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kaiser soze starts with ... Hi Guys I was hoping to get peoples thoughts as to how my Shepard avocado is going. I got it about a month ago put it in a raised mound with a 1 meter hole under for the tap root the soil mixture I used was red sandy loam premium potting mix gypsum and black pine mulch on top. The ph was about 6.6 gave it some trace elements was watering once a week not letting the root ball dry out has good drainage but is quite wet after all the recent rain. It was showing signs of leaf burn when I got it mostly older leaves but seems to be over most of them now plenty of new shoots coming out. I got a Hass tree at the same time treated exactly the same has no leaf damage.
| About the Author kaiser soze Geraldton 15th June 2019 1:25pm #UserID: 16437 Posts: 25 View All kaiser soze's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Amanda says... It might just be a bit of transplant shock kaiser? Gypsum is a fertiliser salt - so maybe a little salt burn as well. Perhaps Shepherd is more touchy than the Hass - or there is some other aspect to it's position, planting etc - that we can't easily determine. Does it get more of the sea breeze for eg? Perhaps no more feeding until the new growth develops? Maybe some dilute Seasol only - it's good for new plantings and quite gentle. Supposedly it contains plant growth promotors. I know our avocados drop a heap of leaves when they flower, down here...this will be in a couple of months, but perhaps yours are earlier up there, in the warmer climate (and maybe they were grown a lot further south in a cooler place?) If it were mine I would just "Observe and Monitor" and review when the new leaves have developed? If they are also burnt then there is a problem... But remember what I said about growing avocados in Gero hey....it might be a challenge... | About the Author Amanda LESCHENAULT,6233,WA 17th June 2019 12:09pm #UserID: 16828 Posts: 89 View All Amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kaiser soze says... Its is about 8 meters from the Hass probably got a little more wind with the wild weather we had its protected from the sea breeze. I sprayed it with yates anti-rot yesterday some of the new growth has burn also so I thought there was nothing to lose. Thanks for the help Amanda I knew it was going to be a challenge hopefully I have done everything correctly to give it a fighting chance. I will give it some seasol the Hass has buds looks like its going to flower soon. Cheers | About the Author kaiser soze Geraldton 18th June 2019 6:36am #UserID: 16437 Posts: 25 View All kaiser soze's Edible Fruit Trees |
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