I don't think that orange sherbet or fruit punch have been released.

Hello,

My sweetheart lychee is flowering very well for the first time, it's fruited before but not a lot of fruit set.  It's been in the ground for six years and is about 13 ft height and spread.  I gave it 0-0-50 in early December and it's received only rainfall for irrigation since October.  I was wondering when to start irrigating it again and if another round of 0-0-50 would be benefical.  I have searched online and have found too much water encourages vegetative growth at the expense of fruiting and too little the fruit set is poor as the flowers dry out.  What is the right amount?  When is the right time to start?  Is there a spray that is needed? My mango trees produce loads of fruit and I spray nothing, are lychees more prone to anthracnose or powdery mildew than mango?

Thanks
Mike

Bell Carambola/starfruit available $1 each.

Alano, Makok and Silas woods sapodilla should start ripening in a few weeks.

Clay if you are trying to attach plastic sheeting to PVC put something like a golfball in the plastic then tie a clove hitch around it from the other side.  You can then tie the plastic to the PVC.  I usually did one golfball on each side of the PVC support tied together every 18"-24".  It's time consuming but once you do it you can keep it like that and take it down and put it up like a tent.  Also if you string an emergency space blanket over the tree  you can reflect the heat from the ground and the lights back into the tree.  Good luck hope it helps.

Carlos,
How are the lamb hass doing this year?  Any updates?
Thanks

Thanks for the info Jeff.

How did the Hardy Fairchild taste?  I have a seedling but haven't seen anything about the fruit until that picture.  Any other info about it would also be appreciated.

Those look great!  Thanks for sharing!

Congrats on the job Ed.  Everything is looking great!  Your hard work in winter protecting everything is paying off.

Wow that looks great.  Coconut are you selling any of the seeds?  If so please put me on the list.

Carlos,
What do you use to combat laurel wilt?  Is it a preventative measure or a cure?
Thanks
Mike

Does anyone know why so many young rollinia fruit turn black and fall off.  My tree set 60-70ish fruit that got to marble size and turned black from the stem down and fell off.  Is it a disease? Nurtient deficiency? Do I just have a dud seedling tree?
Thanks