How is your orange crop this year ? - Page 2

Val · 04-08-2009, 15:32

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Originally Posted by cadiar

Another year goes by, last year when you were all having a problem with your oranges, my trees were loaded, I had a bumper crop, but this year is a very different picture they are few and far between. It looks like I will be buying marmalade this year!

I've no idea why, the trees are watered, I can only assume the trees are 'resting'.

Is that a bit like an oot o' work actor ! ( said with accent on the tor

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oor oranges were braw

pladecalvo · 30-01-2010, 19:34

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Originally Posted by anis

I think it may have something to do with the extremely hot summer we have had in Malaga - said to be hottest for many years. I have watered the trees daily but obviously not sufficiently.

It could be that you are watering them too much. I work in a commercial plantation and we only water once or twice a week, depending on the weather. Orange trees like to be flooded and then allowed to dry out before flooding again.

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When we prune, we always have trouble with suckers - does anyone know how to stop them or should we let them grow ? They are very prickly green shoots like rose suckers.

Where are they growing from? You should remove anything that grows out of the main trunk and keep the centres of the tree reasonably clear to allow the light in.

baldilocks · 30-01-2010, 19:41

We don't grow any oranges but we have a quite good crop from the village trees. The locals just let them fall and rot because they are the Seville (bitter) oranges and they don't know what to do with them. WE have had kilos of them (for free) and SWMBO and suegra have been making marmalade by the jarful. Personally, I don't like marmalade.

Val · 30-01-2010, 19:49

I only like shredless marmalade, I was toying with trying orange curd and see how that works.

CDThader · 31-01-2010, 05:31

I don't grow oranges, but have many friends that do. Their trees are loaded at the moment. One friend from our church who has 32 trees lets us have as many as we want in exchange for a small donation towards to his church ministry. I in turn supply my neighbours in return for a glass of wine or two.
CD

JazminesII · 31-01-2010, 11:17

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Originally Posted by CDThader

I don't grow oranges, but have many friends that do. Their trees are loaded at the moment. One friend from our church who has 32 trees lets us have as many as we want in exchange for a small donation towards to his church ministry. I in turn supply my neighbours in return for a glass of wine or two.
CD

What a good idea CD......

We gave our trees away to a neighbour, both were tub based as we only have a small outside space with our town house. That said lovely juice Murcian oranges are available in abundance locally.......we usually purchase ours at the local market or from one of the Verdulerías

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30-01-2010, 19:41	#13 (permalink)
baldilocks baldilocks is.... Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Castillo de Locubín, Jaén Age: 69 Posts: 1,591 Thanks: 53 Thanked 92 Times in 87 Posts Rep Power: 0	We don't grow any oranges but we have a quite good crop from the village trees. The locals just let them fall and rot because they are the Seville (bitter) oranges and they don't know what to do with them. WE have had kilos of them (for free) and SWMBO and suegra have been making marmalade by the jarful. Personally, I don't like marmalade.

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Val Val is sad and misses this place Spain Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,326 Thanks: 228 Thanked 172 Times in 160 Posts Rep Power: 57	I only like shredless marmalade, I was toying with trying orange curd and see how that works.

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CDThader CDThader is back on board Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: I live in Ciudad Quesada, an Urbanisation of Rojales, Alicante Age: 68 Posts: 796 Thanks: 28 Thanked 51 Times in 50 Posts Rep Power: 28	I don't grow oranges, but have many friends that do. Their trees are loaded at the moment. One friend from our church who has 32 trees lets us have as many as we want in exchange for a small donation towards to his church ministry. I in turn supply my neighbours in return for a glass of wine or two. CD

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