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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How to plant 100's fruit trees in Escondido, CA?
« on: July 19, 2021, 11:53:54 AM »Winter/fall/spring time is the time to plant in San Diego county. Otherwise you will have to make sure your trees are irrigated nicely during the summer.
I would get animal like a cat or dog to start hunting gophers or even the gopher repellant frequency generators. Sometimes in extreme cases chicken wire fencing needs to be placed underneath roots/garden beds.
As far as drought goes, escondido is nearby the greatest spring mountain water in all of southern california, Mt. Palomar. Water will be your limiting factor, as I believe in escondido, you have to buy all your water (could be wrong, but I believe most properties in SD county are like this) Temecula has an advantage because its in riverside county and allows for wells
Not sure how many trees or what you intend on planting but if your property is hilly you will have very diff temps at diff elevations. The cold sinks into the valleys at night, which is why the avocados are planted on the hill sides and the tops of the hills stay warmer.
The heat can be brutal to trees and burn fruit. Depending on how big your trees are I would recommend building an understory with fast growing trees like Inga, Etc.
Do the property in phases. 60 acres is a lot. start with a small area
Enjoy and good luck
Most rural properties in san diego have wells. Are your wells all up and running Ken? You have a water tank or does the water come straight out of the ground into the irrigation lines?
Personally I would put in a swimming pool first. And then get a deer fence up if deer are around. Then just get the main water line in and put drip tubing down in rows and go for it.
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