Hi friends I finished the bagging of hundreds of PG fruits on both 60 years old PG trees and on young ones of 2-4 years old The weeping branches of young...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 5, 2010 10:14 am
This fruit fly was found in recent years to cause severe damages to the PG fruits Thus phophorous compounds sprays are used and costs of production rise The...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 5, 2010 10:32 am
This scale is found in the PG calyx and on the fruit peduncle causing lots of damage SCIENTIFIC NAME Planococcus citri (Risso) SYNONYMS Pseudococcus citri...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 5, 2010 11:10 am
This pest is the most severe one attacking the fruit resulting in zero crop The female is bluish and the male has orange colour but be aware of the females I...
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Waqas Saeed
cutetadepole
Jun 5, 2010 11:26 am
Hello Ariel What treatment is required against Mealybug. Any organic elimination method? It came here in Pakistan in 1990s and still biggest enemy of cotton. ...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 5, 2010 12:53 pm
Pesticide/Biological Control Common NamePesticide/Biological Control BrandComments*Application Rate bendiocarbDycarb 76WPHV. One of the most effective...
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luc vleeracker
lucvleeracker
Jun 7, 2010 8:42 pm
Is this the real thing or the ornamental one ?   Luc Vleeracker 20 degrees North Puerto Vallarta , Mexico www.viveroel5tosol.com Is this the real thing or...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jun 7, 2010 10:09 pm
Were those grown from the seeds you received from Moshe? Did you do any thinning? Ariel has reported that his are something on the order of 350 grams max...
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luc vleeracker
lucvleeracker
Jun 7, 2010 10:32 pm
Found these growing at a friend's place Harvey , Moshe mailed me cuttings , not fruiting yet but doing well. Luc Vleeracker 20 degrees North Puerto Vallarta ,...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 8, 2010 5:04 am
Hi Luc We have discussed the BPG many times with lots of photos bearing in mind Dr. Levin's chapter about it - describing a sour type and different from the...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 8, 2010 9:17 am
Hi friends Following discussions with PH (Prince Harvey) I add this series of photos summerizing the performance of my basic revolutionary ideas with PGs for...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 8, 2010 9:25 am
I add this series of photos summerizing the performance of my basic revolutionary ideas with PGs for the current year 2010 BPG stands for Black pomegranate ...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 8, 2010 9:29 am
I add this series of photos summerizing the performance of my basic revolutionary ideas with PGs for the current year 2010 BPG stands for Black pomegranate ...
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Kathy
sunbriarpa
Jun 8, 2010 12:36 pm
Hi all, I planted my baby PG. when i got it , it had flower buds. I snipped the buds off and planted it. Now it seems to be just doing nothing at all. Should...
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John Dickson
scandalli53
Jun 8, 2010 1:52 pm
... From: John Dickson To: PomWorldwide@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [PomWorldwide] what to do for new plant? Hi...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jun 8, 2010 5:27 pm
Kathy, I think just a mild application of any general purpose fertilizer should be fine and keep the soil moist, but not too wet. John, Kathy is in West...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jun 8, 2010 5:38 pm
Thanks, Ariel, for all of the nice photos. Please take a field trip and take photographs of modern PG orchards with V-shaped trellis system. I have many...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 8, 2010 7:54 pm
Dear PH I forgot to mention that the 20 cms long fruit peduncle of each of the terminal fruits or the fruits that turned due to the trimming defined as...
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luc vleeracker
lucvleeracker
Jun 8, 2010 10:22 pm
Thank you Ariel , great info and also the pictures. As you know I am just a collector of rare fruits , if one day a black jackfruit shows up I will want it. Â ...
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John Dickson
scandalli53
Jun 8, 2010 11:47 pm
Hi Harvey.......I cannot tell you a great deal about the Ben Hur pomegranate other than it was developed in Australia and registered in late 2008 . It is said...
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Patrick
meninajimmie
Jun 12, 2010 5:14 am
Dear Ariel, Thanks for the great photos and diagrams. I will post photos of the pomegranates with cut calyx and bags in Phoenix. I did not take off as much...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 12, 2010 5:48 am
Dear Patrick I conducted the decalyxing on a variety of fruit size from 2 up to 10 and even 13 cms in diameter of the fruit For sure - the heeling tissue or...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jun 21, 2010 4:46 am
Here's a note I've been asked to forward on in case we've got any members of our group who might be interested in tissue culture propagation. Harvey Hi, ...
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Dell H
dell.humbert
Jun 22, 2010 3:06 am
I just returned from a trip to South Texas to see the pomegranates. While I was there, I harvested some some of this year's crop. The fruits were light pink,...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jun 22, 2010 5:19 am
Dear Dell Humbert It is possible that these are the Tropical types that crop twice a year Special pruning and defoliation techniques should be applied to...
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Kathy
sunbriarpa
Jul 1, 2010 12:34 am
I bought a russian pom this spring and planted it by my two figs against the side of the house, south east (more east) facing wall. Now an opportunity has come...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jul 1, 2010 1:01 am
If it hasn't grown, the roots probably haven't done much either so you should be able to dig it up easy enough and move it. Since it's been partially shaded...
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ariel023@...
ariel0232003
Jul 1, 2010 1:12 am
PGs shrivel easily when transplanted The best time is in the winter However if it is a small tree and you transplant it with its roots in the wet soil in the...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jul 1, 2010 1:58 am
Ariel, she's in a much more humid climate than Israel! I think it will be fine. Kathy, was this tree bought from Edible Landscapes? I got one also and...
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Harvey Correia
harveycorreia
Jul 1, 2010 4:36 am
This year the California Rare Fruit Growers will feature the pitahaya (also known as pitaya and dragonfruit). Since Jeff Moersfelder of the USDA repository...
