I think it is because you need a number of hours of the complete tree at cold temperatures. The average temperature an the temperature range are important. How many hours at the range below 5 ºC you have in your place? Peach and cherry needs many days at temperatures below 0ºC. As we are suffering global warming the temperature range possibly has narrowed in the area and that is the reason why this year in the southern hemisphere practically there are no apples and your garden no peach nor cherries.
Cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: robert and benita rabello To: biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Fruit Trees Why is it so hard to grow fruit trees? I grew up in a place where oranges, avocados, lemons and grapefruit trees thrived. I have fond memories of climbing the mango tree in my grandmother's back yard (this in Minas Gerais, Brasil) with my friend, Marcos, and eating mangos until we were drenched in sweet juice and practically sick of the flavor! I never remember insect infestations or fruit dropping like I experience here in BC! My cherry tree is losing its fruit again . . . I've done compost, dormant spray, crusher dust and insecticidal soap to limit pest infestation. I've watered this tree and carefully eliminated any competing plants from beneath its drip line. I've done the same for my plum trees, but most of their leaves are withered now and they look terribly sad. My pair of peach trees have blistered leaves, too! Sigh . . . The rest of my garden is looking really good thus far. But why can't I grow decent fruit trees? robert luis rabello "The Edge of Justice" "The Long Journey" New Adventure for Your Mind http://www.newadventure.ca Ranger Supercharger Project Page http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ______________________________ Visita http://www.tutopia.com y comienza a navegar más rápido en Internet. Tutopia es Internet para todos.
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