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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Squam and Har in very useful video on powdery mildew
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There’s a reason tomatoes and strawberries are a winter crop in Florida, especially south Florida.the reason tomatoes are grown in winter in Florida is because most of them stop flowering when night temps get above 82F.
Just wondering if any of this made it onto the radar of the media in the USA?
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It looks like things are shaping up to be even worse this year. March is typically the rainiest month of the year here, and it turned out to be a huge disappointment. Way below normal. Haven't been too impressed so far with April either. My wife's from a village where the river (the Huallaga) overflows typically in March and April. It hasn't even come close this year. We need to start getting a lot of rain for that to happen, but the problem is May & June is typically the start of the dry season.
I've seen a huge difference here just since we moved here. Something's off about it. The way we used to get rain all day or all night. Now we might get the same sort of clouds, but we're lucky if they drop more than a millimeter. I've heard a lot of people comment this year about how there's hardly any coffee, and It's been a long time since we had a big rain event. I installed a rain gauge last year in July, which is the middle of the dry season. The biggest rain event between then and now was back in October: 3.52 inches.
The way it fails to rain often is a little unnerving. This area will be in big trouble if things don't change.
Citrus trees need a minimum of 6-8 hours of full direct sunlight daily or they will not produce as well. Look at all the citrus groves in every area of the world. SUN SUN Will a citrus tree grow in some shade - yes but not as well and will produce much less fruit.
The effects of pm and normal fruit drop are compounding to where it is clear some trees won't do much at all this season. Very sad, and will begin spraying next year.
There is a Cracker superstition that everything planted durring the Dog Days will die.
I don't know if this was mentioned but does anyone know if adding a wetting agent to the sulfur/water solution would help with distribution?
Yes it does. Use only wettable sulfur (I would recommend microthiol disperss) and add a spreader sticker according to the instructions on the label.