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hanabananaman · 02-03-2013, 12:16 AM

Hi Cathy,
I have been the lucky owner of a 25+ year old Minneola Tangelo tree the previous owner planted. The fruit are so sweet my friends beg for them. I dont know much about young citrus but I will share a recent discovery. For the first 20 years I only used chemical fertilizer. For the last 16 months I have started using a bagged compost mix. This year I have my biggest crop ever after 2 decent crops the years before. I was definitlely not expecting much this year based on past experience. The mix has mushroom compost, chicken manure, blood meal, and feather meal. Summer Winds Nursery has this mix for $8/2cf. Its a very nice mix worth the money.
Hope your tree grows well
Larry

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hanabananaman Location: Mesa AZ Find me on the map! Zone: 9-10 Name: Larry Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 111 BananaBucks : 60,379 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 230 Times Was Thanked 143 Times in 68 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 183 Times	Re: How many of you grow oranges? Looking for tips/advise Hi Cathy, I have been the lucky owner of a 25+ year old Minneola Tangelo tree the previous owner planted. The fruit are so sweet my friends beg for them. I dont know much about young citrus but I will share a recent discovery. For the first 20 years I only used chemical fertilizer. For the last 16 months I have started using a bagged compost mix. This year I have my biggest crop ever after 2 decent crops the years before. I was definitlely not expecting much this year based on past experience. The mix has mushroom compost, chicken manure, blood meal, and feather meal. Summer Winds Nursery has this mix for $8/2cf. Its a very nice mix worth the money. Hope your tree grows well Larry