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Mandarin - Okitsu wase (Satsuma) (Grafted) 7/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Planted: 2005 Height 3 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash Pest Control: Lime sulphur spray during winter and pest oil mid spring Henry's Tips - I hope to see more growth this summer. Has not fruited yet. Purchased from Daleys. September 2009: Starts to flower. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. Removed all visible fruit buds to concentrate on growth and prevent branch distortion. October 2009: Removed most flowers to allow branches to form properly and to avoid distortion. November 2009: Tree looking healthy and some growth recorded. December 2009 to March 2010: Tree looking healthy and more growth recorded. The few mandarins on the tree are getting bigger but still green. |
Kumquat - Nagami (Grafted) 10/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Planted: 2002 Height 9 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash, epsom salts and citrus fertiliser Pest Control: Weekly visual inspection for gall wasps and other pests. Henry's Tips - Produces lots of deliciously sweet/sour quail-egg-sized fruit annually September 2009: Not flowering yet. Applied sulphate of potash and epsom salts and watered in. Some leaves were turning yellow. October 2009: More leaves turned partly yellow. November 2009: Looks more stablised and yellowing has lessened. December 2009 to March 2010: Tree looking quite healthy and some fruit on the tree. |
Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) 8/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Height 3.5 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash and citrus fertiliser Pest Control: Weekly visual inspection for pests and fungal infections. Henry's Tips - Has produced lots of good sized seedless thin skinned juicy fruit for past two years. Purchased from Daleys. August 2009: Pruned the tree. September 2009: More growth and more fruit recorded. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. October 2009: More growth recorded. November 2009: Seemed to have stopped growing as I have not plucked fruit from tree. December 2009 to March 2010: Lots more growth and never ending supply of lemons. The tree is becoming a bush, branching out from close to ground level. |
Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) 2/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Height 2.5 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash and citrus fertiliser Henry's Tips - Unusually slow to establish. Purchased from Daleys. August 2009: Some flowering activity recorded September 2009: Lots more flowers observed. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. October 2009: Growing well. Removed most flowers to allow tree to grow and branches to form properly. November 2009: Tree is growing well. December 2009 to March 2010: Tree is growing well although not much height recorded. |
Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted) 3/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Height 2 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash and citrus fertiliser Pest Control:
Henry's Tips - Very slow growing. Hope to see better growth this year. Purchased from Daleys. August 2009: Pruned the tree. September 2009: Some growth recorded but no flowers. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. October 2009: More growth recorded. No fruit. November 2009: Looking good and healthy. December 2009 to March 2010: Some growth recorded and there are some fruit although green. Question:
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Mandarin - Satsuma seedless (Grafted) 6/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Planted: 2009 Height 3 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash Henry's Tips - A Japanese seedless thin-skinned sweet variety purchased from Bonnyrigg Garden Centre. September 2009: Some flowering activity recorded. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. Removed all visible fruit buds to concentrate on growth and prevent branch distortion. October 2009: Some growth recorded. November 2009: More growth recorded and tree is looking healthy. December 2009 to March 2010: Lots more growth and tree is sure looking healthy. |
Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) 10/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 6hrs Planted: 2005 Height 7 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash and citrus fertiliiser Pest Control: Lime Sulphur spray during winter and pest oil mid-spring. Henry's Tips - Healthy and vigorous fruiting tree. Have had lots of good sized juicy seedless fruit. Just beside it is a Satsuma Mandarin (Robbie Engalls variety). Both trees are doing well. Have had lots of mandarins from the mandarin tree as well. August 2009: Some flowering activity recorded. Pruned both trees. September 2009: Lots more flowers observed. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. Introduced fly trap. October 2009: Some growth activity recorded. November 2009: More growth recorded. Some fruit observed. December 2009 to March 2010: Both trees are doing very well, with lots more growth recorded and lots more fruit. |
Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) 10/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 7 days 0hrs Fruiting Months May Planted: 2001 Height 15 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, citrus fertiliser, sulphate of potash and epsom salt Pest Control: Lime sulphur spray during winter and pest oil mid spring Henry's Tips - Lovely oranges every year for past 3 years. August 2009: Some flower activity. Pruned the tree. September 2009: More flowers recorded. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. Introduced fly trap. October 2009: Looking healthy and produced lots of flowers. November 2009: Tiny fruits are starting to appear. December 2009 to February 2010: Lots of fruit but still green. March 2010: New buds appear despite the green fruit still on the tree. Is the weather tricking it to re-flower. I wonder? |
Mandarin Satsuma (Grafted) 10/10 Henry's Edible FruitsUpdate: 7 days 0hrs Fruiting Months April Planted: 2006 Height 3 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 2 Sun/Shade: Full Sun SpringPollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: Cow manure, sulphate of potash Pest Control: Lime sulphur spray during winter and pest oil mid spring Henry's Tips - Deliciously sweet large thin skinned seedless satsuma mandarins - Robbie Engalls variety. August 2009: Pruned the tree. September 2009: Some flowering activity recorded. Applied sulphate of potash and watered in. Removed all visible fruit buds to concentrate on growth and prevent branch distortion. Introduced fly trap. October 2009: Lots of flowers but have removed most of them to prevent distortion to branches. November 2009: Growing well. December 2009 to March 2010: Whatever flowers I left on the tree have become nice large Satsuma mandarins but still green. |
