The Tropical Fruit Forum

Black Pakistan is the best.  Red Himalayan is close 2nd.

Kaz has some threads comparing them all if you search.  It's been discussed a lot

Graft should be done in January.  Also remove all the growth from the rootstock.  Every single bud and suckered take them off and force on the scions to grow.

Its probably not too late if you can get growth by July or August.  After that, the scions sometimes dont push and can fail. 

If its not urgent you could wait till next spring.  I had some trees to do the same thing on and I got sidetracked and never cut them down.  I will go ahead and stump thrm this weekend. 

Where are you located? Native decomposed granite is fine.  The stuff they sellmat rock shops is really coarse, I dont thing thats what you want. 

Screw it, Ill just go down and get the water out of the Tijuana river.... 

Thats where mexico dumps their sewage out into the ocean. 

Should be full of raw "raw elements" and "beneficial microbes". 

Sharwils are amazing.  They werent as rich as last years eaither because of the cold weather but thry are still very good.  Thats all I have been eating here.  Hass #2
I top worked about 50 trees with sharwil so I will tons of those for sale in a couple years. 

I think pinkerton is getting top worked next year.  The fruit spoiled really fast this year for some reason.  I think the mid 30s weather we had messed them up.  They didnt do this in past years. 

Human Urine looks better on paper than sea water to me. 

Even easier to get than ocean water.

Quote from: spaugh on May 18, 2023, 03:59:20 PM

Yeah Im talking about soaking the cut end of the scion after you make the cuts for the graft.  You dont just stick it in there dry do you?  Do you?

Ok. Wait...what are we talkin' bout here? Right, just to clarify how long do we soak so that there is sufficient lubrication for success? Dip it in and pull it out or leave it there while? The applies only the scion, right?

Quick dip or leave it in while you cut the rootstock, doesnt matter.  Just dont let the cut part of the scion get all dry.

Quote from: spaugh on May 18, 2023, 01:11:46 PM

You should always dip the cut scionnin water before grafting.  Even sticking in your mouth andnusing spit works fine.
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I have never heard of that and haven't seen that in any grafting video. Tell me more abut this and how it works. I had some expensive scions fail on me so I am curious. Thanks

It just works.  Dry plant cells are dead plant cells.

Not always that small but they tend to be smaller seeds.  That one is just extra small.  It looks like a really good one with the yellow color that looks like lots of oil.  Sharwil is really hard to beat.

Try some garlic powder and coarse salt on it with chips.

I think you grafted it but Im not sure.  Cant remember. 

Mine grew a lot also but maybe the roostock is not as vigorous.  Whatever rootstock the DMOR is on, plus that top working combo is insanely vigorous.  Janet would know what type of root stock was used for the DMOR tree.  The thing is growing like one of those non fruiting mulberry trees.  Its going to be a monster.  Im pretty sure it is even more vigorous than the exotica one. Which is fine, I have it planted out by itself with tons of space right south of a chicken coop.  I hope it shades the whole thing in a few years. 

I take big scoops of chicken turds and put it right at the base of the tree on the mulch and water it in every now and then. 

My tree is already flushed out or I would take a cutting.  I did try them and thry are similar to my other himalayan but I think the other ones taste better so far.  Theres 2 himalayan trees out there, I am growing both of them.