Has anyone ver grown a Mango tree up north?
meyermike_1micha
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Has anyone grown Freedom apple?
Comments (7)Seed: I have a mature Freedom tree here, and if I could give it to you I would. Then I would plant something better in its place. The Freedom tree occupies a choice location in my orchard. Apples are below average in flavor and productivity, and will keep without getting mealy about one month in refrigeration, and that is only if they are picked before fully ripe on the trees. I have had a couple of bad fireblight outbreaks in past years, and saw no difference between Freedom and any of the others (I have over 30 varieties) in resistance. I still had to prune away a lot of branches from the Freedom. I don't have Liberty, but believe it is a lot better apple if you want one with advertised disease resistance. I say advertised. Melrose also ought to work in South Dakota. Now I dormant spray the apples with oil mixed with copper (Kocide), then treat them once with streptomycin at bloom time. I have not seen any fireblight in the past 5 years, in spite of weather conditions that favor it. This may not be a definitive scientific result, but it looks suspiciously like the sprays are doing some good. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA...See MoreHas anyone grown Gossypium - Ornamental Cotton?
Comments (7)Hi, Ana. I grew up in the cotton growing regions of the south but it was only as an adult, living in the middle of Missouri, that I became interested in growing it. I am a spinner and acquired seeds of green and brown fiber cotton. I don't grow it every year, just often enough to keep my seed stock viable. Cotton is a tender perennial in tropical climates. In commercial culture, it's treated as an annual, being killed by potent herbicides so that it will ripen all at once to facilitate mechanical picking. Due to a late frost in '92 that killed a number of my baby green fiber plants, cut worms that killed more and an early frost that threatened ripening of the seeds, I potted up my remaining 2 plants (three gallon nursery pots) one year and kept them in a cool sunny room over the winter. I cut them back and they survived a second season. Another year when we lived in Arkansas, a surprise early frost nipped the tops but the plants put out new growth from the roots in a long warm spell that followed. When you start your seeds, put them into a fairly deep container as the roots develop faster than the leaves do. I used plastic fast food cups with good success. You are on the right track with starting them at the same time as your tomatoes. Your idea of the south-facing wall is a good one for the cotton. The bolls with or without cotton make beautiful additions to grapevine wreaths. I've even seen scatter pins made from the empty bolls painted red with small yellow dots in the center to look like tiny poinsettia blooms--very clever, very pretty and they sell like hotcakes at Christmas. I gave a program about growing cotton in Missouri during the '92 season to a fiber group and kept a copy of the hand out I gave the members. If you like, I can cut and paste it here or email it to you separately. Regardless, good luck with your experiment....See MoreHas anyone ver grown a Loquat?
Comments (9)You might get more information about this plant in the container forum, rather than the Citrus Forum, Mike. I'm just saying.....(Loquat is in the Rosaceae family.) Anyhow, loquat can readily be grown in a container, but won't adapt readily to the indoor winter vacation that will be required in your location. A happy loquat will flower profusely, but the flowers are small...not particularly attractive, in my opinion. They are arranged in clusters which can sometimes be hidden by the very large leaves. Yes, they are fragrant. And I have never seen flowers that are more attractive to BEES and every other pollinating insect on the planet! I remember parking in a large lot on Hilton Head one crisp winter morning and hearing something that I couldn't quite identify. Not seeing anything, I went about my business. On my way back to the car, I kept hearing that odd buzzing noise and decided to 'follow my ears' to the source. All of the loquats were blooming in that parking lot and were covered, completely covered with bees. At that time of year, not much else is available to bees and they were less than happy about all of the competition! Loquats will need full sun in order to produce a heavy load of flowers and fruit, but will perform under lesser conditions. Since they flower and begin fruit production in the fall-spring, they cannot be exposed to temperatures below about 25 or those plant parts will be damaged or killed. The plant itself, can withstand much colder temps (somewhere around 10, or thereabouts), if fully established in the ground. Container grown plants, of course, should be considered much less hardy....See MoreHas anyone grown a Chamapaigne Cocktail grapefruit tree?
Comments (7)Softmentor, I wanted to add something to my previous response. You are partially right. There is something called cocktail citrus and yes it does have more then one fruit on the same tree, sometimes 3-4. I wish I could have found one of these before I bought my tree. They are a great option for someone who lives in a temperate climate and has to grow indoors at least part of the year but the name is cocktail citrus. It does not contain champagne or grapefruit in the name, that is what seperates the two from another. I just wanted to clear that up in case someone here sees that and buys what I got and ends up being upset because what they ended up with was just one variety of fruit. I am very torn right now. I really want one more citrus and I am having such a hard time trying to decide between the IM lemon and the washington navel orange which is my all time favorite. Ahh..decisions descisions. i eny the gropu of people here who live in zone 8 and higher and can grow whatever they want! I recieved a Logees catalog in the mail yesterday. The only thing that I really like about the catalog is the pictures. Well at least until I got this catalog yesterday! On the cover of the new catalog is a photo of a 'Day' avocado. I almost bought an avocado the last time I was in Florida. I remember the Home Depot selling them for $9.00! I almost picked it up but i was determined to buy a grafted condo mango and there was no stopping me! I remember seeing the cocktail citrus and all the other citrus trees they had for sale. It made me want to cry when I saw the price tag. I am now considering renting a van and loading up while i am there. When I checked out the price tags, it made me sick! They had huge citrus trees for under $50.00! You Florida peopole are so lucky, and even though it is not legal to buy citrus and take them out of Florida, I really doubt that anyone would have noticed or said anything. The security people at tampa airport didn't say much when they saw me carrying on a large box with my mango inside! Andrew...See Moreyellowthumb
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