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Some thoughts:Paint one half the LZ fruit w white latex paint. The half of the fruit that gets the most sun. #2 Drape fruit with aluminum foil#3 Buy some disposable foam dinner plates. They are flimsy, so double or triple up on them. To use as a sombrero over the fruit. Here in Tamarac, Florida Walmart is having a sale on them. In there last week I noticed they were 150 or 250 of them for $4These same plates should keep animals off them. Put a hole in the center. Uses scissors to slit to the center. Fit this over your LZ fruit. Then Use masking tape to seal up the slit
Hi Sapote,Thank you for the heads up. I am about to start growing LZ in Southern Italy. Our summer sun is intense!. I will make sure to provide some shade.Cheers.
Quote from: Orto1978 on August 31, 2021, 09:12:05 AMHi Sapote,Thank you for the heads up. I am about to start growing LZ in Southern Italy. Our summer sun is intense!. I will make sure to provide some shade.Cheers.Curious, how did you manage to get a lemon zest tree to Italy?
I saw that Wong farms in Thermal, CA use mesh bags over their fruits specifically to prevent sun burns. Seems like a good solution for the situation
Quote from: Goyo626 on August 31, 2021, 01:10:04 PMQuote from: Orto1978 on August 31, 2021, 09:12:05 AMHi Sapote,Thank you for the heads up. I am about to start growing LZ in Southern Italy. Our summer sun is intense!. I will make sure to provide some shade.Cheers.Curious, how did you manage to get a lemon zest tree to Italy?1) Carrying Budwood or small plants without custom inspection.2) Shipping plants/budwood with original phytosanitary certificate, must be declared either on board or on arrival. Shipping tips and Solutions: https://www.easyship.com/blog/how-to-ship-plants
Quote from: Victoria Ave on September 01, 2021, 12:05:49 AMI saw that Wong farms in Thermal, CA use mesh bags over their fruits specifically to prevent sun burns. Seems like a good solution for the situationThat's near where I live. We have a trucking company. We hauled about about 400k lbs of Keitt mangos a couple of weeks ago. Supposedly it all came out of a 46 acre field in Westmorland or Calipatria. It was all packed in Thermal, CA though. I saw pickup trucks coming into where they were packing the mangos and hauling away thousands of pounds of blemished but huge mangos.... for their cows and goats lol. I don't know why they just didn't sell them to a juice company.
Quote from: WaterFowler on September 01, 2021, 12:23:42 AMQuote from: Victoria Ave on September 01, 2021, 12:05:49 AMI saw that Wong farms in Thermal, CA use mesh bags over their fruits specifically to prevent sun burns. Seems like a good solution for the situationThat's near where I live. We have a trucking company. We hauled about about 400k lbs of Keitt mangos a couple of weeks ago. Supposedly it all came out of a 46 acre field in Westmorland or Calipatria. It was all packed in Thermal, CA though. I saw pickup trucks coming into where they were packing the mangos and hauling away thousands of pounds of blemished but huge mangos.... for their cows and goats lol. I don't know why they just didn't sell them to a juice company.This is ridiculous. Fruits with some blemishes are easily sold off at flea markets. Get these mangoes out there on Saturday and Sunday, they will be scooped up. I suppose one barrier is these mango seconds need refrigeration, that might not be available at a low enough price. Citrus is more durable, this is what I have seen (and eaten) at Florida flea markets. This ugly citrus was prime! Such as tangerines and grapefruit.
I have not noticed that Lemon Zest is more prone to sunburn. My friend Gary grows LZ in Palm Springs and his fruit gets sunburn when it reached about 113F but in San Diego I have not noticed that any of my fruit gets burned. Sometimes young trees, potted trees or trees with weak root systems can get sunburn on their fruit and leaves when the tree is unable to keep up with water demands on a hot day. Simon
Where were all those keitts headed. Finding CA grown keitts at trader joes is what launched me on mango growing, but I haven't seen them in years. I love those big delicious mangoes, any leads on what markets are carrying them?
Quote from: simon_grow on September 01, 2021, 06:12:10 PMI have not noticed that Lemon Zest is more prone to sunburn. My friend Gary grows LZ in Palm Springs and his fruit gets sunburn when it reached about 113F but in San Diego I have not noticed that any of my fruit gets burned. Sometimes young trees, potted trees or trees with weak root systems can get sunburn on their fruit and leaves when the tree is unable to keep up with water demands on a hot day. SimonHi Simon,The trees are both over 4" dia trunk and so I think they are mature trees. Only the West facing fruits got burned and fell off. Also I don't think it was the high temperature but it was due to strong hot sun rays that cooked them. On the same tree, all Peach Cobblers have the yellow spots but no sun damages. No leaves damage but only fruits. My trees all have more fruits on the West side.So far we haven't had over 100F yet.
Banana mat>The root system of banana plants begins as a single rhizome that puts out suckers, which form new plants to replace the dying main plant after it fruits. The rhizome, suckers and their fibrous roots form a mass of roots known as the mat.