Re: What did you grow that was new this year?
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- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 11:21:46 GMT
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Dear Fred,
Thanks so much for the feedback on the snake beans....definitely going
to try those this coming year. Sorry, as yet I haven't grown any fruit
trees....sure would like to start some of those next year
Ruth Shultz, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
>Dear Ruth
>
>Thanks for your comments on Okra. I think my problem could be with the
pH of
>the soil which I suspect is more acidic. Snake beans grow similar to
climbing
>beans and you would need a lattice or some sort of support for the
creepers.
>The local name is "snake beans" and is sometimes also known as "string
beans"
>The bean is relatively thin and upto a foot in length, though some can
be 18
>inches long.
>
>Last year I grew a couple of grafted mango trees and these doubled in
size.
>Unfortunately, this spring I must have done something terribly wrong
because
>they have both suddenly wilted and died. I treated them with citrus
complete
>food (granular form) and this may have been toxic to the roots where I
may have
>dug into. Back to the drawing board this year.
>
>Of the trees I have just grown: Meyer lemon, Tri-graft apples,
Tri-graft plums,
>Queensland guava, fig (2 types), custard apple, Kaffir lime, Tahitian
lime,
>papaya (paw-paw), Emperor mandarin, pomegranate, mulberry, almond and
macadamia
>nut.
>
>Its interesting how I grew the guava: I bought a Queensland guava from
the
>market, removed the seeds and germinated these indoors and then planted
them
>out in my backyard. That was 3 years ago and I have 4 trees that bear
fruit
>twice a year.
>
>I want to grow a peach and an apricot and was looking for advice on
which is
>the best type to grow in my backyard. Also with avocado, do I need to
have two
>trees and what is a good variety to grow? Is a grafted tree better
than one
>grown from seed? Can anyone help with their experiences growing any of
these
>varieties?
>
>Best regards
>
>Fred.
>(Sydney)
>
>
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