Should I prune the lower stems?
Aleksey Denzil 5b
6 years ago
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Comments (24)Each time you deadhead, cut the cane way back. A new cane will grow but the shorter cane it grows from will limit its overall height. A three foot cane growing from a cane pruned to 12 to 18 inches will not end up as tall as a similar one growing from a cane pruned back to four feet. Your summer maintenance practices can limit the overall height of the bush. My experience is that a shorter pruned plant tends to bush out more and get wider. By choice, my hybrid teas stay within the 3-5 feet tall range...See MoreShould I prune these mango branches?
Comments (19)Mr. Dubai - I live in the desert outside Los Angeles and probably have similar soil to you, and climate. Super hot (108-110 F in summers) and mostly quite dry. And YES - straw and hay - they are GREAT for mulching and can double as a mix when you make your compost from kitchen waste, if you do that kind of thing. Put it on real thick - 6 inches is not too much. And YES also to the Alkaline soil - I have it too. I believe all sandy soil comes from once being the bottom of the ocean or a body or water. I think my soil is quite salty as well. It does not have many nutrients to it at all. Everything has to be added. Upon further reading of your last post, it looks like you are doing a lot of good things already and seeing results in the texture and feel of your soil. Way to go! Micronutrients may be needed at some point. I understand they might affect flavor of the fruits. I have a MahaChinook that tastes really not that good here, and it is a top tier mango on many people's tastebuds in Florida and in the Los Angeles are. I just don't know how much you'll get of them from mulches, manures and what have you....Looks like you might have to order that stuff on line and have it shipped. Be careful if you use foliar sprays on your plants. They do burn the plant when it's put on when the temps top 100. Better to hand water fertilizer to the base of the plant at your hottest time of the year. Once is cools down a bit, these foliar sprays really do trigger growth for me! I've still got to wait another couple weeks till we start averaging temps in the lower 90's before I try foliar sprays again.....And remember - Mango trees can burn with fertilizer. I try to use a weaker strength-ed mix and use it every couple weeks. But maybe your manure additive is working good for you - just watch out for leaf burn from it - that could mean it's too strong. Oh, I just looked at your weather averages. Your summers are very similar to mine, but your winters, January to be specific, look like you average about 75 as a high and 60 as a low. Mine are more like 70 as a high and 45 as a low. And it looks like you rarely if ever get frosts, so that's great! Lucky you. One last question - do your mango leaves get some summer burn on the hottest days? Mine do.... GOOD LUCK - MyADog...See MoreDwarf myrtle topiary - can I prune dead stems now?
Comments (11)Continue posting pics of it. I want to make a dog standing on point using rosemary. Here in Texas, that should work. Just need to get some measurements of the breed. Good luck on what you are doing. I think it will look great. I've seen houses here with Yaupon balls outside. I always wonder how they can get it so perfectly round. Compliments to you....See MoreShould I prune the gangly "leader" stems from this Limelight?
Comments (1)You can prune any time really, just avoid delaying flowering (any time from late fall to early Spring). Those really look like they could use more sun....See MoreAleksey Denzil 5b
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