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Source for Plastic Planting Bags - I'm planting fruit trees that have strong vertical roots such as mango, cashew and avocado and want to plant them tall bags so that the tap ... Read More
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Tropical 'Plum'? - A few days ago I visited an Agriculture Department research station where they sell young fruit trees. I bought some robusta coffee, tea, ca... Read More
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Citrus Quality in the Tropics - Is the quality of citrus fruit grown in a hot-humid tropical environment really much worse that that grown in the more temperate zones? I r... Read More
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My small farm - First, I want to thank the generous contributors to this forum who have helped me grow citrus, meaning not only those who responded to my po... Read More
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Citrus branching - My citrus trees are cleft grafted approximately 6 inches above soil level, and branch out at 6"-10" with several trunks. In contra... Read More
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How to Accelarate Fruiting? - Due to biosecurity concerns, I am unable to obtain scion wood for some citrus varieties I want to grow. However, I can obtain polyembryonic ... Read More
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Unfertilized Citrus Seedlings? - Many of the rootstock seeds I plant come up with two shoots and have two separate taproots. Are both of these fertilized, or is one a geneti... Read More
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Grafting Mandarin - I've had no success grafting Satsuma Mandarin onto a rough lemon rootstock. All my other grafts (Meyer Lemon, Seedless Lime, Navel Orange, R... Read More
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