Backyard orchard tour Part I, Spring 2024
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Part I Spring 2024 backyard orchard tour. There are new additions, Jaboticaba and Mango. Also moved a Pitomba and made a few other changes. See recently flowered Grumichama, Surinam Cherry and a Jaboticaba and Lychee / Litchi at early stages of developing flower buds.
Thank you for update ! It is a torture for any gardener to remove fruits from the one year old tree and wait another year to actually taste fruit for first time :)
It certainly is torture!!!
today, i was wondering how your garden was doing! i have the chance to redo my backyard and i'm totally basing it off yours for inspiration!
Thank you!!! I’m glad to hear you have enjoyed the videos. It was a lot of work in the beginning, but well worth the effort. Thank you for visiting and best of luck with your garden.
Wow, a volunteer fig tree? Never seen that before. Did your Surinam Cherry plants naturally grow upright? I've got half a dozen stakes trying to hold up the branches on my Black variety, but it seems intent on growing as a bush. My Fortune Eye longan is fruiting for the first time in a 20-gallon pot. It took three seasons. Those three mango trees are planted close together. All are on the smaller side as to varieties, but you may run into issues once they take off.
On my Surinam, I have to cut off the lower branches periodically. Also, mine have a habit of producing shoots right at the base/trunk of the tree. I usually cut those off before they get too big. I also prune the side branching to keep it growing upright. Yes, the mangos are planted close together. My plan is to prune them as if they were one tree. In other words, most of the branches growing into the center will be cut off as the trees mature. Also, the growth is not as aggressive since they are all competing against each other for resources. Even so, it will require regular pruning. All of my fruit trees have been planted in this manner (high density planting). So far, all is well, but you are correct some trees might develop issues being planted so close together. I have a relatively small backyard and a lot of fruit trees so I’m hoping for the best… Time will tell. Thank you for watching!
Honest opinion, how are you liking the 20 gal grow bags? Do they dry out faster than regular pots?
I prefer the grow bags over regular plastic pots. They do tend to dry out a little faster, but I still prefer them. I’ve done research on fabric grow bags. Unlike plastic pots, the roots do not circle and become root bound. In a grow bag, once the root hits the fabric it will not curl as they do in plastic pots and eventually become root bound. Instead, they flare out and build a healthier root system. The one downside is that if you place them over dirt the roots on the bottom will penetrate and root into the soil. I usually place some plastic under the grow bag to prevent that from happening.