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i need some advice,my trees are all growing vigorously ,but fruit ?very little if it hangs on ???my soil is very alc 10+i have introduced heaps of mulch and given complete vertaliser. i live on a sanddune 600 mtr from the bay i have sprayed my trees with trace minerals i have turned the bore water up and down ???what do i do next???please help or refer me to an expert.

Time: 10th December 2011 7:29am

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Kathy says...
seaacre - that is a name made to go into a fantasy novel!
What is the pH of your soil now (after mulching etc)?
Kathy

Time: 10th December 2011 7:37am

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Kathy says...
seaacre:

I'm guessing that your soil now has a pH of 10+ - this you would think is beyond the ability of most plants to grow - so you are doing amazing wonders to get the trees established.

I was so amazed with what you were doing I looked on the net for growing trees in such conditions. Now although I didn't find anything about sand dunes near the sea (where I guess you have the added problem of salt) I did find these YouTube videos on the University of Nevada (?) amazingly successfully growing fruit trees on very limey (high pH) soils in the desert.

Here they are: Part 1: http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Grow-Fruit-Trees-in-the-Desert-Part-12-166276920
Part 2:
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Grow-Fruit-Trees-in-the-Desert-Part-22-166276480

BUT - you probably know all this - so I'm also pushing this up the top because I'm sure someone knows something here that will help you!
Kathy


Time: 11th December 2011 6:04am

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seaacre says...
thank you CATHY i live on an acre and it seemed aprpriate to cal it seaacre yes my ph is well over ten and have grown and imported many cubic mtrs of mulch which has made it possible to grow some people are amazed at my citrus trees ,never seen before in this area,just found out why poor fruiting i have virtually killed it with kindness too much nitrogen not enough potash ,thank you keep in touch herman

Time: 15th December 2011 7:03am

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