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I just got a tangerine tree from four winds and mine seems to be fine, I ordered a kumquat tree from them earlier in the season and it seems fine as well
Have you tried to contact Four Winds, they should be interested since it's one of their trees.
I was wondering whether you grow this avocado tree outside or inside the greenhouse ?
What is the minimal temperature the tree has to handle ?
Thank you,
Swincher,
Here's the link to the Chicken people who sell the Star Plate kits
This is my current greenhouse, picture taken when it was first built. It still looks pretty much identical from the outside.
We live in the suburbs so unfortunately no giant greenhouse although that would be a dream. We have a couple greenhouses, one 200' and the other 100'. I guess they are more like insulated lean to 4 season porches with double polycarbonate roofs. In the good weather seasons I move everything outside and put window screen inserts and patio furniture in, and in the cold months I put polycarbonate inserts into the windows. I have the home heating recirculating through both greenhouses which is a lot cheaper than using electric heaters. I built the smaller one last year after I removed an old tin shed in its place.
All your greenhouses are beautiful and what I dream of building when I have my own property. For now I went budget but it’s holding up to strong winds, hail, and a skim of about 2” of granular hail build up.
Mine has two gable fans that are automated to turn on at 84f and it has 50% shade cloth for summer which I’ll remove for winter. It gives me about 10f of protection on a good hot day in the winter and maintains that gain overnight. Only needed a supplemental heater for a few nights last winter.
Nice greenhouses everyone!
Here are some pictures of mine (built last year)
Currently in ground I have mangoes, jackfruit, abiu, guava, jaboticaba, white sapote, garcinia brasiliensis, lychee, rollina, sugar apple, and pitanga. Most of these have been in ground for a little over a year.
I hope one day to upgrade the sides of the greenhouse to polycarbonate walls as they have a cleaner look. Also am still looking for ways to make the greenhouse more efficient at retaining heat.
The dimensions are 20x28 with a 12ft peak.
Nice greenhouses everyone.
Heres mine, it's like a jungle in there haha
Swincher...nice job! That turned out really cool. Here's a few pics of mine. First two are early years. Still lots of stuff in containers and lots of room. First one shows just how much Ohio can suck! Last one is what it is like in there now. Rollinia growing out one of the skylights. Most trees are planted directly into the ground.
Backyard Greenhouses... the second one is a Starplate Dome...
[That is quite a collection there. Love to see pix of your greenhouse. Here's a thread on mine. https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=7511.msg96609#msg96609
Anyone know anything about a variety of Hass named Jimenez?
Just out of Curiosity which Mexican seedlings have you planted?
I would think the root being in the ground is pretty well protected from the cold. The stuff above ground is what matters and I don't think the rootstock has much influence on the cold tolerance of the branches. Do you have info to the contrary?
Spider mites can also cause a similar problem.
I think it looks like a zinc deficiency, see link ( sorry it s in french)
https://www.yara.fr/fertilisation/solutions-pour-cultures/agrumes/carences-agrumes/carence-en-zinc-agrumes/?activeSlide=4944
regards Frank
Any tips on where to find these patches? I might go looking for some in Georgia.
It's possible this patch I found began with a planting
Very nice looking trees there. Unfortunately Gainesville is pretty far for me. Estimated 5 or so hour drive. Im way up around the bend of the panhandle near Panama city. It can get very cold here. Since ive been here it hit 18F one night the first winter. Every decade or so the locals say it may hit around 15F. However since that first year its not hardly broken the high to mid 20s. I think I can definitely get them to grow here but need the coldest hardy types like joey or fantastic. Would try others too as long as they handle the lower 20s at least. Would try to microclimate their environment for sure.
Out of the varieties you have I'll research which are the most cold hardy. Are they mature trees the scions would be coming from? I have 4 seedling trees that are healthy enough to attempt grafting. I probably should wait for spring though. Afraid if they dont take enough the cokd may take them outdoors way up here or won't be strong enough to survive being brought in over and over all winter. Its pretty cold up here.