DickTater

I have 2 in ground. I posted a few times in the tropical thread about them.

Super Hass and a Reed.
SH been in ground 18 months
Reed about a year.

They’re both doing very well. I have them planted on mounds..needed for drainage.
I know my drainage is good bc I also have lavender growing at the base as a living mulch, which is thriving, a notoriously hard thing to grow in Louisiana.

I harvested fruit from the SH last year, it did not flower bc of snow storm this year, covered with heat, it completely defoliated but was alive. It flushed new growth, and I’m hopeful for next year.

The reed did much better through the cold 9’ at my house with same care. It flowered and put on fruit, but ultimately aborted it. I think next year it will hold.

SuperHass



Reed

Good news. Have you gotten any fruit from it yet?

I have one planted as well. Was bare root a year ago, I let it get some decent scaffolds this year. Always hard pruning young trees but hope it sets me up for success. I have about 10 fruit (stone, apple, pear, citrus ) in a single area plan is to keep them all smallish, backyard orchard culture style.

Mr maple


Baton Rouge variety back in stock for those who are looking!

Yea did you not use the Scott’s and also not apply anything else ? If so that’s on you.

Most in here recommend separate applications of herbicide, fertilizer and pre emergent.

Now if you’re strapped for time then convenience wins and you may need to use combo products, but usually there not as effective as single source applications.

I just had my first guava. Aromatic, was a light green/yellow. I didn’t pick it was under the tree so guessing it fell off? Assuming it was ripe. Texture was interesting, and flavor not bad but wasn’t overly sweet. First time so nothing to compare it to..have more coming, may wait longer to eat next time ?

Do you counter ripen to that darker yellow?

Real talk

Recognition herbicide

Expensive but works fantastic on VBW in st Aug. - no chlorosis to grass and more tolerance of temperature

Will be purple and dead in 10
Days.

0.045oz /gal spot spray

Thanks for the input on temps.
Funny how different my DH and Pickering are flushing growth.
Pickering is much more prolific, large leaves and pushes about every 4-6 weeks!

If I wanted to prune my guava back how should I do that for size control? It has a nice main leader about 5ft tall from the crown, and several lateral branches established.

Head the laterals back hard? Cut the main leader back?

What’s the thought process on split app for Spectacle?

And what rate are you putting down ?

Per gal/1000ft?

You can check the voltage on thermopile (newer unit?) should ready 450-700mv

You put probe on dc, red into red wire going to thermal cutoff, and white into the white plug wire going to control valve (you have to pull the plug from the valve box)

If it’s reading that voltage and pilot won’t stay lit, the gas control valve is bad.

The pilot should stay lit..the valve isn’t opening to allow pilot to stay lit. Cheap units these days, I have replaced 3 on 2 units in last 3 years.

You could also check thermal
Cutoff ..it has a button (rod) in the center you can push in to reset it

New valve is 2-300$

You didn’t say how the sleeve was made?
Is it just pvc pipe or an actual sleeve like aquastar makes ?
If so the sleeves above mentioned work very well and will hold the umbrella straight and tight.
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