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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The kids.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Repotted almost all of my mango trees.

I repotted a whole bunch of my mango trees today into 10 gallon Geopots.

I found that the roots were healthy and fibrous. Many of them stuck in the bottom of their fabric pots. Worry a bit about breaking some of those roots during replanting. Hopefully they'll regenerate quickly.

I placed all my mangoes outside in the shade, in hopes of getting them to eventually adjust to full sunlight. I also wanted to torment the fungus gnats and hoped that being outdoors would expose them to natural enemies and the wind.

I've also ate a case of Kent mangoes and currently trying to germinate the seeds.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Kids are home.

I moved all my mangoes (except for two; Manila & Lemon Zest, that I grafted) back to my home.

I repotted Irwin and Coconut Cream today. I didn't take photos because I was too tired from digging up concrete chunks and broken bricks from my backyard. I placed them near the fence so they can get shade and hopefully eventually adjust to full sun and being outdoors.
Graham, Edward, Pickering, Lancetilla, ST Maui and Glenn all got sunburned. They're still alive but their leaves are bronzed.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Going home and repotting.

So far I've moved Glenn, Carrie, Edward, Julie, Lancetilla, Lemon Zest, Graham, Valencia Pride & Pickering to my new home. I repotted Edward and Lemon Zest into 10 gallon Geopots.

During repotting of Edward and Lemon Zest, I discovered that most of the medium was dry. I was surprised! I guess my water regiment at work was barely keeping the plants alive!? I am wondering if the fabric pots simply allow the soil to dry out fast?

Any rate, I'll be more thorough about watering now that my mangoes are home.

I potted them up in a simple mix of coir and Optisorb diatomaceous gravel; with a little Kelp meal, glacial rock dust, Osmocote and Mycos.

Because most of the moisture was at the top, Edward was growing roots upwards. The root structure did look fibrous, so I guess the fabric pot does root-prune.