I put in a comice this year and it’s leafing out now. it’s waist high. I’ll watch to see if it blooms. it’s probably too soon to let it have fruit develop though. good to know they can be that precocious
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Good source for Jujube scions for next year? My Li graft died but the rootstock is starting to show signs of life. And should I just let that grow this year or is there a better way to manage it knowing it’s either getting grafted over or ripped out?
My plum has different shade of colors on some of its leaves and on the fruitlets. What might be the cause ? Is it a serious problem? How to fix it? Thanks for the inputs
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The first thing comes to mind is virus infection. Hope it is not.
Plum pox?
You think it’s plum pox?
According to USDA, plum pox was eradicated in 2019 in the USA. I would think there’s a simpler explanation for what you’re seeing.
I will keep close monitoring to see any evidence developed in order to take further actions
Is this a graft or a whole tree?If there is a question about being Plum Pox,(it could creep in possibly),maybe let your local extension service know.
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It is a grafted branch 5 years ago. There is Extension office about 45 minutes away. But the Extension Service more gear towards helping local farmers resolve agriculture issues, not toward the individual gardener.
I am pretty sure it’s not a herbicide issue. And I don’t think anyone near the tree sprayed herbicide
You can go to any states Extension website and they have a section called Ask an Expert. They usually reply pretty quick.
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Good point, I will try to go to their website
Refractometer question. I have several high end ones I bought ages ago for salinity testing reef aquariums. It’s amazing how inexpensive entry level ones are these days.
Does anyone know if there is a formula for converting salinity measurements into brix measurements? All of mine are percent salt on left side of view, and specific gravity of salt on the right side. It seems there should be a way to convert that to brix count?
I guess if I have to buy a brix one I could do a conversion for future reefers that later get into growing fruit…
Edit: I actually found one. Look out brix counts coming soon.
Relationship between Salt Solution and Sugar Concentration (Brix) and refractive index at 20°C
| Salt g/100g | Refractive Index | Brix % | Saturation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.3330 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1.3348 | 1.3 | |
| 2 | 1.3366 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 1.3383 | 3.7 | |
| 4 | 1.3400 | 4.8 | |
| 5 | 1.3418 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 1.3435 | 7.2 | |
| 7 | 1.3453 | 8.4 | |
| 8 | 1.3470 | 9.5 | |
| 9 | 1.3488 | 10.6 | |
| 10 | 1.3505 | 11.7 | |
| 11 | 1.3523 | 12.8 | |
| 12 | 1.3541 | 14.9 | |
| 13 | 1.3558 | 15.1 | |
| 14 | 1.3576 | 16.1 | |
| 15 | 1.3594 | 17.2 | |
| 16 | 1.3612 | 18.4 | |
| 17 | 1.3630 | 19.5 | |
| 18 | 1.3648 | 20.6 | |
| 19 | 1.3666 | 21.7 | |
| 20 | 1.3684 | 22.7 | |
| 21 | 1.3703 | 23.8 | |
| 22 | 1.3721 | 24.9 | |
| 23 | 1.3740 | 26.0 | |
| 24 | 1.3759 | 27.1 | |
| 25 | 1.3778 | 28.1 | |
| 26 | 1.3797 | 29.2 | |
| 26.28 | 1.3802 | 29.5 | 0 °C |
| 26.31 | 1.3803 | 29.5 | 10 °C |
| 26.38 | 1.3804 | 29.6 | 20 °C |
| 26.50 | 1.3807 | 29.8 | 30 °C |
Will strawberries being shaded and crowded by another plant ever turn red? The color on the strawberries that the kids have been writing observations of has been stuck on green for weeks. I don’t want to transplant the strawberries now and mess up their observations with three whole days left in the school year but I suppose I should move them to the southern side of the milkweed for next year. Any hope that kids visiting the school garden during the summer will see red berries if I just leave it for now though?
We planted the strawberries years ago so I don’t remember the kind but I think they’re probably June bearing. The school garden has been crazy awesome this year.
Thanks!
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I’ve never heard of strawberries not turning red. Just give them time.
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Does anyone have thoughts on what is going on with this Arctic GLO nectarine? It seems like a healthy tree. But every year the fruit splits hard.
I thought maybe irregular or to much water. My springs are usually pretty wet. But on top of the damage which looks like thripe on steroids I’ve noticed a fairly large uptick in leaves dropping. Thinking back it did that in the previous years too. Never enough to leave the tree looking bare, and it comes back strong every year, but more than you’d expect to occasionally fall in stiff winds.
Did you spray it at all?