digging up mature citrus trees to move
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Moving Fruit Trees i.e. digging them up
Comments (1)Easiest to bare root them while dormant. Gentally fork around the roots saving as much of them as you can. Have new site ready to go before and promptly plant in new site spreading the roots in a natural position. Don't dig a deeper hole than you need to spread the roots and make sure plants aren't planted deeper thay they are now. Deeper holes will cause sinking later. Only prune what you would anyway but remove all flowers in the spring so trees put energy in root growth....See MoreIs it possible to dig up and transplant a mature plant w/fruit?
Comments (1)cuban reds are awesome want to get a few next spring.. anyways the landlord is on some BS. banana roots are shallow and not far reaching. they couldn't tear somthing up if they tried. bad news is you can't transplant during flowering. if the plant is in full bloom it is going to die once the bunch ripens anyway so saving the tree isn't an option anyway. best thing you can do is let them ripen on the tree as long as possible and when it is a must then cut the bunch off and try to let them ripen inside. hang them in a garage window in a paper bag or somthing. you won't get the plumpness or the size you want but they should ripen up a enough to eat if you leave em on the plant till the last min....See MoreMature citrus trees
Comments (3)What Jojo!!! Since when do you have these many citrus and not tell me...? Nice!! So good to see you here my friend...very nice! For starters, make sure the PH is ok in your soil, and that the soil drains very well...Bad soil Ph and wet feet can be a huge problem to nutritional uptake, even if you provide all the nitrogen and iron and fertilizer in the world..It can all be tied up in the soil if these corrections are not met.. Many here grow in-ground, I only wish I could, and there is so much to be had here with a great bunch of people willing to help. They will...:-) Some here have expereince in growing in groves, 35 years or more of knowledge of citrus, and expertise in citrus nutritional needs, rootstocks, along with unbelievable pest knowledge! I will do all I can to help, and so will many others, to help you keep them green and healthy.. Can't wait to see Josh here, and maybe Jodik.. See you on the other sides..lol Mike..:-)...See MoreMature citrus trees not posting
Comments (10)I grow Citrus on straight sand and IâÂÂve learned that you have to adjust your fertilizer applications to accommodate leaching. By the looks of your trees, they need more food, more often. The 10 year old trees should be getting 11lbs of 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 per year, divided into 4 applications of 2.75lbs (2 x 8oz cups is approximately 1lb.) through the growing season. My 1st application goes down March 1 and my last is Sept 1. Increase the rate of fertilizer 1 - 1ý lb of 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 per year through the 12th year or max of 18lbs of fertilizer per year. Broadcast the fertilizer beyond the spread of the limbs where most of the feeder roots occur a good practice is to put your left shoulder near the outer branches and hold the can of fertilizer in your right hand. You can simply walk around the tree and evenly spread the fertilizer in a 12- to 18-inch band on the outer branches of the tree. This is the foundation of your feeding schedule. Supplement to this: i) A small amount of nitrogen fertilizer (ü pound of Ammonium Nitrate or Ammonium Sulfate/year/age of tree or ý pound of Calcium Nitrate/year/age of tree) should be applied to bearing trees (trees 4 years and older) in late May or June. The rate of fertilizer is increased each year until the tree is 12 years old. This helps the tree make adequate vegetative growth and appropriate sized fruit. The additional nitrogen also will encourage the tree to set a crop the following year. ii) A micro-nutrient foliar spray once every 6 weeks. I like Keyplex HG (http://keyplexdirect.3dcartstores.com/KeyPlex-Citrus-HG--32oz-_p_91.html#C3). You can tone it down to 2oz/gallon. iii) An application of WEAK liquid fertilizer (200ppm) in between granular applications. I like JackâÂÂs 25-5-15HP (http://www.jrpeters.com/Products/Jack-s-Professional/Jack-s-Pro/General-Purpose-Formulas/25-5-15-High-Performance.html) As far as pest cpontroll goes, IâÂÂve had luck with: i) Macho 2.0 (http://www.keystonepestsolutions.com/labels/Macho_2.0FL.pdf ) Application: 1/8oz/10oz water, applied to base of tree at start of 2nd flush ii) Kocide 3000 (http://msds.dupont.com/msds/pdfs/EN/PEN_09004a35804ce82d.pdf ) Application: pre bloom, petal fall, & each flush @ the following rate: 5gal 3gal 1gal (tbsp) (tsp) (tsp) 6 9 3 iii) Greenlight Spinosad (http://www.amazon.com/Green-Light-Organic-Control-Spinosad/dp/B000BO8XZO ) Application: 2oz/Gallon H20 + 1Oz Hort Oil as foliar spray every 7 to 14 days after petal fall. This is what works for me in sand. Best, Skinn30a...See Morebrass_tacks
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