Beyondista
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Posted 1315141038
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I have a couple Celeste Improved plants & the stems have gone limp & many of them are dropping before they are ripe. None of the other 30+ varieties I have are seeming to do this. Thoughts?
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satellitehead
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Posted 1315145986
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How old is the tree?
Beyondista
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Posted 1315146305
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2 & 3 years old in 5 gallon pots. Actively growing, not root bound. We've been having huge temperature variations, high 90s one day, lows in 50s the next. I was thinking the trees might be responding to that.
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satellitehead
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Posted 1315164508
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A common trait of some strains of Celeste is fruit drop when immature (less than 5 years) and fruit drop when grown in pot culture. Temperature and water - according to some - play a role in whether drop happens or not.
hoosierbanana
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Posted 1315166229
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If the stems are limp then the roots are not pumping water. Are all 30+ trees grown the same way? Maybe the mix has smothered the roots or dare I say it, maybe they have rkn. = O
