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WestOz starts with ... Hi, I am a newbie to gardening/fruit growing and I have recently purchased two grafted KP Mango trees as per the photo's. All I have been doing is giving a little water each day and they had some fertilizer in them when I bought them. One of them looks to have some kind of disease? And the other plants leaves are starting to brown too. Not sure what to do? I planned on transferring them to a bigger pot in a few weeks and then planting in ground after a year or so. They also aren't growing straight :S Thanks.
| About the Author WestOz Broome 7th August 2015 2:40pm #UserID: 12139 Posts: 2 View All WestOz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... It looks as though they got dry in the pot recently. I think they could be planted out now, and add some nice compost to the planting soil. Soak well at time of planting then after a few days start watering twice a week as a general rule. It depends on how the soil holds its moisture. If the site is exposed then a little shelter could be given. Good luck. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 7th August 2015 3:17pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Manfred says... How salty is the water you are giving them? Don't wait to repot them into bigger pots. Those pots look a bit small for the plants. Remove the flowers too. Those plants are too young to fruit yet and any fruit which starts to form will drag the plant well out of shape. Don't worry about them not growing straight. The scions are outer branches taken from a bigger tree, and that's what you get. When you repot them though, put them in with the stem upright. Stake them if necessary, but it shouldn't be necessary, just put them in and see if they will hold upright first. When you put them into the ground, if the water is a bit salty (and I suspect it is) try putting them onto the side of a mound rather than in the centre. This will allow the top of the mound to get salty without concentrating the salt where the plants are. | About the Author Manfred tully 7th August 2015 9:47pm #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author WestOz Broome 8th August 2015 10:33am #UserID: 12139 Posts: 2 View All WestOz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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