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Wow thank you for the information. I've been watering my banana trees in the ground every day.. But I do have it under 50-50 sunshade. Maybe I can back off a bit so I down drown them. Need to check out your web site!👍
Did you get my Barbados cherry and my strawberry tree mailed to me? Is the reason my banana pup got stem rot because I watered it too much? I watered it like I did because Pete at Green Dreams TV said you can't over water bananas, his place is in central Florida and his bananas are all in the ground in sand and that is probably why he can't over water his bananas. Thanks Alan
Not sure about that guy but bananas grow like weeds in central Fl. They literally grow faster than you can kill them. Check you email for tracking info :)
You're so right! I had a gorgeous pineapple guava tree that was about 7 years old. Lots of fruit. We had a drought last summer and I thought "oh well its drought tolerant" WRONG! It died. Now I'm starting over with a new one. Lesson learned Lol 🙄
Parts of NC where I live are entering a moderate drought. Our brown grass looks like it belongs in desert and leaves are prematurely dropping off of trees, like tulip poplar. Today, we're finally supposed to get a decent chance of rain, which I hope we get. Much of our country has been under a "heat dome," which I've gotten to hate even more than the cold in winter. All of this makes watering practices supremely important, as you always mention.
I like your style, telling it straight. Sometimes the truth hurts. I live in the Texas panhandle region and I water 2 and 3 times daily just to keep my plants alive. My guava is struggling to stay moist. Short of an irrigation system, that I can't afford, I will water multiple times daily. I enjoy videos, please keep them coming.
I have a 4 year old Owari in a 17 gallon tub (in north Texas). I think I been under-watering it. It put out a flush of new growth in april but nothing since then. About how much and how often should I water it? Thanks.
Hi Alen, I truly appreciate your genuine and honest approach to gardening! Your videos are enjoyable and informative. I wanted to express my gratitude and ask if you have any videos on growing plants from cuttings or if you plan on creating one in the future. Your guidance on this topic would be invaluable. Thank you so much for all the wonderful content, and have a fantastic day!
Am I understanding this right? You plant them in 5 gallon pots with the bottom removed, let the roots grow through into the ground then root prune? If not, how did they root through the bottom of the container?
I have an ice cream bean tree, grown from seed, that is in a 3 gallon pot, and this is the third year I got flowers, and 2nd year I’ve gotten fruit, in the Bay Area CA. I don’t own my property, and don’t want to put it in the ground until I do, but mine fruits in a pot. Not even a big one either, so it’s possible.
All the "landscapers" I've observed from mexico here in Phoenix butcher trees by topping them. I always wonder if it's common practice there. There were beautiful 50yo Aleppo pines across the street. They hacked off the natural shape til they looked like little lollipops on long sticks. Weeks later the ownee had them all removed 😢
Thanks so much for the great information! Are these self fertile, and if so, is it still beneficial to have more than one individual, or even individuals of other varieties for better yields? Not sure if Cross pollenization factors in here.. Thanks for any insight you can share!
I tried to water my fruit trees by hand was taking a couple of hours of my day. I have about 70 trees. I setup an independent system just for the fruit trees with a wifi timer. It makes gardening so much more enjoyable.
This is how I water my plant from the information I have gathered on the Internet. Fully organic. I would say that I am not totally clear because some of the rules to me seem to contradict the other. Maybe because I don't fully understand them. There is one rule I follow strictly, and it has prevented me from over watering the plant. This rule is wait for the leaves to droop before watering again. I like this rule because it works for any pot size, even the ones that are too large/heavy to carry. For smaller 1-2g pots that I have worked with, I can also lift them or put them on a weighing scale to know if they are light and need water. I used to do this before, not anymore. Now I just wait for the leaves to droop. For example: I will water my plant in the 2g pot 500ml of water every time the leaves start to droop. It will droop again 2 days after watering as it was drinking 250ml of water per day. If I watered 750ml, it would droop again after 3 days. If I watered 1liter, it would droop again after 4 days. But 1liter will cause a little run off, 500 & 750ml will not if poured a little at a time in intervals. I guess 500ml cannot wet the entire potting mix even if poured a little at a time in intervals. How do I improve? Should I have poured 750-900ml so that a larger part of the potting mix is made wet? or I am supposed to wet the entire potting mix, using more than 900ml poured a little at a time in intervals until a little run off can be seen indicating the potting mix is fully saturated with water?
@@qctropicals gotcha. Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of putting a small 8 inch stake next to my vegetable plants to do a double method. A drip line going into the stake and a small 1/4”soaker hose coiling twice around the plant. Do you think it’s a bad idea? I live in Colorado. It’s not as hot as you describe where you’re at. I would like to set up a schedule to water every other day or possibly only three times per week. I don’t want to overwater my plants but want to do as much as possible to give a close to perfect watering.
My blood orange tree has lots of healthy leaves but no fruit. We keep it in a pot because we live in Michigan.Our lemon tree has tons of flowers but we see fruit but they turn dark and then fall off. Help!!
I've got a bunch of peach trees and fig trees. It has been 92+F here for weeks, even as high as 100F. So I water daily and just keep the soil moist. It's a pain to bring back plants that are severely dehydrated and sunburnt, and so this works for my plants. I water daily for 30 seconds to 3 minutes depending on how dry the soil is. Each plant is indeed different.
New subscriber here. I love your content and the straightforward approach that you take. I plan on watching more of your videos so i can learn as i build my food forest. How about making a video on epsom salts. A lot of folks on FB groups always recommend using epsom salts to fix sick and dying plants. I'm looking forward to learning more!
TY! Summary: Lack of Water causes permanent leaf curl (have to wait for new leaves). Pests lay eggs on new leaves can also cause leaf curl (open leaf and look for leaf miners). Hardened leaves don't have this problem. Avoid pesticides. Neem oil or soapy water to treat.
Thank you for the straight forward, straight-to-the- point explanation for fertilizing. Typically, I get dizzy from all the hype and that is why I liked when you advised not to buy into it. Also, thank you for sharing the type of slow release fertilizer you are using. Your demonstration fed my thirst for visualization and will hopefully help my little lemon trees😊🍋
Have you messed with motorized ball valves? Would like to know which ones are the best. Im about 70% complete in converting my systems to Opensprinkler running on Raspberry Pi's controlling motorized ball valve's. Im on a well and solenoid valves cause too much drag. They decrease my flow rate too much (38%). I went with US Solid motorized ball valves, but I doubt they'll last more than 2 or 3 years. Would like to know which ones are the most reliable.
