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bencelest · 03-18-2009, 09:36 AM

Harvey:
I got the gold nugget at Gene Lester's last Sunday (March 15) when Joe called me to attend a private fruit tasting. There were only 7 of us altogether and were entertained much better than the week you attended. Gene said over 100 people attended and had to divide the group into 2. The gold nugget tree appears to be an old tree I'd say over 5 years old so I am now wondering how did Gene Lester got the tree from.
From all the citrus that I tasted GN and the clementine were the sweetest so I asked Gene for a branch or two.
The seedless Kishu which was my favorite at the orchard had only flowers at this time so I was not able to taste those. But I have 2 trees now in my yard.
No, I don't know if Salinas is out of the frost now. I am just taking a gamble with what I do now. I am just crossing my fingers. So grafting is a gamble also.
As Joe said, the reason why he was not grafting is he was waiting for 2 days without rain but I gambled to graft even when it was raining (or lack the knowledge of) and I did not noticed the difference. All if not all had took and I am so delighted seeing all those buds are sprouting now. Some are flowers instead of bud leaves coming out.
I've been transferring my bananas also to the ground now and I'll just take precautions if there is an arctic blast if they come. I also removed all of the pstem barks and leaves that turned brown and expose the green pstems to the sun so they have photosynthesis to speedy up the leaves formation. I can also see the new leaves coming up with my bananas.
Ahhh!! Spring is here!!! (crossing fingers).
Also, Joe does not want to divulge his secret of having to spray my bananas and plums and apples for aphids, powdery mildew etc.... but I tell you buy it from him because IT WORKS. He may ask you privately to buy it if you see him.
All of my plants are so invigorating because of IT. My roses, citrus, apples..... at this time when a lot of buds and flowers are prolifically coming out, before, last year, I was battling to kill the aphids and other insects at this time of the year, now I don't see a single aphid or curled leaves or stains on the banana fruit or leaves. It's going to be a terrific harvest for me this year.

03-18-2009, 09:36 AM	#58 (permalink)
bencelest Banana Nut bencelest's Photo Gallery Location: California Zone 9 Zone: 9 Name: Benny Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,058 BananaBucks : 262,553 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 1,415 Times in 653 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: What Did Yo Graft Today? Harvey: I got the gold nugget at Gene Lester's last Sunday (March 15) when Joe called me to attend a private fruit tasting. There were only 7 of us altogether and were entertained much better than the week you attended. Gene said over 100 people attended and had to divide the group into 2. The gold nugget tree appears to be an old tree I'd say over 5 years old so I am now wondering how did Gene Lester got the tree from. From all the citrus that I tasted GN and the clementine were the sweetest so I asked Gene for a branch or two. The seedless Kishu which was my favorite at the orchard had only flowers at this time so I was not able to taste those. But I have 2 trees now in my yard. No, I don't know if Salinas is out of the frost now. I am just taking a gamble with what I do now. I am just crossing my fingers. So grafting is a gamble also. As Joe said, the reason why he was not grafting is he was waiting for 2 days without rain but I gambled to graft even when it was raining (or lack the knowledge of) and I did not noticed the difference. All if not all had took and I am so delighted seeing all those buds are sprouting now. Some are flowers instead of bud leaves coming out. I've been transferring my bananas also to the ground now and I'll just take precautions if there is an arctic blast if they come. I also removed all of the pstem barks and leaves that turned brown and expose the green pstems to the sun so they have photosynthesis to speedy up the leaves formation. I can also see the new leaves coming up with my bananas. Ahhh!! Spring is here!!! (crossing fingers). Also, Joe does not want to divulge his secret of having to spray my bananas and plums and apples for aphids, powdery mildew etc.... but I tell you buy it from him because IT WORKS. He may ask you privately to buy it if you see him. All of my plants are so invigorating because of IT. My roses, citrus, apples..... at this time when a lot of buds and flowers are prolifically coming out, before, last year, I was battling to kill the aphids and other insects at this time of the year, now I don't see a single aphid or curled leaves or stains on the banana fruit or leaves. It's going to be a terrific harvest for me this year. __________________ Banana Nut Last edited by bencelest : 03-18-2009 at 09:42 AM.