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Robdemaid@yahoo.com.au starts with ... Poking around the internet I found this pdf on maximising fruit growth in avo's by carefully following the natural cycles of the plant. http://industry.avocado.org.au/documents/ANZAGC09/Wed/MR2/Jonathan%20Dixon.pdf I was wondering if anyone has had any experience in following such a plan and, secondly, if the guidance for the bay of plenty (NZ)can be broadly used for Victorian (specifically Melbournian)growers? | About the Author Robdemaid@yahoo.com.au West footscray 26th March 2014 3:32pm #UserID: 9529 Posts: 2 View All Robdemaid@yahoo.com.au's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Hi Mark, I just hit them with Nitrogen when they are about the flush new leaves. I try to do it just before rainfall (usually finish in the rain and get wet). Not sure if that's correct protocol but that's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to spend much money on them, better to have more trees bearing less fruit each than push them much beyond nature. I'm a big fan of letting bacteria and mould produce the nutrients instead. I think its best to imagine the mulch layer as being the plants gut, feed that rather than the tree itself and let the bacteria feed the plant. One little area of my garden has basically a canopy now and everything in that area, even the weeds grow so much stronger than they used to. The soil just keeps getting better and darker/richer. That part is/pretty much self feeding now. I would like to have the whole garden like that but some very large gum trees on the perimeter don't really allow for it. | About the Author Jason Portland 27th March 2014 1:09pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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