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Post by portakal on Jun 9, 2020 14:26:25 GMT -5
Hi from Turkey, I'm a 27 years old citrus grower and I have a question. I have an 83-decare orange garden. Due to the hot wind, 80% of newly grown fruits were poured from the branch. Could I have anything to do next year to prevent this?
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kumin
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SE Pennsylvania, 45 miles north of Chesapeake Bay, Zone 6b
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Post by kumin on Jun 9, 2020 19:17:48 GMT -5
I would consider tall trees planted as windbreaks. Researching Citrus culture in windy, arid, hot countries might be helpful. Australia, South Africa, Spain, North Africa, and the Levant are a few areas coming to mind.
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Post by portakal on Jun 10, 2020 5:27:45 GMT -5
I would consider tall trees planted as windbreaks. Researching Citrus culture in windy, arid, hot countries might be helpful. Australia, South Africa, Spain, North Africa, and the Levant are a few areas coming to mind. Thank you kumin, I will take this as a good suggestion. Can this problem be dealt with pesticides? There is have another citrus growers forum in the internet? I didn't find. |
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Post by portakal on Jun 10, 2020 5:29:21 GMT -5
and which trees would you recommend planting for wind breaking?
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Post by poncirusguy on Jun 10, 2020 7:54:32 GMT -5
fast growing and drought tolerant. Cottonwood Eucalyptus
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Post by david on Jun 10, 2020 10:08:15 GMT -5
We have here hurricanes. Most of the citrus is protected by windbreaks. Alternating groves of citrus & trees. The trees they use here are the Chinese tallow and the native Willow. These trees are fast growing, need no care and are not fit for anything but firewood.
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 11, 2020 4:58:42 GMT -5
If your trees have sufficient water they might not drop their fruits for a hot wind.
Next time be sure to water your trees before the hot wind.
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Post by portakal on Jun 11, 2020 6:08:22 GMT -5
Thank you so much all of your detailed informations. I will consider your recommendations.
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Post by portakal on Jun 11, 2020 6:13:48 GMT -5
And here is disaster, if you look carefully you can easily understand how much; ++  |
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Post by david on Jun 11, 2020 6:43:39 GMT -5
I am familiar with this situation. Not a lot one can do to counteract the energy of mother nature......I try to plant fruit bearing trees in areas that have some natural protection.....
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Post by Sylvain on Jun 12, 2020 4:39:20 GMT -5
The dry soil and leaves and the yellowing fruitlets lean towards dryness.
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kumin
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Post by kumin on Jun 13, 2020 2:36:56 GMT -5
Tall, narrow,wind, and drought resistant trees planted closely together should serve well as windbreak trees. Although increasing ambient humidity is impractical, supplying adequate soil moisture to the Citrus trees will partially mitigate the problem. High irrigation water and soil salinity can be a problem in hot arid climates. This would exasperate the effects of arid heat.
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