The Tropical Fruit Forum

Found about ten of them this am. They are some kind of pod or egg, and they were in a very sticky substance. These I found this afternoon. They are the same thing, just dried out a little.

1. He says a Hamlin is a navel. I say it's not. He swears it is.🤔

2. He says his all his citrus (with fruit on) can withstand several nights of low 20s in a row, and not ruin the fruit. He shows a photo of a Hamlin tree after a cold snap, with major leaf drop, but with fruit still on. He said the fruit is fine. I just can't believe it. We just had 4 consecutive nights with temps 21-24 degrees. No way am I leaving fruit on unprotected trees.

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We have a young Owari Satsuma a few years old, and it has about 20 fruits this year. The juice is sweet, but they are hard to eat, and chew, and you have spit a chunk of pulp after every bite. Our neighbor has a mature Satsuma, and the fruit melts in your mouth, and is really sweet. Will ours improve with age? I hope so. Thanks.

I've read several posts on this forum, and it seems many people use this on citrus. Can it be used on in-ground trees? The instructions on the bag say basically one tablespoon per gallon of water. Just not sure if this is correct for citrus, and how often to use it, or how many gallons per tree. Any suggestions on how you use it are appreciated. I have 5 trees in-ground. One tree is 10' tall, two are 7' tall and 2 are 5' tall.  Thanks,  Ed

It has been unseasonably warm here in December. Lows in the 50s, and highs in the upper 70s. A couple of our trees are pushing new growth, and I even saw some tiny blossoms. Most of the fruit is on the tree still, and I haven't fertilized at all. Am sure we will have some winter in Jan and Feb.

Our 6 year old Hamlin orange tree looks like it's going to increase in size significantly.  There is new growth coming from almost every possible place.  It also is going to have probably a thousand blossoms. Last year was totally opposite. The only thing different was the winter. This year we had winter, and last year, not so much. I know lots of fruits need chill hours, but does something like that apply to citrus in Z9 ?  Does citrus need a cool period ?We have 4 other orange trees, and they are also growing like crazy.  It's very exciting to see this happening.

Our orange trees are going to start pushing new growth in a few weeks. Is it ok to fertilize with fruit still on the tree?

We have five citrus trees in our backyard. All of them are fairly young, 6 years down to two years.  They are growing well for the most part, and we fertilize 3 times per year with citrustone, but I noticed this on the Cara Cara. Is it chlorosis? We live in southeast Georgia, and the soil is mostly sand. This is the dry season, and we water twice a week with tap water, which has a pH of 8.5+. Will a constant supply of alkaline water cause this, or is something else causing it?  Not sure how much the sand/soil buffers the watering. Rainy season starts in June. This is the worst affected, and I've seen a little on the others, but not too much. We had a soil test done 3 years ago and the pH was 4.6. Any suggestions for a cure are greatly appreciated. Thanks,  Ed

Here in SE GA Z9a, Our young Ruby Red grapefruit had a late blossom last year, and set about 10 grapefruits. They are still small and green, and months away from being ripe. Normal fertilizing time, in-ground and foliar, is just around the corner. Can I fertilize normally with the fruit still on the tree?  Thanks,   Ed

A local old timer told me to fertilize my orange trees with super phosphate in the winter after the fruit is gone, for a good citrus crop the following spring. Is there truth to that?