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ivica · Posted: Wed 29 May, 2013 9:27 am

Igor, superb photo of that bug/insect.

1) That do not looks like an adult.
2) Long legs should mean a jumper.
3) What is it ... er ... maybe Sylvain jumps in Very Happy

, he helped me with some names before.

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igor.fogarasi · Posted: Wed 29 May, 2013 9:50 am

Thanks Ivica! Very Happy

I counted on you and Sylvain when I posted that. If I recall correctly, you helped me out with "Metcalfa pruinosa" last year, so I thought you might know something about this one. Metcalfa pruinosa are still not present, at least not in such quantities, to be noticed easily. Although I spotted a couple of them here and there, too.

Igor

ivica · Posted: Wed 29 May, 2013 10:13 am

We are glad to help - when we can Very Happy

Re "Metcalfa pruinosa",
I had a photo of them, Sylvain did identification, here:
link

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Sylvain · Posted: Thu 30 May, 2013 3:47 am

I asked on the french forum. Immediate answer:
http://www.agrumes-passion.com/ennemis-agrumes-f50/topic3778.html#p48673
Fieberiella florii or synophropsis lauri, leafhopper (Cicadelle) family.

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Thu 30 May, 2013 6:37 am

Thanks Sylvain for doing me a favor! Smile

That was a very fast id, indeed.

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Thu 20 Jun, 2013 12:41 pm

Yet another swallowtail, sitting in a kumquat tree... Very Happy

Close-up...

From a different angle...

Enjoy the shots,
Igor

MarcV · Posted: Thu 20 Jun, 2013 1:25 pm

Very nice!
We don't have that kind of butterflies here...

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igor.fogarasi · Posted: Tue 30 Jul, 2013 10:04 am

I posted a couple of photos of my Carica papaya "Sunrise Solo" plant in the "Fruit & Tropicals..." section. Smile

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 8:45 am

igor.fogarasi wrote:

Here's my approximately six months old "Sunrise Solo" papaya seedling... Very Happy

I don't expect it to bear fruit this year, although, I wouldn't be surprised, at all, if it flowers by the end of this growing season.
In which case I plan on removing the flowers and trying to overwinter it indoors. It's currently growing like crazy...

Best,
Igor

After a little more than one month, my Sunrise Solo papaya doubled up in size... It still hasn't shown any sign of flowers forming at a height of 6' 1"... Despite the fact it doesn't take repotting well, I've successfully transplanted it many times without ever shedding a single leaf due to the transplant shock. It's currently growing in a 1.5 gallon container and I don't plan on repotting it to a bigger one. If it survives winter indoors, hopefully, I'll be planting it inground next spring. Since its root ball is very very dense, sort of like a bonsai Laughing

, it requires regular watering, on very hot days even twice a day. Of course it cannot stand overwatering, so I take care of it as well. Here are the pics...

Igor

Millet · Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 12:46 pm

Be very careful when you transplant the papaya into a larger container not to disturb the roots. Papayas die rather quickly if their root system is damaged or overly disturbed. Further NEVER EVER water a papaya with cold water when the temperatures are low, a papaya will die of root rot. - Millet

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 2:51 pm

Thank you for sharing your experience and advice Bob! You are very right, I'm going to be very vigilant about that. I've already cut back on watering, and I am watering papaya just enough to keep it from wilting with lukewarm water.

Take care,
Igor

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Fri 13 Sep, 2013 12:14 pm

A little bit of retrospection...

May 3rd, 2013

igor.fogarasi wrote:

Both of my kumquats seems to be putting out flower buds already. Although one of them somewhat less intensively, it seems they've been jump-started by the constant warm weather we've had these last couple of weeks. Last year both flowered at about the same time, near the end of June, start of July. They even bloomed and set fruit several (2-3) times until the end of September. Which is kind of normal for kumquats... Flowerbuds from today's photo and the ones I posted at the end of June, last year, are at more or less the same stage of development...

Should I be looking forward to an extra early crop of kumquats?
They seem to be almost two months ahead of the last year?

Best,
Igor

May 10th, 2013

igor.fogarasi wrote:

Kumquat in its full bloom, the fragrance is simply amazing... I've still got my hopes up for an early kumquat crop.

Best,
Igor

P.S. I've decided to keep them sheltered from the strong winds which are quite common to the region where I live. Last year I lost an entire crop of my "Sanguineum Pernambuco" blood orange to the wind gusts. So I don't want to risk a chance of losing the developing fruitlets anymore.

Jun 20th, 2013

igor.fogarasi wrote:

Yet another swallowtail, sitting in a kumquat tree...

Close-up...

From a different angle...

Enjoy the shots,
Igor

Sep 13th, 2013 - Today

I had to support the branches under the heavy load of fruit with a couple of bamboo sticks. Definitely looking forward to a bumper crop of kumquats this year... Smile

By the way, does any of you guys know what kind of insect this is? It looks kind of weird... Very Happy

Best,
Igor

RyanL · Posted: Fri 13 Sep, 2013 12:21 pm

Great pictures! That tree will only look better from now as the fruits starts to ripen Very Happy

nice job!

igor.fogarasi · Posted: Fri 13 Sep, 2013 12:30 pm

Thanks Ryan! I can already imagine all those shades of orange... Very Happy

I will definitely take some shots later in the season...

citriko · Posted: Fri 13 Sep, 2013 5:15 pm

Good looking tree!Good looking fruits!Great job,my friend! Trilly-07-14james_results[1]