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Butterdeer



Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Posts: 1

Posted: Mon 13 Nov, 2006 8:19 pm

Could someone tell me why my oranges this year are not as sweet as they were previous years? They kind of taste blan.
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JoeReal
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Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 4726
Location: Davis, California

Posted: Mon 13 Nov, 2006 9:06 pm

Many factors:
harvested too early, especially if your nights are a lot cooler than days, the colors are deep orange but actually still not ready for eating.
not enough K fertilizers and perhaps other nutrients.
slightly cooler temps when the juices are filling up.
over or under watering during the juice filling up period.
and other factors.
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