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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Watering Citrus
« on: April 02, 2018, 05:08:31 PM »
What is "available water" and how is it measured?

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Citrus General Discussion / Girdling (cincturing) of citrus
« on: March 26, 2018, 11:22:54 PM »
Is girdling to increase fruit size and yield a common practice by commercial citrus growers?

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Simon, don't they dry out after 2-3 weeks?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pavlovsky lemon
« on: March 15, 2018, 04:36:01 PM »
I thought it was funny, too.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Pavlovsky lemon
« on: March 14, 2018, 10:52:10 PM »
For what its worth, that second website is not Russian. It is Ukrainian.

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Millet, thank you for you reply. Then why do nurseries grow their seedlings in 4 inch by 9 inch deep pots if citrus roots are not deep? Is it to save space?

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Does it make a difference if you use a wide, squat pot or a deep pot of the same diameter?

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Millet, you said:
To induce a very good flowering  in citrus  ---- 2 weeks at night temperatures between 50 to 55 F, and day temperatures between 59  to 65 F.
Is it too late to do that? At least half of my trees are already flowering.

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How much is citrus flavor influenced by environmental conditions during fruiting? Could differences in environmental conditions be responsible for the different opinions people have about fruit flavor? For example, my wife and I agreed that my NZL fruit tasted a lot like lemonade.

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I picked mine as soon as it turned yellow and it tasted like lemonade.

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Is it safe to use Hi-Yield brand spreader/sticker with Neem oil?
Will it act as an emulsifier of the oil?

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Millet, what surfactant do you recommend?
I have some trees in a greenhouse that have not yet flowered, others are in various stages of lowering. Is it too late to apply urea to trees that are already flowering?

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Millet, thank you for your replies.
I decided to keep the greenhouse temps set at 55 F and allow daytime temps to reach mid 70's due to solar heating. I will move the seedlings out of the greenhouse and into my home and put them under lights with temps of about 65 - 70 F in order to get maximum growth.
Does this sound like a reasonable plan?

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I have no problem maintaining night temps between 50 to 55 F but day temps often go into the 80's , sometimes higher (depending on outside temps and amount of sun). Would the higher temps interfere with flower induction?
Also, would maintaining the greenhouse at these temperatures all winter interfere with flower induction?

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Thank you Isaac for the article. I am sorry I was not clearer in my post. The article states that maximum root growth occurs at temps between 72 and 81F although I recall that citrus roots function properly down to 57F.  So, for my 1 – 3 year seedlings, I would ideally want to maintain temps between 72 and 81F for maximum growth, presumably day and night.  However, I believe my older trees require a cold period to induce fruit set. If so, what are the day and night temperature requirements and the duration of these temperatures?

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My greenhouse contains seedlings and trees that are up to 10 years old. I would like the greenhouse conditions to be favorable for rapid growth of the seedlings and for maximum fruit development of the older trees. What temperature settings should I use for the day and for the night?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Warm Water For Winter Greenhouse Irrigation
« on: November 10, 2017, 10:22:21 PM »
What is the temp in the greenhouse?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Citrus seedlings, some odd observations.
« on: November 09, 2017, 09:12:37 PM »
I have used the moist paper towel method successfully until recently when I ran into a problem with mold growth and had to transfer the seeds to seed starting medium.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Flying Fox Fruits Nursery
« on: November 05, 2017, 09:28:22 PM »
I gave up on Flying Fox. I got no replies to emails after waiting months. That is no way to run a business.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Clementino Rubino
« on: July 30, 2017, 05:36:29 PM »
Where did your friend get it?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Which size tree to buy?
« on: June 21, 2017, 10:01:32 AM »
What is a citri cup?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Gold Nugget
« on: June 02, 2017, 03:26:50 PM »
Where does that value of two years for average life span of citrus in containers come from?

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If this is the item: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Soeks-Ecotester-Radiation-Detector-and-Nitrate_157330190.html?spm=a2700.7724838.0.0.RYFwUW
Then it supposedly detects radioactive contaminants, not whether the food has been irradiated. Irradiating food does not make it radioactive. It also supposedly detects nitrate levels.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Red Jaboticaba seeds
« on: May 10, 2017, 08:43:01 PM »
Is Adam still in business? I have sent him a couple of emails months ago inquiring about purchasing  jaboticabas and he has not replied.

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