09-17-2020, 07:29 PM
Update to my previous post:
I am located about a mile from fissure 8.
We were inundated with sulpher gasses almost constantly throughout the eruption.
Several days we had very, very high concentrations.
In tracing this leaf loss problem down, I found the following information:
The gasses acidified our soil.
Hibiscuses liked it, avos probably not.
6.2 to 6.7 is the recommended range.
In FL, avos usually take up to at least 2 year to recover from hurricane effects.
In CA, many avos, due to salts in the soil, will lose all their leaves this time of year, but will regrow them during the next blooming season.
Our 3 cultivars each have responded similarly, but differently.
Most bare branches are still alive.
The quality of the fruit is still off this year, second season after the eruption.
I have just begun removing all the fruit from the trees to allow them to divert their their resources to eruption recovery.
I am located about a mile from fissure 8.
We were inundated with sulpher gasses almost constantly throughout the eruption.
Several days we had very, very high concentrations.
In tracing this leaf loss problem down, I found the following information:
The gasses acidified our soil.
Hibiscuses liked it, avos probably not.
6.2 to 6.7 is the recommended range.
In FL, avos usually take up to at least 2 year to recover from hurricane effects.
In CA, many avos, due to salts in the soil, will lose all their leaves this time of year, but will regrow them during the next blooming season.
Our 3 cultivars each have responded similarly, but differently.
Most bare branches are still alive.
The quality of the fruit is still off this year, second season after the eruption.
I have just begun removing all the fruit from the trees to allow them to divert their their resources to eruption recovery.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.