Monday, October 24, 2011

Going through transplant shock.

My new mango is going through transplant shock. I don't know if being a bigger plant than my other mangoes will make a difference but I hope it has more resources to pull thru because of its size. The green branches are showing shriveling and decline. The leaves have not dropped off yet but I suspect it will soon. I gave the guy a dose of KLN to help it along in its root development… hope it works. I don't have a large enough plastic bag to put over it, so it'll have to rough it out.
A part of me hopes the top will die off, so I can prune this baby down to 18 inches or under.
The black stuff on the branches is some sort of black fungus or mildew. If I find a sponge, I'll try to scour some off.