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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Macapuno coconut fruiting in Boca
« on: October 17, 2015, 05:16:15 PM »
Lol at your side tracking. You seething hate for your neighbor literally had mr laughing out loud.
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Jack, it sounds like I made the same mistake of too wet soil over and over many time without knowing. Sami gave me a Negretta fig cutting already in the pot and the medium was in no way could hold too much water. He even had a partial cut leave and a small leave on it, covered the whole thing with clear plastic bag to keep the moisture. I placed the pot to have some morning sun. It looks great and I think it will root this time.
Sapote
I only try to shade it for about 1-2 weeks. After that, I remove the protection. Good luck!
Simon
I try to avoid direct sun hitting the grafts whenever possible, especially when temps are above 90F. For trees planted in the ground, I use cut brown paper bags, with holes poked all around,from the grocery store and staple the ends together to shade newly grafted scions.
I have had a few successes with uncovered scions in 90+ degree heat but I get better results with protection. My scions may push a little faster than others have experienced because I have been doing a lot of Double Stone Grafts and I feel that the scions push harder and faster with energy from two seeds and/or rootstocks.
Like Rob suggested, some of the very early pushers are pushing from reserve energy. I've had several instances where the initial push grew a little and died back only to have another dormant bud push later on and survive.
Simon
Hi Sami,
Simon had done the most grafting recently, and I remember he placed his potted plants away from direct hot sun. I had done about 13 grafts on the trees already in ground in full sun, and so I had no choice. I covered the graft with a plastic tube to avoid being dried, and also covered over with a tube shape paper bag -- the small paper bag had less chance blew off with the breeze. I have more than 80% take. Make sure to tip off any new shoot grew below the graft.
Sapote
Tamarind grows all over South Florida. It has even used by developers as plantings. Dont know why a comparison keeps being made from Italy and Florida...
nakulv1
India is notorious for Mango Malformation I would wait for another flush and as Rob mention cut that branch off and nuke it with malathion sterilize your tools.
MMD is fungal, malathion is an insecticide, has no control over fungal matters.
Thanks Rob I checked an Indian study Behl send on MMD a few years ago
You can tie paper towel around most of scion, except the tip.
Two or three grafts on the same trunk won't grow evenly. If you already have three sturdy branches, you can graft each one with a different variety.
