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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 27, 2016, 08:17:13 PM »
Quote from: funlul on July 27, 2016, 05:20:29 PM
HELP!! Due to my inexperience I was not aware that one of my DF flower is dangerously close to blooming... possibly blooming tonight?!!!!

Is physical graffiti self pollinating or not? (some say yes some say no)  Does anyone in San Gabriel Valley (SoCal) have extra pollens?  :'(



Very interesting that this link lists many DF as "set fruits on its own without cross or hand pollination". Maybe too may?
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/dragon/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 27, 2016, 05:20:29 PM »
HELP!! Due to my inexperience I was not aware that one of my DF flower is dangerously close to blooming... possibly blooming tonight?!!!!

Is physical graffiti self pollinating or not? (some say yes some say no)  Does anyone in San Gabriel Valley (SoCal) have extra pollens?  :'(




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 22, 2016, 01:53:44 PM »
@TheWaterbug  omg what a journey. best of luck

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 19, 2016, 02:36:32 PM »
What about taking a neighborhood friend out for breakfast / lunch / dinner and sweet-talk him / her to do it hahahah.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Induce new growth on tree trunk?
« on: July 18, 2016, 11:35:07 PM »
I attempted to top and multi-graft my 3 yr old peach tree this spring, and all of the bark grafts failed while V grafts on a small side branch took. Right now the tree is putting all its energy toward those grafts, and the whole tree looks unbalanced. Is there anyway to induce new growth from the tree trunk? Thank you very much!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 15, 2016, 01:41:45 PM »
Quote from: greenman62 on July 12, 2016, 05:27:29 PM
OK so i mis-calculated a bit...  but, the plant figured out a way to grab some sun and i helped it a bit.

Hmmmm will there be enough support for the plant for it to get fruiting weight / size?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 14, 2016, 01:00:22 PM »
Thank you for sharing, Rob!

I've been wondering if there is a reputable source that lists each variety's pollination needs: cross pollination, self-pollinating, self-fertile... Some online sources are self-conflicting  :'(

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 12, 2016, 10:51:01 PM »
My oldest df cutting was received and potted last April, and today I saw the first flower buds, whopping four of them!! OK it looks like they came relatively late. And I totally forgot to feed them. What fertilizers should I give df at this stage? Fingers crossed that I'll be in town when they flower...

Physical graffiti is listed as self-pollinating by online sources, hopefully it means I do not need to hunt for other sources of pollen for this later bloomer!! The rest of my baby df will likely wait until next summer.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulberry Thread.
« on: July 09, 2016, 11:10:35 PM »
Quote from: funlul on May 07, 2016, 12:39:52 AM
I've tasted the first fruit of my "white" graft from this February. Not sure if I should judge this variety by it, too tart for my taste, although to be fair the fruit was probably not 100%, still showed a tint of red on the top. Waiting patiently for the rest of fruits to fully ripen. Will mulberry fruits get better from its first year fruits? I may or may not want to keep this particular graft, especially since it significantly overshadows other grafts.

Quote from: funlul on June 03, 2016, 03:01:04 PM
The other "white" mulberry graft is bearing multiple new fruits again. Have to give it credit on being prolific.

And voila, it redeemed itself! Got few more fruits from the new growth (as opposed to fruits that came with the scion) and they were remarkably better. Although I still prefer pakistani and my neighbor's unnamed light purple short variety, this one is worth keeping. It definitely grows FAST.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragonfruit root rotted
« on: July 01, 2016, 12:55:41 PM »
I'm rooting two small cuttings that are supposedly yellow (hoping for megalanthus). Both took and both are trying to flower without any vegetative growth.

They stand several inches tall with a flower bud, not sure what to expect...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: i have an addiction to online ordering of tropical fruit trees
« on: June 27, 2016, 01:35:41 PM »
Quote from: LivingParadise on June 25, 2016, 03:24:36 PM
...sticking to growing seeds makes the collateral damage a lot less...

LOL very true! And cuttings too, wink wink

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Post Pics of Your GRAFTS, and Troubleshoot HERE!
« on: June 25, 2016, 07:03:01 PM »
The leaves on my latest mulberry graft just dried out, probably due to the cruel heat wave, or the tree is not directing enough energy toward it. Will wait it out or try grafting later. Fortunately the scion came from another tree in the yard, so I do not have to hunt for a new scion.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: i have an addiction to online ordering of tropical fruit trees
« on: June 24, 2016, 11:47:38 PM »
Is there a limiting factor such as growing space (trees want SPACE), budget, or time / energy?
If the answer is no or not yet, more power to you!

(I want more room, badly)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is Animal manure a good soil ingredient?
« on: June 24, 2016, 11:43:40 PM »
Quote from: simon_grow on June 21, 2016, 06:50:57 PM
Animal manure is a great fertilizer but in general, it should be well composted and tested prior to use. Too much animal manure can burn plants.
Here is some information on poultry manure.
https://www.clemson.edu/extension/livestock/camm/camm_files/poultry/pch3b_00.pdf

Simon

There is an equestrian center near me that offers horse manure for free. The first time I went there, there was mountains of well composted manure in dark color. The second time, they have well advertised themselves, and what was there looked significantly fresher and lighter. I still picked enough to fill in three 25 gallon pots in open space and HOPE they will age in six months.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Over 60 grafts
« on: June 18, 2016, 03:40:20 PM »
Quote from: JF on July 20, 2012, 10:15:21 PM
varieties have different ripening schedules and that will never let the tree rest eventually killing it.

Hmmmmm... Any specific trees that we should worry about stressing?
(and realized I asked the same question one year ago... hahaha!!! I have multi-grafted avocado and fig, they are tough trees right?)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: In praise of Loquat...again.
« on: June 18, 2016, 03:37:12 PM »
Loquats are not readily available in (farmers) markets. Having a good tasting loquat tree makes you everyone's friend during the harvest season :)

By far, the allegedly tough loquat trees are the most susceptible to diseases in my yard. After losing two beautiful nursery loquat trees, I am not buying another loquat tree. Currently growing three seedlings (1.5-2.5 ft tall) in ground and hoping to graft them next year. My only loquat grafting successes were with (late) larger in-ground tree. Grafting to smaller seedlings in pot inevitably kills them all, sigh.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: In praise of Loquat...again.
« on: June 17, 2016, 05:03:24 PM »
Not all loquats are created equal!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: best tasting guava ?
« on: June 17, 2016, 05:02:54 PM »
I have two 5 gallon guavas for 1.5 years, they have not shown much growth, currently about 1.5 feet tall.
I am not sure if pot size is the limiting factor here, how tall do guavas typically grow in 5 gallon pots? Should I upgrade to 15 gallon?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: best tasting guava ?
« on: June 16, 2016, 03:04:15 PM »
Quote from: Tuckee on October 02, 2015, 11:35:38 PM
The better taste of guava from my recent experience is the white guava from Taiwan, it is crunchy, sourish sweet and mildly aromatic.

My favorite taiwan guava is yellow, soft, and so aromatic that we occasionally say it's serves as the air freshener. Growing them from seeds now and fingers crossed.

Guava grafting = total failure to me so far.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Smallest fig?
« on: June 10, 2016, 01:22:50 PM »
Can't wait for my v of b figs to get ready! They are growing on new grafts, slowly but surely~

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Most Convenient Way to Pick Fruits from a Tree
« on: June 03, 2016, 09:10:16 PM »
Quote from: Cookie Monster on June 03, 2016, 09:04:01 PM
PS -- didn't know about camelcamelcamel. That's handy!

Yeah there is quite some price fluctuation for seasonal products! ;)

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulberry Thread.
« on: June 03, 2016, 03:01:04 PM »
Quote from: funlul on May 24, 2016, 02:13:56 AM
The white pakistani graft has since shot up 1-2 feet in vegetative growth, but that single fruit refuses to ripen grrrr.

Finally tasted it. Hmmm I found it very similar in taste to regular pakistani, mildly sweet. Maybe next year the sweetness will improve.

The other "white" mulberry graft is bearing multiple new fruits again. Have to give it credit on being prolific.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Most Convenient Way to Pick Fruits from a Tree
« on: June 03, 2016, 02:41:29 AM »
LOL I certainly did not expect seeing this when I opened the thread!

Allegedly, people shake mulberry trees for fully ripened fruits? not sure if it works with really large trees.

I am tracking the price of long reach cut-and-hold pruner on camelcamelcamel.com... Together with this twister fruit picker I shall be good for a while, unless my avocado tree grows wildly out of control...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: June 02, 2016, 03:45:09 PM »
Sharwill seems to be a heavy producer. Too many fruits compared to the branch size.
When is a good time to thin avocados?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's fruiting in your yard?
« on: June 02, 2016, 12:56:08 AM »
Nothing is ripe at the moment.

Figs, lots of figs on new grafts and rootstock.
A few mulberry on new grafts. (The white pakistani fruit is getting very close to ripening)
Persimmon, jujube, blackberry, strawberry, oranges, avocados... still taking their time.

I guess you do not care about tomatoes and pumpkins lol.

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