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Can he approach graft a different rootstock? Would that at least alleviate the problem?
I have tried this but the results were mixed so I don’t recommend it. I would rather start with a rootstock that does perform well here.
For anyone using Abound, make sure you are following the recommendations and not applying it more than you should. Also make sure you are alternating it with other fungicides from a different group so that the organisms don’t build up resistance.
If you’re using this product without knowledge of How to alternate it with fungicides from a different group, you probably shouldn’t be using it. We could be creating superbugs that are resistant to Azoxystrobin.
Simon
Not sure if this vetiver but it sows it self on steep bare spots. Its like natures fix for bare hillsides. It also spreads everywhere. Wish my neighbors didnt have it growing. It doesnt need any water and has super strong root system.
You can buy lemongrass seeds. The thing with lemongrass is its tropical and needs water in summer and gets cold damaged in winter. There are better grasses to use for our arid climate but most of them are highly invasive.
Yes it looks normal. Wide spreading growth like a spider web on a tree.
I would remove the lower growth which gets less light and focus on the top half. On my Concut Cream hear in California I trimed the lateral growth shoots and forced growth up Vertically. ( See Photos)
It is a virgous grower so it responds well to trimming.
Johnny
Best mango Variety?
I will only respond to growth and in that regard, Coconut Cream is Number 1 at my location. My Grafted two-year-old tree is doing very well. (see Photo)
In two years it has outgrown other mango cultivars here in Calif. I do not know why but in our mild climate CC does well indeed.
My Lemon Zest appears to be #2 in terms of growth but I need more time to make that determination.
Sweet Tart is #3 in terms of growth at my So Cal location.
More information is needed to draw any long-term conclusions but there are many new exciting varieties now becoming available thanks to zill.
Johnny
As mango season approaches and end in SoCal I edit my top ten list once again
1.LZ
2. Señorita
3.ST
4.Zinc
5.E4
6.OS
7.Creme brûlée
8.Parson
9.M4
10.HK
Change in the rankings. California mangos are much sweeter than the hundreds of Florida mangos I’ve tried this year, amazing 1.6lb LZ!!
Hey MarkFrank, did you say that this Señorita mango is a variety that came from Hispaniola (Haiti or D.R.)? How did it come to California? Is anyone in Florida growing it? What's the flavor profile?
This year señorita went up against over 200 Florida mangos and come out on top.
This was an 7 year old madame francis seedling same profile but sweeter and totally fiberless. Brix range from 25-28 has that nice Caribbean spicy flavor
That sounds tasty.
I wonder how this will do in FL?
Is anyone trying to grow it down here?