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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Not successful in growing mangoes?
« on: April 25, 2025, 09:26:25 PM »
I've seen articles on black band disease but I don't know if exists in US b/c those articles were relating to India
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Little Sun Joe electric wood chipper has been one of the best investments. What in the past was trash or piled up in the back of the yard slowly decaying can now quickly be tuned into piles of little wood chips. Put a lot of vines through there too, a nice branch helps in getting some green and smaller stuff processed well. What I can't chip, the larger limbs and logs can be used for firewood, bbq, or get laid artistically under larger trees to slowly decay. I remember feeling really stupid paying landscapers who hauled off my yard waste, and then I went to the nursery or HD and bought mulch and compost products.
I am not sure where I said organic fertilizer does not work. I use plenty of organic fertilizer. Synthetics can be used safely and effectively. They can also be better controlled and targeted and therefore less toxic in situations. Personal protection equipment should be used with organic fertilizers.There are many organic options for fertilizer. You don't have to decide between not fertilizing and applying synthetic fertilizers. I only mulch my trees and they are doing good (except for mangos). The mulch fertilizes the trees and prevents weed whacker damage and suppresses weeds. You can even get organic granular fertilizer at home depot. I don't agree with cbss_davie -- mulch, leaves, compost, etc. definitely work. You don't need to get to the point of wearing full PPE just to fertilize your trees.