Re: Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Undersized fruit and or bunches is a refection of a lack of inputs (fertilizer, water, sunshine). Anything that reduces those is detrimental, including pruning off any green portions of the plant, loss of leaves during winter just before flowering, disturbing too many roots during pup removal, soil that allows water and or nutrients to pass through the root zone too quickly, too many pants sharing resources in a mat, incorrect nutrient mix, etc. etc,
Sadly, only the on-site person can really assess the past history and current condition and then take appropriate action. When we grow them in non-tropical climates, getting it all right is more important, especially when you factor in the "hit" they take during dormancy in our winters.
Also, no soil is totally nutritious forever, even if it starts out over-abundantly fertile.
And sometimes there are factors that we just can't discern. Stuff happens.
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