Citrus Growers Forum

Selkirk · Posted: Wed 22 Dec, 2010 3:04 am

Here's some fruit I picked for the local citrus show (2010 upper gulf coast citrus show). This is prior to sorting,cleaning, and labling for the show.

Selkirk

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Millet · Posted: Wed 22 Dec, 2010 3:44 am

Amazing picture. Congratulations. - Millet (755-)

downsouthcitrus · Posted: Mon 27 Dec, 2010 9:33 pm

very nice pictures....do u have any pictures of the trees....i'm a newbie

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mrtexas · Posted: Thu 30 Dec, 2010 1:38 am

Wow, nobody in SE Texas got much citrus. I guess you are far enough south the 19F freeze here didn't damage your crop!

What are the longish looking yellow fruit?

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Selkirk · Posted: Sun 02 Jan, 2011 5:05 pm

The yellow fruit is Tavares Limequat.

In the freeze we went down to 22-24F. My production was kind of funny, some fruit-navel oranges, limequats, some mandarin's, had normal to better production. While others-satsumas, some kumquats, juice oranges, some mandarins, production was none to well below average. As in most places I have warmer and colder spots in my yard. But the lack of production, really did not follow the coldest spots in my yard or follow the cold tolerances of the citrus. In the end I would guess that overall production was down 30%.

Terry

mrtexas wrote:

Wow, nobody in SE Texas got much citrus. I guess you are far enough south the 19F freeze here didn't damage your crop!

What are the longish looking yellow fruit?

mrtexas · Posted: Mon 03 Jan, 2011 2:09 am

I see you don't have the starlings I have that peck every single fruit when it is nickel sized if I don't cover with netting.

TRI · Posted: Mon 03 Jan, 2011 3:53 am

mrtexas wrote:

I see you don't have the starlings I have that peck every single fruit when it is nickel sized if I don't cover with netting.

I have grackles here that peck the citrus fruits. Fortunately they usually do not penetrate the peel to pulp and the fruit is not ruined, but it makes the fruit look ugly.

Darkman · Posted: Mon 03 Jan, 2011 10:43 am

mrtexas wrote:

I see you don't have the starlings I have that peck every single fruit when it is nickel sized if I don't cover with netting.

Starlings are a pest. They are an introduced species that kills our native cavity dwellers. They are not protected in any state that I know of. They are especially deadly to the purple martin that are a benefit to all. If you are allowed they should be treated the same as cockroaches.

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