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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 07, 2024, 01:24:59 PM »
I quit using parafilm because it cracks before the grafts are healed.  I get near perfect take rates using just the flagging tape on the unions.  It doesnt crack and it comes off super easy.

As far as permeability specs etc of different tapes, those probably go out the window when you wrap your union in multiple layers. 

I don't think the issue you are seeing is water getting into the graft.  If you pulled the tape tight over it it isnt leaking.  I think maybe you just are not getting a tight bond on the unions.  You need to use something stronger to hold the unions together tight. 


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Aglis Buddy Tape Original 25mm x 60M Closed Closed Closed
« on: March 07, 2024, 03:19:06 AM »
Quote from: Iceman716238 on March 07, 2024, 02:34:20 AM
I agree 100%. I was going to join in on the buy, just wanted to make sure that I knew what I was buying before I made the purchase. I have not seen 60mm or 60 M available anywhere,asked for clarification, and someone got super salty and butthurt that they do not knew their units of measurement. It was not a typo as 60mm was mentioned more than once. I'd rather not have any dealings with super emotional people that get triggered when they realize that they do not know the difference between M and mm. Most adults have enough common sense to know this..... ah well, I'll just place my own order. Cheers

Lol.  Yes

Most of the rolls are 25milimeters x 30 meters long but they do make a 60meters roll also and that is what has been sold here in other group buys. 

I thought it was salty too. 

Thats why I just buy the 25$ 30M long roll on ebay direct from japan and avoid the hastle. 

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Aglis Buddy Tape Original 25mm x 60M Closed Closed Closed
« on: March 07, 2024, 01:09:08 AM »
That was the shortest pre order window ever. 

I don't need any tape, I just was surprised how this thread ended.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Just a mini Rant about Youtube
« on: March 07, 2024, 01:00:37 AM »
"It really is depressing to think that if you wanted good production you'd have to keep adding inputs forever."

How can you expect to constantly take from the ground but not add something back in?  That does not seem depressing to me, it seems kind of obvious. 


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 07, 2024, 12:37:29 AM »
Moisture retention is necessary otherwise the plant cells will dry up and die and grafts will fail.  That is a necessary feature.  What you dont want is air pockets where lots of water can collect.  You want it to be relatively free of voids. 

If the grafts are failing and you feel they were done properly, it is possibly a timing issue.  Cherimoya grafts seem to work best around March or April.




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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Avocado scion wood
« on: March 06, 2024, 10:24:09 AM »
No I am not selling more scions now sorry the trees are blooming and it is not easy to find good bud wood.  Lamb is completely budded out already. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Aravaipa Avocado how's the taste from growers with older trees ???
« on: March 05, 2024, 01:27:47 PM »
Does anyone have a photo of an aravaipa tree?  Like one that is large enough to make fruit in decent health? 

Kaz, your pics from october 2022 look lije a box of bacon fruit.  The thin skin, the stringy at the bottom of the seed.  The slant on the bottom of the fruit, the shape of those seeds.  It looks just like bacon. 

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Kauai White sugarloaf slips
« on: March 04, 2024, 03:29:44 PM »
1 regular, 1 medium. 2 large slips

36$ plus postage



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Just planted Oro Negro Avocado (Feb 25 2024)
« on: March 02, 2024, 12:34:49 PM »
Quote from: C24mccain on March 02, 2024, 10:00:33 AM
Quote from: spaugh on March 01, 2024, 10:28:15 AM
You were not shy with that rootball.   :)

Indeed, hopefully nobody had a heart attack watching that.  We are a week later and tree is fine. Watered it three times this week. We'll see how long it takes to start pushing.

I usually lightly break up the roots on mine.  Not like you did, but whatever works.  I think its funny people say dont touch the roots etc on avocado then watch your video and like you said, the tree is fine. 


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado black mold?
« on: March 01, 2024, 05:58:36 PM »
A lot of my trees get this also.  Especially some variety more than others.  I think it just naturally grows on avocado bark.  Theres not much you can do about it.  It does look bad but does not seem to affect the tree. 

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB bulk cherimoya seeds
« on: March 01, 2024, 03:03:49 PM »
I will have some in a few days.  I stripped my trees last week and will start going through them. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Just planted Oro Negro Avocado (Feb 25 2024)
« on: March 01, 2024, 10:28:15 AM »
You were not shy with that rootball.   :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« on: February 29, 2024, 01:14:38 PM »
They sre the same plant.

My guess is someone called it white jade so that thry could propogate them and not get in trouble with the kauai white sugarloaf pwople. 


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« on: February 28, 2024, 01:04:29 PM »
it looks like white jade / white sugarloafs

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« on: February 27, 2024, 10:53:46 PM »
White sugarloaf has smooth leaves, yellow has sharp leaves and not worth growing. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White Sugarloaf Pineapples
« on: February 27, 2024, 09:01:25 PM »
Did you take a pic of the plant?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Using a “dwarf”interstock create a smaller avocado tree?
« on: February 24, 2024, 11:26:38 PM »
I noticed after top working my 2 sir prize trees that they are both growing way slower than all the other varieties that got top worked.  It is a small sample set of only 2 tree but I am pretty certain it is the interstock issue.

Who knows long term?  But right now it sure seems like it is dwarfing the sharwils that got grafted onto them.  Which I am really annoyed by.  So if you want to grow sharwil and kwep it small you could try sir prize interstock. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
« on: February 22, 2024, 12:11:29 AM »
Simon, I never got a male piece to put on it.  The plant got pretty big.  It may not work that well to hang a male piece on it.  I will probably need to chop it way back to get the new piece to grow. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
« on: February 21, 2024, 04:15:38 PM »
Mine is just starting to make some flowers.  Looks like it will be 1-2 months before it really blooms.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tropic Pink Guava - anyone growing it?
« on: February 18, 2024, 08:47:38 PM »
Kaz, I also grew the la verne tropical pink guava and got white fruit.  They are good fruit but also not pink.  I think the ones from Frank are better.

I tried chopping the tree down but it did not die.  It sent up a bunch of suckers all around the stump.  Then I sprayed it with round up which surprisingly did nothing to it and now I have about 50 suckers coming up and it looks lije a bush.  Very hard to kill plant.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: February 18, 2024, 08:41:54 PM »
Kaz, i grew the yellow one but it is not that cold hardy and died after a year or 2.  The purple ones are much better suited for CA.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: avocados in a lemon growing area?
« on: February 17, 2024, 11:36:43 AM »
Is anyone else growing avocados in the area?  That is usually a pretty good indicator.

My experience tells me lemon trees are a lot tougher than avocado trees.  But that is purely anecdotal. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What is happening to my Brogdon avocado tree?
« on: February 16, 2024, 01:11:05 AM »
The tape and stake is choking the tree.  I ditch those as soon as the tree gets home from the store.  You can restake it loosely if it needs it, so that it can move in the wind and lignify.

It's not necessarily what is causing the yellowing but that's a sure way to ruin your tree.


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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: What are some of the best tasting low chill apricot ?
« on: February 15, 2024, 12:40:37 AM »
Gold kist, tropic gold

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Bark Grafting Annonas
« on: February 12, 2024, 10:47:43 PM »
Yes, it is the same thing.  I had really good luck with smaller ones 1-3 inches and poor results with larger ones.  But you may have better luck with the big ones. 

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