Lim,

What cultivars of Cherimoya are in your collections?

My experience with grafting best is when the tree starts pushing new growth. I never try this on cherimoya but I think this method will work. Cherimoya molt their leaves sometime in March-April. Wait for the the first sign that new growth emerge; cut the tree to a stump, preferable 3-4 ft. Bark graft wood to stump (cambium to cambium; preferable second year wood and the larger scions). Tape them up tight and apply tree sealer to exposed area. BTW wrap the scions completely with the clear white tape (forget the name) so rain water doesn't get in and to hold in the moisture. Good luck!

Hi Richard,

Can I buy seeds from you?

Pat

This is my first year growing tumeric that I ordered from TT. Can I leave the tumeric in the ground over winter? Will the rhizome rot?

Hello CoookieMonster,

I'm from San Jose too and have all the varieties that you have mentioned. I agreed with bsbullie- grow whatever you like, whether fuerte or sir prize. Both are good. I have 3 "sir prize" avocado tree. They grow upright (fast too) but the flowering is minimal comparing to others at least for now. I have 1 fuerte and the tree looks extremely nice. The foliage looks fantastic. Fuerte branchec out in all different direction like a spider (if you have kids who like to climb tree, this is the avocado for you).

Like Spaugh said, get the 5 gal instead of the 15 and he said why too. First of all, it will also save you ton of money, and for us in Northern California. The money that you save can be use to provide some good fertilizer and medium for the tree. The tree grow really fast when she is happy. Play sand, quality compost, 1 whole bag of worm casting, Neptune's liquid fertilizer,  natural wood chips, etc.

If you don't want to worry about pollination, get the reed or lamb hass. Both set fruits like crazy meaning you have to thin a few out if not done naturally. Lamb hass can be found anywhere. The reed is harder to locate but you can have Dale Ace Hardware in Fremont to order for you. I bought 3 reed tree from this store and is very happy with all of them.

I plugged 2 cuttings (white flesh dragon fruit) into the ground next to the fence late fall 2015 without watering or amending the soil with anything. Sometime in Spring 2016, the cuttings grew so I staked it with a wooden pole on each plant and forget about it. I watered the plants like 4-5 times during the summer. September 2016 flower buds formed on the plants. Plants are like 2 - 2.5 ft. tall; fruiting are like 1 ft above the soil. I got 1 medium and 1 ginormous dragon fruit November 2016. December 2016, plants are like 3-4 ft. tall. I planted 8 more cuttings last week. You don't need to water them every week. Where I'm at is pretty hot too, similar to Southern California micro climate. Very bless especially during the Winter

No sex, No seed. Just saying.....I don't know the reason why.

Very Nice!

My "Ice Cream" banana takes 19 months from a 1 foot plant to fruit planted on the ground. The banana flag showed up late this year event though I fertilized them with 0-10-10 fertilizer. 1st flag: July 20. 2nd flag: Aug. 21. 3rd flag: hopefully soon. I planted 4 more at a different location this year.

My vote is Male.

Redland Sapote

 
Husky Tomato


Chilli Bed


Beaumont Guava


Sir Prize Avocado


Thailand Guava


Eggplant Bed got raided by alvin, theodore, and Simon


T.R. Hovey Papaya, Arkin Starfruit, and Fuerte Avocado


Ice Cream Banana




Asian Black, Green Sugarcane




M& N Cherimoya


Pinkerton Avocado



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