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Pomelo split issue
pinkturtle:
Hi all,
My pomelo fruit the first time this year. I am running into the fruits are slowly splitting. Does anyone know what I need to do to avoid this issue?
Thanks,
Al
brian:
I had this happen to my Tango mandarin really badly last year. The explanations I found were:
1) inconsistent watering - peel becomes dry, then fruit swells quickly and bursts it. This happens very easily with tomatoes
2) too much fruit set. The mechanism wasn't explained, but my Tango did have a massive fruit load and at least a quarter of them split like this
Not sure if that is your cause, I haven't ever seen this with my pomelos.
Laaz:
Too much water. The tree uptakes water faster than the peel can expand. Very common.
pinkturtle:
Thanks, I watered it twice a week. Possible under water. I will try to water it one time a week to see it is better or not.
pinkturtle:
No fruits for me this year. All my fruits get splitted.
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