Taste test: navel, cara cara, and Moro...
Laura LaRosa (7b)
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Comments (2)Really good to get confirmation on this tree, bahia. And yes, I have a Moro I planted last year. No flush or flowers, yet, same with the Bearrs lime and the Pixie mandarin, so I'm going to pinch the tips to force new growth. Plus put down fertilizer. Hoping we're all done with this crazy cold weather, so my new growth doesn't get nipped. Here's what I've got in my little home orchard for citrus right now: Two oranges of unknown variety (probably Valencia of some variety, were in such bad shape when I moved in in Fall '09, I couldn't even tell what type of citrus they were, one still may not make it) Moro Blood orange Cara Cara orange Meyer Improved Lemon (survived the neglect and has a gazillion lemons right now) 3 lemons of unknown origin (probably Eurekas, don't think they're thorny enough to be Lisbon; one might possibly be a Meyer, no fruit on that one, yet) Melogold grapefruit Cocktail grapefruit Rio Red grapefruit Oro Blanco grapefruit Bearss Lime Pixie manadarin Algerian Clementine mandarin Gold Nugget mandarin Page mandarin I think I've probably got just about everything that interests me, and more than enough fruit for our little family, plus most of my neighborhood, lol! Hoping my Moro, Bearss and Pixie start doing something. The grapefruits are pushing out huge numbers of gigantic blossoms and have some fruit already setting. Apparently they really like their spot in the garden. They are up at the top of my back yard, north side, facing south, and very protected from north winds by my neighbor's house which is perched up higher than my house, plus a row of lovely olives on the west side, which help to break the prevailing ocean breeze (we're about 7 miles from the ocean, in a canyon that faces the ocean, pretty cool). If I have time, I'll snap some pics of my areas I have planted my various trees. Patty S....See MoreCara Cara harvest
Comments (7)mrclint, The white substance on the leaves is a general purpose fungicide that I spray on the neighboring roses to control black spot fungus; and since these citrus are in a hot and humid enviironment, I usually spray the rooftop citrus as well, whenever I have it mixed up. Probably unnecessary; but once it's in the sprayer it costs little for insurance....See More1st 'Cara Cara' of the season
Comments (9)Yes, Axier, in the cooler areas it helps to leave navels on a little longer. I am zone 23, and get just enough coastal influence to moderate my warm summer temps. So, sometimes certain things don't ripen quite as fast as warmer zones. Especially my grapefruits, so I tend to leave them on a bit longer. Valentine pummelo is a really good example. They are supposed to be ready in February, but mine are much better a month later. Rio Red grapefruit as well, and to some degree, my Cara Caras. This weekend I'm going to go back up to my Cara Cara and look harder. The tree is so dense, there could be some fruit hiding that I can't see because they haven't colored up, yet. That happened with my Red Smith Valencia, which I've had in the yard for 4 years, now, with no fruit. Large, super super robust tree, but no fruit. I thought. As I was walking back down my front slope, I happened to glance back at the tree and caught 3 or 4 ripening fruits down at the base of the tree. So, first Red Smith valencias this year from this tree. Looking forward to see how pigmented they are compared to my Moros, Sanguinelli and Taroccos. Patty S....See MoreFirst Cara Cara’s of the season
Comments (11)Ike, what rootstock is your tree on? That will have an effect on its growth. Mine is on C35 so it’s a semi Dwarf and tends to be more wide and Bush like. hibiscus, the tartness was probably from not being totally ready, that’s why I’m going to leave the rest on for another few weeks. And just to clarify it wasn’t a bad tartness, maybe more Spritely would be a better way to describe it? It was good but can and will get better I’m sure of it. George, I would think the number 1 factor for sweetness would be climate. Is Danville or Napa warmer in the summer? Which one has a larger temp swing from summer to winter? I think the Fruit size would tend to be more influenced by the rootstock. My lemons on volk have huge fruit, the Caras on C35 are average but this one was very juicy. Age would also have a major factor and since your Danville is older that could be why the fruit tasted better. It’ll be interesting to see how you Napa Caras turn out as the season progresses. I’ll post updates when I pull the next fruit and let you guys know if they start getting sweeter. Evan...See MoreVladimir (Zone 5b Massachusetts)
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