What Citrus should I plant this year?
Ike Stewart
6 years ago
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uncle molewacker z9b Danville CA (E.SF Bay)
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Should I prune 1st-year plants?
Comments (15)To me it depends on the rose. Most grafted roses purchased locally in fall were bareroots left over from the previous January. If they weren't pruned at the nursery, they could probably use a trim now. Since each cane that grows out is a little smaller than the cane it grew out of, the weak, spindley growth will either produce blooms that bend/break the stem or they'll be too small to produce bloom. While some roses are notorious for nodding blooms, it isn't a trait often appreciated in a HT or Gr, lol. Do remove the oldest leaves as you'll notice many of them are yellowing anyway. If you don't want to prune off the newest growth, don't. You'll deadhead it off after the bloom anyway. The spot where the leaf meets the cane will harbor powdery mildew spores, over-wintering pest eggs and spider mites. Getting air and sunlight to those areas, and maybe a dormant oil spray or fungicide/pesticide, can cut down on your spring garden problems. While I don't spray during active growing season, I do use a dormant oil spray in winter. While Consulting Rosarians won't always agree with each other on certain aspects of rose growing, they are correct in saying that January is major pruning month. Exhibitors may wait until February to prune their show roses and others pruned between Christmas and New Years but when talking to novice rosarians, they'll tell you 'January'. All that said, I've got a CL Iceberg I haven't so much as dead-headed in 2-3 years because I'm still waiting to see if it's EVER going to climb. Right now it's just a short fat bush full of blooms. Both the Rose Society of Green Valley and the Tucson Rose Society are awesome places to learn rose culture. I'd strongly encourage you to attend the free public pruning demonstrations they hold at their meetings, local nurseries and public rose gardens....See MoreWhat variety should I choose if I had Thrips the last few years?
Comments (7)Yuck! Been a battle for me the past couple of years :( ============================================ Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Tospovirus Symptoms: Young leaves show symptoms as turning bronze and many small, dark spots. Tips may dieback and stems may be streaked. Stunting usually occurs with drooping leaves and wilting. If infected early, no fruit will be produced, and if fruit is produced, there will be symptoms of chlorotic ring spots (Figure 8). The concentric rings on green fruit are faint becoming more obvious as the fruit ripens. Favorable Conditions: Since this virus has over 800 hosts, the optimal conditions for TSWV are weedy fields with a high thrips population. ÃÂ (Thrips are an insect that carry the disease from plant to plant as they feed. ) Control: Once infection has occurred, plants must be removed. Control weed populations and use reflective mulches to repel thrips. Insecticides are ineffective against thrips. ============================================ http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1285.htm So this year, out of 115+ varieties, some with TSWV "resistance" are going in "bad" places and new ground is being broken elsewhere. Look for BHN 444, Amelia, Sophya, Mountain Glory etc ... I may end up with cardboard 'maters from this spot but I hope to end up with 'maters! I tilled the area up in the fall and planted winter wheat so hopefully that will help. ===================================================== In Georgia, TSWV and thrips vectors have had a tremendous negative impact on the yield of various crops including peanut, tobacco, tomato, and pepper, causing an estimated $100 million in losses annually across all of these crops. In tomato, TSWV can often reduce marketable yields by 50% besides greatly increasing the incidence of irregular-ripened tomatoes. The thrips species primarily responsible for transmitting this virus in tomatoes are western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis), tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca), and others (for example, Frankliniella bispinosa and onion thrips, Thrips tabaci). ======================================================= http://wiki.bugwood.org/Thrips_and_Spotted_Wilt_Management_in_Tomato Serious stuff :(...See MoreWhat temps are too low for citrus? high 40s tonight, should i bring in
Comments (8)How often should i water it during the winter months? It came planted in free draining soil. Should i just water when the leaves start to droop? Also it recently started to flower again. One bloom is not a very small fruit and there are a few buds that are still swelling and have yet to open. Do you think it will hold on to the fruit while inside for the winter? here is a pic of it when i first got it back in early April. It is still in the same pot but it has grew a little. Also when i was at a garden center this past weekend, they had the same kind of trees in the same pots but the trunks were much thicker that mine so i dont think i will worry about repotting for a while!...See MoreShould I expect a larger harvest this year from overwintered plants?
Comments (12)Thanks all, I've got 5 in my grow room that are just bursting at the seams to get growing again! I am not impressed with amount of aphids they are attracting though. I am about to hack off the new growth and do a neem oil dip to try and knock them back again. I am thinking that overwintering may work well for my rocoto since they like to grow in cooler temps so an earlier start may work well. It will be a fun experiment anyway. Another positive is that I think they are keeping the aphids away from my citrus which are the priority... maybe peppers work well as a trap plant....See MoreIke Stewart
6 years agouncle molewacker z9b Danville CA (E.SF Bay)
6 years agouncle molewacker z9b Danville CA (E.SF Bay)
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIke Stewart
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