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Posted on 6/23/25 at 3:19 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:That's huge for me.
Tigerlaff
Not huge. Under an acre.
Posted on 6/23/25 at 3:59 pm to Neauxla
0.4 acres. Just a regular size suburban lot for an old neighborhood. I realize new lots are postage stamps but it's really not a ton of room and more than half is total shade. You can do a lot with a little.
Posted on 6/23/25 at 4:22 pm to Tigerlaff
I tried to convince my SO to agree to a lot that size but she didn't like the neighborhood so still stuck in my 6000 sqft city lot.
Posted on 6/23/25 at 5:28 pm to Neauxla
Just start amassing containers of trees that take up all your space and she'll come around
Posted on 6/25/25 at 5:31 pm to Tigerlaff
We have starfruit! Look closely and you can see the little green ridges.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 6:45 am to Tigerlaff
My baby Pickering mango leaves are droopy and brown at the tips. Before they just had a lil brown at the tips Too much sun or too much water or what? It has been really hot and really wet in Nola lately
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:28 am to Neauxla
Can't tell you anything without pictures. Need to know what kind of soil you're using and your watering habits.
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 7:32 am
Posted on 6/26/25 at 8:45 am to Tigerlaff
[/url][/img] It’s the same soil as may joey avocados and Nam doc Mai mango which are doing great. A mix of sand, perlite, peat, and miracle
Grow cactus mix
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 8:48 am
Posted on 6/26/25 at 8:49 am to Neauxla
I haven’t watered in a while bc it has rained almost every day lately. Usually 1-2x per week. I finger test every few days
Posted on 6/26/25 at 10:07 am to Neauxla
That is very likely overwatering. The droopy leaves and brown tips are major indicators. Contrary to intuition, mangos actually do not need much water and do far better with lower humidity than high humidity. See article below for a photo of overwatering damage. I try not to water mine until I start to see some some minor signs of drought stress. Young trees like yours and container trees in general need more water than mature trees, but they are also very easy to overwater.
LINK
It could also be fertilizer burn or bad water. Miracle Gro soil has fertilizer in it, so if you mixed that into your soil and added more fertilizer on top, you could be burning the leaves.
I only water my mango tree with rain water or hose water that is run through a garden hose filter to remove the chlorine. All my plants are doing much better since I started filtering. Link to filters below.
LINK
But my money is on overwatering. Sunburn usually manifests at different parts of the leaf, not just the tips. Buy a soil moisture meter. The finger test is not reliable enough with our crazy weather. The one I use will also test for soil pH, which is also very important for nutrient uptake. Link below.
LINK
Also keep in mind that recently moved and transplanted young trees sometimes just get stressed out by new climate/water/soil/sun exposure. The tree in that picture is not close to real danger yet, but you are smart to start monitoring and seeing what you can tweak.
My best advice is to use a soil mix that drains so well that you can't overwater it. My stuff drains so fast that I have to water twice per day in July-August.
LINK
It could also be fertilizer burn or bad water. Miracle Gro soil has fertilizer in it, so if you mixed that into your soil and added more fertilizer on top, you could be burning the leaves.
I only water my mango tree with rain water or hose water that is run through a garden hose filter to remove the chlorine. All my plants are doing much better since I started filtering. Link to filters below.
LINK
But my money is on overwatering. Sunburn usually manifests at different parts of the leaf, not just the tips. Buy a soil moisture meter. The finger test is not reliable enough with our crazy weather. The one I use will also test for soil pH, which is also very important for nutrient uptake. Link below.
LINK
Also keep in mind that recently moved and transplanted young trees sometimes just get stressed out by new climate/water/soil/sun exposure. The tree in that picture is not close to real danger yet, but you are smart to start monitoring and seeing what you can tweak.
My best advice is to use a soil mix that drains so well that you can't overwater it. My stuff drains so fast that I have to water twice per day in July-August.
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 6/26/25 at 12:57 pm to Tigerlaff
Thing is it was doing great until recently so I’m gonna blame it on all the rain lately
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:25 pm to Neauxla
Move it to the shade and stop watering for a couple of days. Should bounce back.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:26 pm to Neauxla
My papaya tree grew like crazy for a few months but now the leaves on the bottom are slowly dying and it's working it's way up. Is there a chance I'm overwatering this? I usually water every 2 days. I'm worried that it might be getting too big for the pot. I'll post some pics when I get home.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:29 pm to Loup
quote:
My papaya tree grew like crazy for a few months but now the leaves on the bottom are slowly dying and it's working it's way up. Is there a chance I'm overwatering this? I usually water every 2 days. I'm worried that it might be getting too big for the pot. I'll post some pics when I get home.
Same thing happening to mine right now.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:31 pm to Loup
that’s how they grow (or at least that’s how mine did). Dropping lower leaves and growing from a top bud like a palm
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:33 pm to cgrand
quote:
that’s how they grow (or at least that’s how mine did). Dropping lower leaves and growing from a top bud like a palm
I was hoping that was the case. It's still putting out new growth at the top so I guess I'm good. I have a few buds on it as well so hopefully I get to see if papaya really tastes as bad as folks claim. Thanks
Posted on 6/26/25 at 3:39 pm to cgrand
quote:
that’s how they grow (or at least that’s how mine did). Dropping lower leaves and growing from a top bud like a palm
Whole purpose of this thread right here. LSU Ag isn't producing literature about any of this stuff.
I thought my lemon cattley guava was dying or had root rot for 2 months. Was dropping 30-40 leaves per day. I tried every systemic insecticide and fungicide imaginable.
Turns out that this tree naturally drops all leaves on old wood and only keeps them on the new growth, lending to a spindly open growth habit. As soon as it finished purging the old leaves, the fruit started growing rapidly in size. It never stopped growing or flowering and did not drop any fruit, but every morning was crazy leaf drop. My tropical guavas do not do any of this.
Hopefully the next guy to try lemon guava in Louisiana will read this thread and not have to spin his wheels worrying like I did.
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 6/26/25 at 4:06 pm to Loup
mine flowered but never set a fruit then I left it outside in the freeze. Papaya kind of has a turpentine taste but I like it
Posted on 6/26/25 at 4:42 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:
My best advice is to use a soil mix that drains so well that you can't overwater it. My stuff drains so fast that I have to water twice per day in July-August.
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