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Gardening Thread - Show me your gardens!

Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by Noelie84, Mar 28, 2014.

  1. Sep 1, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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    wilcam47

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    Probably, guy wanted them out so not not much i could do. Maybe roots will survive
     
  2. Sep 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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    Quick Start helps with transplant shock.
     
  3. Sep 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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    I've never seen that variety of avocado before. I prefer CA hass.
     
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    Not as tasty as the Haas, good for making guacamole. I'm going to look for the receipt on what specific variety it is. I don't think it's a "Lola", my neighbor calls it that.
     
  5. Sep 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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    Receipt says it is a Lula avocado. Bought it grafted 6 years ago.
     
  6. Sep 2, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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    I tried to grow a Hass Avocado tree in AZ a few years ago, but the summer temps were too much for it. All the leaves dropped. :annoyed:I think I got it at Home Depot. A few local nurseries recommended trying some of the Mexican varieties as they're more heat tolerant, but I settled for buying bags of them from Costco.
     
  7. Sep 3, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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    :D

    I used to watch this guys youtube channel "growing your own greens", think he was out your way, maybe So CA. Arid and dry area. Was always into the new watering systems for his raised beds and fruit trees.
    AZ is hot as Hades, 100 days in a row of +100 degrees. I remember burning finger skin touching a steering wheel one summer out there.
    I know those avocados dont like that treatment.
    Costco is a monthly run for us, gas, meat, fish, and lunch!
     
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    Paw paws?
     
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    mangoes
     
  11. Sep 3, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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    Nice looka good!
     
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  12. Sep 3, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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    ty
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  13. Sep 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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    Do you make jam?
     
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    pickle and chutney
     
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    Nice! Two varieties? Wow, the canning looks nice. We've only "mastered" the vacuum seal to freezer option.
     
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    have 20+ varieties in total, 340 trees
     
  17. Sep 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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    :eek::eek::eek::spending:
     
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    No kidding. Im happy with the small amount fruit i get from my stuff
     
  20. Sep 3, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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    started as a tropical fruit farm hobby, have multiple trees 3-5 trees sugar apple, java plum, malay apple (green and red), sapodillas 4 varities, jackfruits, star apple (karambola), black sapote, thai white guava, pink guava, avocados 6 varieties, seedless thai white guava, bananas, canistel, peach trees, pakistani mulberry, mulberry, figs, persimmons, oranges, papayas, lychees, lemon, lime, kalamansi, dragon fruit, passion fruit, jaboticaba thenw e found out if we plant at least 100 trees of the same fruit we get tax deduction and can apply for agricultural tax sowe planted 340 mango trees in a high density plantation 12 ft apart.

    pic is 2 years ago, theya re bigly now. will take some pics later
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    all trees are being fertilized with fish emulsion using a dosatron
    279196659_384198373624551_952310512773081579_n.jpg
     
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