These are most of my plants as of 08 24 06, some of the photos are a bit blurry because i kept moving the camera a bit when taking the pictures.

Bannana Plant

It is growing quite fast but i still haven't brought it outside and won't this year because a couple of leaves broke off in an attempt to bring it outside.

Bannana Plant leaf

One of the leaves i am not sure if it is from sunburn or mites, i saw mites on it this morning and sprayed it with water/soap.

Cal.

Growing real good but no fruit yet.

Coffee Plant

Putting on lots of growth.

Clementine seedling

Just transplanted and at the end of its first flush of true leaves.

Lemon&Grapefruit

Got a little scortched in the sun.

Key limes

Just out of the mini greenhouse.

Watermelon

My biggest watermelon(probably 3/4 of an inch long) I don't think i will be having fresh from the garden watermelon this year

Raspberries

Just ate a ripe one yesterday MMMMMM yummy.

Peach tree

No fruit this year, it is the second tree i had to buy the first one just died, i think it was a combination of too much spraying, hot hot weather and it being a young tree.

NEW UPDATE

Well the bannana plant died but more are growing here are my plants as of now.

One of two bannana plants


Cinnamon Plant


Coffee Plants/other bannana plant


Cal.


Navel Orange just finished flush


Desert Rose


Key Limes with some knew leaves


Clementine about to start new flush


Lemon about to start new flush

awww.. cute babies!!!

You have a lovely green family..

looking over your plants I said out loud "OOOOO Cinnamon!!!" To witch my husband said.. "NOT ONLY NO BUT HELL NO!!" LOL he knows me too well..

Thanks for sharing..

Gina *BabyBlue*

Your welcome

Looks like some nice citrus starts. Are they in the house under lights? If so, use a box fan and put some wind against the trees. The flicking back and forth develops a lot of strength to the branches and trunks and you will get nice strong trees. If they grow under lights, in constant still air they never get any resistance and grow tall and leggy with weak steams and weak trunks. Then the trees will require a support stick to hold them up. Start putting wind across them when they are 2 inches tall. Again they look like they had a good start. - Millet

I have a little fan in with them but it isn't blowing right agianst the trees, it is facing the wall of the greehouse. I put it in there for two reasons to do what you said Millet (have air running past the trees and to keep it cooler. I find though if the fan is directly over the plants they dry out too quickly (within a couple of days) because the the walls don't fully touch the ground anf it evapourate fast (3 inches above) I am trying to find plastic to fill in the gap. Should I have the fan directly over them or at least pointing in their direction.

If your trees were growing out doors in the ground, the wind would naturally be blowing against the trees. This is nature's way of strengthening the trunk and limbs, using wind resistance. You want the fan to blow against your trees enough to cause them to flicker back and forth. You should start almost from day one. At first put the fan on low, but be SURE you see the trees moving back and forth. I either put my small trees out doors every day, when the weather is warm, or I put box fans (I have six box fans in the greenhouse) blowing against them 24 hours a day. If your containers dry out in three days, so much the better, just water them. If you are using slow release fertilizers, either blended in the growth medium, or applied on the surface, the extra watering will water and fertilize the trees at the same time. When you use slow release fertilizers, like Osmocote 17-7-12 you never have to worry about over or under fertilizing. Wind resistance, also promotes branching. Growing in a windless atmosphere causes tall, slender, weak and branchless trees. You really don't care about height. What you want is a strong full branched tree. Did you mix in some slow release fertilizer and dolomite into the seedling medium when you planted your seeds? - Millet

Alright I will change the position of the fan tonight, I wasn't sure if they could take drying out that fast but I see what you mean now. About the slow release, none of my trees have it. When I repotted my trees and started seedings I didn't know about using slow release but when i repot them after now i will add it to the mix(right now i using fert. mixed for every watering as recommended on the package). Also the only thing close to dolomite i found aroung where i live is a place that sells dolomite lime is that the same? When i replant my new navel in the pot that is coming in the mail i hope to use miricle grow slow release it is the only kind avaible around here.

Hi Valencia,
Yes Dolomite lime is the same thing. It is a type of limestone that has both CaCO3 and MgCO3 whereas basic limestone is just CaCO3.

Skeet

Thanks skeet I think i will be buying it then.

Valencia, do you know how much calcium is in you tap water? If your on municipal water, you can call your supplier and they should be able to tell you the amount. Probably around 40-80 PPM. If your on a well you need to get an analysis If you cannot find out then just add 4-lbs. (1816 Grams) dolomite/cu. meter (67-grams/sq. foot.). To much or to little is not good. - Millet

I am on city water so i am going to try and find that out(there is a city website so hopefuly that will have the info.) If not i will just call. Oh and when i moved the fan i checked Valencia seeds and one sprouted its tap root