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asder starts with ... As warming affects traditional fruit growing areas there will be a need for artificial ,man made, "chill". Recently I read that certain oils and also thiocyanates have this property if applied to dormant trees. Oddly the fugicide, Ziram, is a thiocyanate . I speculate whether it may be of use for "chilling". | About the Author asder 17th July 2012 9:27am #UserID: 6953 Posts: 43 View All asder's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 18th July 2012 9:05am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Globla warming is a poor name. Its more about climate instability. Warming most aptly refers to the trend at the poles, which melts ice, which will cool the oceans. In our lifetimes it will only mean increasingly unpredictable weather. In a few thousand years the warming will have ended and the only place to be will be the true tropics. We've got a few serious man made hurdles to jump before we get to that stage though. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 18th July 2012 10:02am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author asder2 18th July 2012 11:40am #UserID: 7080 Posts: 4 View All asder2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 19th July 2012 1:01am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author asder 19th July 2012 10:12am #UserID: 6953 Posts: 43 View All asder's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Maybe we should get out of the kitchen. In the tropics it is upland winter minimums that have changed most.Frost frequency on the Atherton Tablelands being a stark example.It is uneven and erratic as BJ suggests but 0.7c increase can mean more for some places with poleward migration of systems. Greater heat means more net evaporation and rainfall but will it fall in the right places.Also this is one of the feedback loops thaT BJ alluded to.More cloud means a little extra shading.The big question is how fast will it get warmer, and will Queensland remain the planets only island of denial in an ocean of acceptance? | About the Author Cairns 19th July 2012 10:23am #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Well, if you are going to spray stuff around, outside of it's gazetted use, then you should check the MSDS at least: http://www.bayercropscience.com.au/resources/uploads/msds/file7244.pdf I think I will just plant to suit my climate thanks ;-) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 19th July 2012 10:59am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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asder says... One of the cleverer statements I've read was from a climatologist who said that records are broken every year for temp. minimums and maximums. However, if you are breaking 10 times as many records for maximums as for minimums ,as was the case last year,then you can draw a valid conclusion on a trend. | About the Author asder 19th July 2012 2:11pm #UserID: 6953 Posts: 43 View All asder's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Juneli Mackay 12th August 2012 12:12pm #UserID: 1061 Posts: 74 View All Juneli's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author mythbuster 12th August 2012 2:34pm #UserID: 7150 Posts: 1 View All mythbuster's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It is possible Juneli.Longans are becoming popular in Java as they can be induced to fruit in a climate too warm to induce flowering.In the picture the longan was induced to fruit in the javan lowlands by potassium chlorate according to the grower but I suspect it was potassium nitrate.I have never heard about its use on stonefruit but it is plausable.
| About the Author 12th August 2012 5:08pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Juneli says... Mythbuster, yes it does seem strange. Apparently this knowledge was published in a 1904 gardening book. The KNO3 doesn't cause growth but deep greening of the leaves and the nutrients are absorbed into the bud wood producing a much tighter bloom at Spring. If I can get my hands on some I hope to experiment on my stone fruit. | About the Author Juneli Mackay 13th August 2012 6:22pm #UserID: 1061 Posts: 74 View All Juneli's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cairns 13th August 2012 6:28pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Juneli Mackay 14th August 2012 8:22am #UserID: 1061 Posts: 74 View All Juneli's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Juneli, I notice you're from Mackay too. I live at Yakapari, about 35kms to the north of Mackay. I also notice you have a low user ID, so you've been on the forum for a while? Like you, I also like Mike's input to this forum :-) If you like, you can contact me on: bitquicker@bigpond.com Cheers. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 15th August 2012 9:56am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Juneli Mackay 17th August 2012 12:04pm #UserID: 1061 Posts: 74 View All Juneli's Edible Fruit Trees |
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