Using Heating Cables for Tropical Fruit Trees?
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Comments (4)Oops! Leaves and bud photos. When I posted the same photos, on the 'Name that plant' forum, I also received this suggestion, but 'as far as I know' we didn't purchase either of those! But, you never know!...See MoreFish Emulsion for tropical fruit trees
Comments (14)Hi altadenamara, I use the the red formula, I actually spoke to the company that makes Dynamite (they have an office here in Sarasota, Florida) a couple of hours away from me. I made sure I spoke to them before I used it since I wasn't sure which of their formula would be better suited for my young, newly planted mango and lychee trees. They told me to use the Red forumula, 13-13-13, and apply it once around the end of Feb or early March (my zone). He said that the red formula is for anything that flowers or fruits. Since I wanted these trees to do well, I researched several fertilizers and decided to go with this one and supplement with Fish and Kelp for an added boost. Here's a pic of what my Glenn Mango looked like when I first planted it March '07 and what it looks like a year later.I guess the fact that it has put out new growths and not flowers, that's probably a good thing, since it is very young. I am very happy with this fertilizer. Like you, I prefer to let my trees get some size before I let it fruit. If you want to chek them out and maybe ask some them which might be a better formula for your zone (CA),I think their website is florikan.com or dynamiteplantfood.com Thanks and good luck with your trees also....See MoreTropical Fruit Tree Protection From STRONG Winds
Comments (14)Hi, everyone. Thanks again for the help. Sorry for our late reply. We have been busy and still trying to set up something again with the plastic. :-) Hi, Harry. It must be very hard during hurricane season. I know I am emotionally attached to our plants already and they are all new and young still... Just hope Mother Nature doesn't get too brutal... Hi, Mango_nut! Thank you for the link. I have browsed it and will look at it in more detail. I would love to have a sapodilla to serve as a windbreak but as you have mentioned it would take too long for it to help us in the interim. :-( It would be nice indeed to have fruit trees serving as windbreaks too. :-) Hi, Mango_kush! Yes! Our neighbors have those cement blocks too for walls. For fencing otherwise, it is metal? With large gaps. But their trees are all mature... So I guess they don't have to worry much about the winds damaging young trees... Hi, Gomango! Wow, a lot of mango lovers here besides us! :-) That was what we were afraid of with planting windbreaks: 1) time it needs to be fully functional and 2) growth that will not be too vigorous so as to affect our fruit trees. I was thinking of bamboo but I read on the forum those are very vigorous growers and can grow very tall... If planting windbreaks, I will have to do so in containers. Unfortunately, the garden is too small for them to co-exist in the ground....See MoreHow to protect your tropical fruit trees from freezing?
Comments (6)Waterfowler, Thanks so much for the very interesting information of the propane heater. Sorry that I did not respond to it in a timely fashion--my apologies here. I have in fact acquired a propane heater and have intended to use it. This Winter, we wanted to set it up, but wasn't able to get the propane to be installed properly for use here ... It's good that we're now warming up, so I don't have to think of how to set it up again .. at least for now. But, it's good to know that some people out there are using this as an idea for warming up their plants. You've mentioned your intention to place them in between your cherimoya trees in the open. My question here is will they give the heat sufficient for warming the plants in the open? But, I'm also thinking ... any heat is better than nothing. So, maybe it's an idea here to consider for myself as well as I do have quite a few tropical trees growing out there in the open space. Thanks once again for your post. I do appreciate the information you posted here. I hope all your plants will go well for you where you're enjoying your gardening :) By the way, what's your planting zone there, may I ask?...See Morepuglvr1
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