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by Will Creed on February 14, 2004 10:49 PM
Apples,
If you have 20 oranges, that is quite an accomplisment, even if some of them are not developing fully.
Do you rotate you tree a quarter turn every week? If not, it's possible that the tree is not getting even light all the way areound. That would cause uneven development of the fruit.
You haven't described anything that is evidence of stress.
You can take a cuting at any time. No need to wait. New growth cuttings root more easily than older growth cuttings
If you have 20 oranges, that is quite an accomplisment, even if some of them are not developing fully.
Do you rotate you tree a quarter turn every week? If not, it's possible that the tree is not getting even light all the way areound. That would cause uneven development of the fruit.
You haven't described anything that is evidence of stress.
You can take a cuting at any time. No need to wait. New growth cuttings root more easily than older growth cuttings
by apples on February 15, 2004 03:38 AM
Well thats good to know! I just thought it was strange that the flower came out while the oranges were just starting to develop and I know that plants produce flowers speratically when under stress incase they die. I've just had some bad luck growing plants and I guess I just need to be reashured every once and a while. ![[dunno]](im/graemlins/dunno.gif)
Pretty much all the flowers that I pollinated turned to oranges but with so many and the plant being resonably small I was scared it would harm it and selectivly picked of alot leaving one per shoot/branch. Do you think the selectivly left oranges helped them to get the energy needed to keep growing? I could ask questions forever! Plants are so interesting! ![[grin]](im/graemlins/grinnnn.gif)
Thanks again Will for the good news/info. One more for the road. ![[Big Grin]](im/biggrin.gif)
Would the cutting do good rooting in water or is it best just to stick it in the dirt?
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Pretty much all the flowers that I pollinated turned to oranges but with so many and the plant being resonably small I was scared it would harm it and selectivly picked of alot leaving one per shoot/branch. Do you think the selectivly left oranges helped them to get the energy needed to keep growing? I could ask questions forever! Plants are so interesting! Thanks again Will for the good news/info. One more for the road. Would the cutting do good rooting in water or is it best just to stick it in the dirt?* * * *
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by Will Creed on February 16, 2004 03:32 AM
I don't know that the thinning out of the fruit helped. Generally, plants will take care of business themselves and sacrifice when that is required.
It would root the cutting in damp potting mix and enclose the pot and cutting inside a clear plastic tent to preserve the soil moisture and the humidity.
It would root the cutting in damp potting mix and enclose the pot and cutting inside a clear plastic tent to preserve the soil moisture and the humidity.
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