What did you harvest today (other plants)?
My "MidKnight Valencia" orange tree has been in the ground 3 years now, so it is about 5 years old. Today I harvested the first crop of sorts, about two dozen smallish, slightly sour oranges. This was expected, next year the fruit is likely to be much sweeter.
I also trimmed and picked fruit from my Eureka lemon. Lemon bars, coming up! :woohoonaner: |
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Great thread! I didn't harvest any fruits today, but I just stuck this thread!
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I harvested more than hallf of my Dancy tangerine. And before long, my Washington Navel orange. Next will be cara-cara.
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I suppose there are not too many interested in this subject. I've been grafting so many citrus,apples, plouts and plums since 2 weeks ago. |
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i find it facinating. when and if i get all my stuff planted and moved around i would like to graft a citrus or two. any one know what you would have to graft to get blood oranges? this is one tree i must have. and what kind of stalk to use? it will be a long while before i can do this grafting thing. hopefully when i get to my botony classes we will have to do a project.....this would be excellent for a project. im not too much into apples( i dont eat them) but i do love the flowers on them. and i would like to graft my own weeping peach tree, or weeping mulberry tree. so hey im game for the grafting thing. something new to try.:o
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For more information on grafting, see http://www.bananas.org/f8/what-did-y...oday-4018.html
As for harvesting, this morning I picked about a dozen "sequoia" variety strawberries for my cereal! These are a hybrid with the wild strawberries native to the area of trees of the same name - they are not a large berry but rather medium size, very productive and sweet, and produce spring through fall because they are day-neutral. |
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MsKitty:
The most knowledgeable guy I know and the one who taught me how to graft in person of different ways is Joe Real and some other people in the other citrus forum 3years ago . Now I considered my self very accomplished grafter and Joe called me an 'expert'. I've been harvesting many fruit cultivars now from my grafts. You just said you just want to graft 2 or three but once you get the know how and it's very easy you will be addicted to it and think of many ways to do it again and again. Once I have time I will refer you to where you can learn pictorially and I am willing to bet your first try will be a success. Imagine how thrilling you will be when you cut a 1 1/2 inch branch,attached it to another branch and viola in 2 to 3 weeks or less you see a new bud's forming and don't be surprised in another month flowers formed and harvest them in another 8months. |
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For more discussions on grafting, please post here http://www.bananas.org/f8/what-did-y...oday-4018.html
As for harvesting, what are you picking now? |
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lemons! I can taste the homemade lemonade right now! :)
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Do you have an ice cream maker? Check out the recipe for lemon sorbet. |
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Meyers lemons and lots of them - almost the only lemons available on an island full of limes!! And these babies are destined for margaritas!!!!
Cassie |
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congrats on the great harvest!!!:2559: and having the best limes!:woohoonaner:. destined for margaritas...oh im hurt now. LOL!
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Hmm ... that's interesting. Have you by any chance done a taste test to see how big a difference it is?
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I harvested the rest of my Dancy tangerine thinking that it will bud new buds soon.
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Thanks! And they taste good too even though not fully ripe yet.
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