Citrus Growers Forum

Stan McKenzie · Posted: Tue 18 Sep, 2007 9:32 pm

Hello Everybody, Its been a while since I posted. I figured Id get in some practice with my "year old" digital camera! I hope to harvest the first crop in the fall of 09. These were planted in April of this year. Wish me luck with a "global warming winter" ! Smile

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Laaz · Posted: Tue 18 Sep, 2007 10:06 pm

Great job Stan. Can't wait to get up there !

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Stan McKenzie · Posted: Tue 18 Sep, 2007 10:23 pm

Thanks Todd, I guess you can see in the picture that the trees are planted on raised beds for drainage. My farm land is flat as a pancake, so raised beds was a must. Either that or I would have been the proud owner of a drowned citrus grove the first time we had a 4 inch cloud burst! As Bob Barkers friend used to say: " Todd, COME ON DOWN! Smile

The price is right! Laughing

Hey, theres a 32 acre farm for sale just down the road from me.. If you are tired of the rat race... plunk down a little money and plant a citrus grove on your own mini plantation!

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Ned · Posted: Wed 19 Sep, 2007 12:21 am

The trees look good Stan. I think you did right putting them on a ridge.

You don't have a closeup, but I think I see something that might cause problems. If the sprinkler heads are as far above the canopy as they appear, and you use them for frost protection, won't they cause problems with ice buildup on the limbs and leaves? Maybe I just can't the the micosprinklers that will provide frost protection. I know Carl has two sets of sprinklers, one for irrigation, and one under the canopy for frost protection.

Lazz maybe we need to go up there together and he has it right! LOL

Ned

Stan McKenzie · Posted: Wed 19 Sep, 2007 12:43 am

I couldnt resist letting a few of the trees set fruit. This is a murcott with about a dozen or so fruits this year.

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Keith NC · Citruholic Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 58

The grove is looking excellent Stan!

Please keep posting pics-

Keith

patrick · Citruholic Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 44 Location: PHOENIX

Thats a great looking grove you have there Stan. I cant wait to see it grow and make more fruit in the future. How many different varieties of fruit are you trying out? Patrick

Stan McKenzie · Posted: Wed 19 Sep, 2007 11:04 pm

Hey Patrick, Thanks for the compliment. I'm giving this grove 100% effort and so far so good. I have one pink grapefruit in the grove... a graft from the one that is growing in Columbia SC. We have named it the Croxton grapefruit in honor of its owner.. I have a nagami kumquat, a taiwanica lemon, a murcott, a ponkan, a robinson and the rest are various satsumas including, Browns Select, LA Early, Owari, Aoshima, Miyagawa and kimbrough. All in all there are aprox 135 trees in the grove. As the folks at BP say about new sources of energy.. ITS A START! Laughing

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Millet · Posted: Thu 20 Sep, 2007 12:24 am

Stan, last year when I came to SC to ketch the Stan McKenzie Citrus Express bus to the 2006 Citrus Expo, I missed seeing Carl's grove due to an extended flight delay at O'hare airport in Chicago. This year I will be attending the 2007 Citrus Expo in Akin. Hopefully, I will be able to extend my trip a day or so to enable me to visit both Carl's and your citrus groves. BTW please put me down for TWO (2) box lunches, as my wife will probably come with me. - Millet

Stan McKenzie · Posted: Thu 20 Sep, 2007 9:33 am

Bob, you will be most welcome to come and visit when you fly in for the Expo. I will give you the "GRANDE" tour of the area citrus trees. BTW Congratulations on being the 1st person to pre register for the lunch that day!

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Cactusrequiem · Posted: Thu 20 Sep, 2007 6:01 pm

Just to let you all know, I have SEEN the McKenzie Grove..the picture really doesn't do it justice. I was up there about 3 weeks ago. It's was looking good then!
Stan, you may as well put me down for two box lunches also, that gig ever decides to call, I have a previous engagement in Aiken!
Millet, looking forward to seeing you again AND meeting your wife.
Darren

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Millet · Posted: Thu 20 Sep, 2007 11:55 pm

Darren, I missed you last year when I was in Charleston to ketch Stan's bus. I'll buy you and your wife dinner at the Friday night expo get to gather. So you might just as well order a big stake. - Millet

gregn · Posted: Fri 28 Sep, 2007 11:56 pm

Stan, Its looking good! I am so close but so far away from the citrus expo which I would dearly like to attend. I will be in Ft Lauderdale that weekend returning from a cruise with the family. I couldn't talk my wife into letting me loose for the day Sad

Oh well, gotta keep peace in the family. Right! Instead I will be spending my money in Florida. Maybe next year Exclamation

Greg

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Millet · Posted: Sat 29 Sep, 2007 1:04 am

gregn said.............Oh well, gotta keep peace in the family. Right!......... I learned a long time ago that the answer is "It all depends" . - Millet

gregn · Posted: Sat 29 Sep, 2007 1:21 pm

Millet, When your in-laws "help out" with the trip (and you are traveling with them) it is a very good time to keep the peace Exclamation

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