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[Nikitas]

OK you fruit experts- solve this one for me:

My pomegranate tree was hit by frost five years ago and made a comeback. It is now about 8 feet high. It blooms wonderfully, lots of vermillion colored blossoms which seem to be well pollinated by bees and they set.

BUT, soon after setting the young fruit just fall off the tree. This year there are fruit set on one branch, the one facing east-southeast, but all the others fell off.

Anyone know what might be causing this waste of fruit?

[denizaksulu]

[quote="Nikitas"]OK you fruit experts- solve this one for me:

My pomegranate tree was hit by frost five years ago and made a comeback. It is now about 8 feet high. It blooms wonderfully, lots of vermillion colored blossoms which seem to be well pollinated by bees and they set.

BUT, soon after setting the young fruit just fall off the tree. This year there are fruit set on one branch, the one facing east-southeast, but all the others fell off.

Anyone know what might be causing this waste of fruit?[/quote]


Give it a short back ad side. Prune it right down. (had it been pruned lately?)

[Nikitas]

Deniz,

I pruned it but not radically. I trimmed off all shoots from the branches and pinched off all later shoots, but left the branch tips alone.

A neighbor has one on a north facing side of this building and it is full of fruit.

I think this time round I will get a pro to trim it. If he will accept such a humble job, pruning a single tree. Our gardeners here are very picky about jobs.

[denizaksulu]

Deniz,

I pruned it but not radically. I trimmed off all shoots from the branches and pinched off all later shoots, but left the branch tips alone.

A neighbor has one on a north facing side of this building and it is full of fruit.

I think this time round I will get a pro to trim it. If he will accept such a humble job, pruning a single tree. Our gardeners here are very picky about jobs.

They like water too. Keep some water specially in summer months.

My cousin in Kophinou (Mr Lurucadi) would water his Pomegranate orchard everyday. He would tell us how to look after the trees ( I was 11 yr old at the time). At school we also did 'Agricultural Studies'. I wonder if they still teach such 'mundane' jobs. We learnt a lot from these classes. If you lived in a village, you always had chace to practice too.

[SSBubbles]

Okra cooked with tomatoes and onions in olive oil .... Mmm!
Fresh figs and prickly pears.

In the past, you have led us to believe that you do not like tomatoes!

[SSBubbles]

Dear all,

Just been wondering, what if your favorite fruit and vegetable. I like passion fruits. But generally in Cyprus which are the big fruits and veggies?

Potatoes - cooked in any fashion!

Pears (and of course) grapes!

[SSBubbles]

OK you fruit experts- solve this one for me:
My pomegranate tree was hit by frost five years ago and made a comeback. It is now about 8 feet high. It blooms wonderfully, lots of vermillion colored blossoms which seem to be well pollinated by bees and they set.
BUT, soon after setting the young fruit just fall off the tree. This year there are fruit set on one branch, the one facing east-southeast, but all the others fell off.
Anyone know what might be causing this waste of fruit?

A job for Alan Titchmarch if you ask me!

[denizaksulu]

Okra cooked with tomatoes and onions in olive oil .... Mmm!
Fresh figs and prickly pears.

In the past, you have led us to believe that you do not like tomatoes!

Whoop whoop

[Nikitas]

Agricultural classes, now that brings back memories Deniz.

At the primary school in Famagusta we had a sizeable flower and vegetable garden where we had practical lessons in agriculture. I learned rotation cropping and all about azotobacter and nitrogen fixing by the fourth year of primary school. In England we got round to that stuff when we were doin O level biology in the 4th year of secondary school. Teachers thought Cypriot kids had a natural knack for biology!

[denizaksulu]

Agricultural classes, now that brings back memories Deniz.

At the primary school in Famagusta we had a sizeable flower and vegetable garden where we had practical lessons in agriculture. I learned rotation cropping and all about azotobacter and nitrogen fixing by the fourth year of primary school. In England we got round to that stuff when we were doin O level biology in the 4th year of secondary school. Teachers thought Cypriot kids had a natural knack for biology!

Sorry for the delay in replying. I was busy for two weeks studying the effect of Radon on the flora of Cornwall. Its damn good. Especially with Cornish Palm trees.

I had the same response during my 'A' Levels in Biology. I was accused of reading ahead of topics. Some scientists have argued that rotation is a waste of time and by using artificial means of keeping the soil vibrant they can best serve the growing world population - even though the rotation of the azotobacter producing crops is environmentally beneficial.

I had suggested 'birth control' or 'Chinese style' legislation.