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Citrus General Discussion / NBC Nightly News Citrus Greening Piece

« on: April 23, 2014, 08:50:27 PM »

Just watched a brief piece on Citrus Greening, on the NBC Nightly News. Interesting, but much too brief. Sure would like to see it covered on 60 Minutes.

Patty S.

Citrus General Discussion / New Edition of California Citrus Production Manual from UC ANR

« on: April 18, 2014, 10:48:00 AM »

I just received this post from the CalRareFruit forum, and thought I'd pass it along to this forum:

UC ANR has released a new edition and is running a special on this very comprehensive look at citrus growing.

"The Citrus Production Manual is available and for the month of April the price is reduced from $75 to $60! This is the first citrus manual in more than 20 years to cover all the major topics of citrus production including planting, horticulture, pest management and post harvest issues. It is a wonderful resource for all citrus producers and pest managers.

To order a copy, go to the UC Ag and Natural Resources catalog http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/ and type in publication 3539 or the search term 'citrus production manual' or call 1-800-994-8849.

Better yet, if you buy both the Citrus Production Manual and the IPM for citrus manual (pub 3539Promo) the combined price is only $85 - a savings of $30!"

"Save 25% on this bundled package of Citrus Production Manual and IPM for Citrus. Essential tools for anyone involved in the citrus industry.

The University of California's Citrus Production Manual is the first comprehensive manual on citrus from the university's experts. Inside you'll find over 400 pages of research covering botany and physiology, how to establish an orchard, managing your orchard, pest management, and postharvest handling.

The 3rd Edition of IPM for Citrus will help you identify and manage for than 150 common citrus pests, disease and disorders -- including Asian citrus psyllid and citrus leaf miner.

Purchased separately, these two indispensable manuals retail for $115.00; you'll save 25% when purchasing them together in this bundled set.

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Pruning a New Cherimoya

« on: August 18, 2012, 10:40:59 AM »

I posted this over on the GW Tropical Fruit forum, but figured I'd probably get more responses over here

I just picked up my first Cherimoya, a Honey Heart, and it is essentially a tall whip with no scaffold branches. I am wondering if I should top it to encourage some side branching? It's about 5' tall. Also picked up my first two banana trees,too, both are 'Ice Cream". Excited about both. Hoping Ong's will also have a Fino or an El Bumpo cherimoya when I go down on Saturday to look at their mangos. Thanks so much, hoping this little tree will do well for me in my area.

Patty S.
Vista, CA
Sunset 23