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To bee clear. Killing a hive of honeybee's , at this point, as a fruit farmer, is asinine.
Is there any other move that can show you are completely out of touch with what is happening with the main food crop pollinators in 2023?
Fuuuuuuccccckkkkkk!
It kind of depends on what you grow. Honeybees are not native to North America; no native fruit species requires honeybees for pollination. A fair number use honeybees commercially, but if they need bees at all, bumbles and ground bees can handle it.
This includes rue, interestingly. Zanthoxylum is native to North America.
Pawpaws are beetle-and-fly pollinated, I think.
Hive removals are definitely not free. I had a small hive on the side of my house a few years ago. Quotes to have it removed were between $300-$500.
Original poster: I see your in Pomona.
There's a seller (Eric) on Offer up selling pumice I think is reasonable. $10 approximately 5 gal but bagged.
He's located in San Dimas-Covina area.
Had Vitors seed list in my emails for years it was torture to see the list so i finally deleted it because of no communication arg.I did manage to get a few seeds from him.I think life got in the way and it became very difficult to get seeds out then,now their is political turmoil. Seed collecting is difficult job and thankless at times. Appreciate them and take advantage of what they have as it could be fleeting.
Any inert rock minerals with the same particle sizes will do the same thing.
Perlite floats to the surface with watering.
Pumice is very light, floats less and will lessen the weight of pots or density of garden beds.
Some people even use expanded styrofoam beads, ie from before compression to styro boxes, or bean bag pellets. These float out on the surface.
Aquarium gravel is similar particle sizes to pumice and as inert and non toxic. Zeolite has positive benefits in cycling nutrients.
Granite and Basalt gravels can contribute useful minerals.
Charcoal is similar density to pumice, but may be alkaline, affecting pH at high rates. Maybe ok in acid soils.
Fired clay beads or bits are also a possibility.
Graded pine bark, say 5mm to 10 mm is also in the particle size range.
Any gravels that contribute excess minerals ( ie limestone, high in Calcium Magnesium, raises pH ), or other Volcanics high in Zinc, Manganese etc might be avoided.
i wonder if it doesn't need cold set since hawaii doesnt' get the temps you'd get. my uncle has a nice lousy persimmon that produces only sour fruits. would be nice to graft something better on his tree.
Alex at tropical acres sells the budwood for all those varieties
On that note, are there any trusted sellers of multi-grafted loquats that ship?
*********************UPDATE ON ADAM AKA AKME GARDENS ***********************************
He just texted me saying he was in the hospital the entire time!
I had a feeling that is where he was!
He recovering and trying to catch up with orders now with help with a family member!
He said he will start shipping soon!
I call shenanigans.
Are there any public records available that can prove that?
That is also an incredibly long hospital stay. The sort of thing reserved for people in comas.
Even beyond that, surely he could have someone else he knows or employs to handle business communications during that time.
The whole thing stinks. The Subject of this thread should include a warning in case anyone just reads the first post and goes to purchase.
I'll report back when I get my cuttings.
Someone mentioned Kei Apple, but those fruits are really delicious and the shrubs, while thorny, are very compact. The San Diego Zoo has a bunch spread around and I pick some of the fruits when they're ripe and they're great. They're also very easy to eat, unlike the vast majority of specialty fruits, because you just eat it whole. No pit.
