well thank you all very much...just checked in here and see all the comments, so let's see if I can answer them:
JF - yes the rootstock could make the difference but what can I do now??? I've got a full grown tree that I HATE to hit with the spade.
Puglvr - the Glenn and Kent are both about 4-5 years in the ground from the florida trees I bought. The Glenn suffered from me covering it with frost
cloth last summer and I lost the top part of the tree. The Kent just seems to flush once or twice after it is done fruiting and I probably should have
taken them off the first couple years or so...but think of it this way - it does wonders for keeping it a dwarf (!!!)
knlim000 - yes you can come visit anytime I'm around - send me a PM....my fruit are so much bigger I think because of my greater heat hours earlier in the year.
That is not roofing paper to increase heat - not sure what pic you are looking at but it is probably just mulch and/or compost - see my response to ArizonaMike...
simon - LZ grafts on that Manila in front - I'd say I have about 7-8 that took after dozens and dozens of tries but they are doing well...time to graft a couple others
on to it this time of year....
ArizonaMike - yes that is shade for the CocoCream and it is a big enough pain...BUT....it is a spot to plant something as I've run out so let's see as it grows in
size to really fill that space it will do a lot more of the self-shading - just like the Edward which is in a very HOT SPOT too - just don't have the heart to give either
the CHOP....Yes, have a gardener drop me off a couple 35 gallon containers of cut grass each week that I spread around the plants building layers - I'm banking
on what you're saying to be true....any pictures you want to show at this time?
Big Manny with LZ - I'd say about half the canopy is LZ, the other part is Manila that I just find hard to hold back.
The second picture shows the top of the bottom part of the tree that is sprouting manila like crazy also.....it's a crappy
pic - I'll try to get something better when I've got more time.
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