The Meyer does have a strong, almost perfumey scent. My grapefruit recently bloomed and I find I like its fragrance better as its similar to that of the Meyer but milder, not as heady.

What do you lower the pH of the foliar spray to, and do you use a surfactant?

Hi all,

So on Monday I went to the store that had the 50% off potted plant New Year Clearance Sale this week, and wanted to pick up a Navel Orange but of course they had all been sold barely 2 hours into the first day of the sale lol. One of the workers said he didn't think they had any more in stock but that they were bringing out more citrus Wednesday, so today I went there again today and there weren't any Navel Oranges ( frown emoticon ) but for the first time they had Satsuma Mandarins! I had never seen these here before, and have no idea how they do in my climate besides probably still being green when they ripen, but they seem like a fair substitute for the Navels, and the little tree is loaded with fruits, so I got one! I'm 99.9% certain it's an Owari although the variety isn't labeled; it's from California and likely to be the most generic variety sold which I understand is Owari. Not sure what this rootstock tag means? 'SOR' might be 'Sour Orange' but not sure what 'FOW' means.

Here's a body shot:


Some of the developing fruits:




Even has flowers:


Ambiguous tag:


Anyone else growing mandarins, especially in containers, and if so how? I'm interested in a cultivation regime, especially for those in more southeastern regions or warm climate areas. Do you think I could up pot it? I'm thinking a 5 gallon to start with. Also any ideas on the rootstock? Never seen a tag with that label before. I'm not even sure which nursery the tree is originally from, but I like it so far 

Feel free to confirm whether the tree does look like an Owari!

Dan

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So I was looking at the weather report and last Friday alone we had 2.6" of rain. Considering we are [supposed to be] deep into our dry season, stuff like that is probably contributing to the lack of blooms for the mangoes here.

El Nino

El Nino occurs in the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic which is where my island is located. California does get their rain in winter since its on the West Coast, but we get ours in the summer and all the wet weather right now is very out of the ordinary.

el nino is caused by warm pacific waters, but causes cooler/wetter weather throughout the southeastern us going into the caribbean

Well I learned something today!

No I meant just what I posted, that I thought the general consensus was cherimoya > reticulata. In layman's terms cherimoya is better than/preferred to reticulata.

I thought cherimoya > reticulata?

That's definitely a pomegrantate, and white arils around the seeds too very nice. How does it taste?

What's the minimum order of buds? And what rootstock are you planning to use?

Anyone know the suitability of a. reticulata (custard apple) as rootstock?

Nice, any pictures of the tree or fruits?

Hello, was wondering if anyone thought this looks like a decent Jackfruit tree to start with? It's at a local nursery for $60, and they very rarely have them so I don't necessarily want to let the chance go to grow one if I don't have to. I love the fruit, first had some in Jamaica and even though we're also tropical here I haven't seen anyone growing any. Did some research and found out they're pretty precocious so my gardening bone is itching.

Any general cultivation advice and growing tips also welcome. Hopefully this picture posts properly:

I've read about and seen pictures of a setup that has done very well for someone where they dug a wide trench of sorts about 3 feet deep, lined the walls with sheeting to stop the native soil from gradually raising the pH, laid some logs on the bottom and then filled in the rest with a peat and pine bark mix and planted the berries like that. They use normal acidifying fertilizers but it seems easier to keep the pH down and their plants grow well, I'll try to find the link.

Oh okay, I was trying to figure out how to break up mine. I might just take a hammer to them and see if the right size comes out.