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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Covid
« on: August 09, 2020, 02:56:42 PM »
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SeaWalnut - you grow pink guava outdoors in ground or in pot?I grow the pink guava in a pot in heated greenhouse with double walls .
johnb51 - no I have never eaten white sapote, but I have read it's fantastic, don't know its fruiting time but will search for seeds
In order to beat the best mango you have to eat it with a little sugar.https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/95957/Yea,thats it.It has deep ridges and smooth skin.Its not necesarely that flattened thogh but in the pictures from Davesgarden its a real cantaloupe there.
EDIT:Jared ( Weirdfruit explorer) tryed the variety Charentais wich is a real cantaloupe.
https://youtu.be/LOiCJmfDqn4
Says it tastes different than regular yellow melons and much better but that they are expensive.
Interesting that he compares it with durian and altough the smell its nice to me,i had people complaining about the smell and also said it smells like durian.
He is right that because they are soft ,supermarkets and sellers dont like them because they are perishable.
Supermarkets and business owners sell hard fruits that have a longer shelf life and taste inferior.
I grew Charentais this year. I didn't realize european muskmelons were so uncommon. I got one melon so far. I wouldn't call the texture powdery, but maybe if it had been riper? It had a nice sweet musky flavor, reminding me of ripe jackfruit, or maybe durian. It was a little bit creamy. I picked it when only half was really ripe, because walking by the plant I could smell the sweet musky smell of the fruit, and thought it must be ready. One side was nice and sweet, the other not so sweet. I definitely would not say it beat a good mango, but it was tasty.
https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/bulk-vegetables/melon/charentais-melon
Seawalnut, I am not a fan of most melons, mostly just watermelons. You grow sone good watermelons? What do you have?I dont grow them but my friend grows them for a lifetime as a business.
Are you growing watermelons Mike? Have any select types you like?Asking Mike about watermelons is like asking me about cangoroo steaks
You are strange, Mr. SeaWalnut.This site is about fruit not to make personal attacks wich you can send me in PM not posting them here like a coward.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/95957/Yea,thats it.It has deep ridges and smooth skin.Its not necesarely that flattened thogh but in the pictures from Davesgarden its a real cantaloupe there.
To compost wood chips and straw bales ,i just add urea ( ie urine) and it heats up,then i mix it with a fork from time to time.Wood mulch has a lot of carbon but has almost zero nitrogen.
In order to break down,the microorganisms will use all the nitrogen they can get and your plant will be starved of nitrogen.
After it draws nitrogen and becomes verry well composted,it will release all that nitrogen back.
3 months is too little ,depending on climate,what type of wood chips nd the amount of nitrogen in the soil.
If you want them to compost faster,simply add nitrogen over the wood chips.
Ureea or a powerfull source of N,not manure as that doesnt has enough nitrogen to compost itself and sometimes it takes years to decompose a dryed cow dung.
Could u explain how to use urea to compost woodchips please?
,William
I would use those palm leaves as a mulch ,mostly to keep the soil around the tree shaded and to conserve water.Wood mulch has a lot of carbon but has almost zero nitrogen.
In order to break down,the microorganisms will use all the nitrogen they can get and your plant will be starved of nitrogen.
After it draws nitrogen and becomes verry well composted,it will release all that nitrogen back.
3 months is too little ,depending on climate,what type of wood chips nd the amount of nitrogen in the soil.
If you want them to compost faster,simply add nitrogen over the wood chips.
Ureea or a powerfull source of N,not manure as that doesnt has enough nitrogen to compost itself and sometimes it takes years to decompose a dryed cow dung.
Thanks mate that is very informative, trying to get my head around it all as im only new and dont fully understand how this all works. What would you reccomend i fill the hole with for someone who is new and needs a more simple solution? Im not sure i would be confident in adding the nitrogen on top of the mulch or being able to tell whether i need to add more/less etc. The mulch is not wood chips its more palm fronds etc that are shredded not sure if that makes much difference?