBoth. This is for SoCal what we are doing is trying to induce flowers by May so we can hand pollinate. We need these fruits to ripen by late sept not in the winterFrank, what's the purpose of the pruning in August? Won't the tree have fruit still growing on it?Thanks Rick
Quote from: Rnguyen on February 13, 2017, 09:14:14 AMQuote from: JF on February 12, 2017, 03:23:44 PMQuote from: Jani on February 12, 2017, 03:17:42 PMJF when you say strip do you mean strip leaves or lightly prune as it seems in your pics?JaniBoth. This is for SoCal what we are doing is trying to induce flowers by May so we can hand pollinate. We need these fruits to ripen by late sept not in the winterFrank, what's the purpose of the pruning in August? Won't the tree have fruit still growing on it?Thanks RickRickThats to control size....you've seen how fast they grown in 2 years at my house..I wait until they set fruits and prune