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Julie starts with ... Can somone help me with this? For some years now I only get partly full bunches - the rest is little dried-up bits. I have been told they don't rely on bees for pollination, so what else could it be? I think they are muscat -small, round fruit, very sweet when ripe. It is a very old vine (maybe 30 years old) and produces enormous quantities of fruit. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 12th March 2010 4:24pm #UserID: 0 |
amanda says... Hi Julie - I have two muscats - one purple and one white (right next to each other, treated same etc). The white one does this a bit too - but not the purple at all. I was thinking of thinning the bunches either by chopping them in half - or reducing overall bunches? Maybe they will produce a better crop with less..? My vines are fed, mulched, manured etc.. and irrigated also - so I don't think it's a nutritional thing (especially as the purple so good). That's about all I can think of, anyway..? | About the Author amanda Geraldton. WA 12th March 2010 11:44pm #UserID: 2309 View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Thanks amanda. It's possibly a nutritional thing, as you say. I have to admit it gets no care at all, apart from lots of mulch - being so old it doesn't need irrigation. It started off OK when I moved in. I don't think it got much care from previous owner - he was in his 80's with Alzheimers and didn't seem to know much about gardening. I was wondering if it was a trace element deficiency? | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 13th March 2010 4:08pm #UserID: 0 |
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