tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post6106256800394064564..comments2023-08-21T15:49:17.685-07:00Comments on In Lee's Garden Now: Lee Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-79461905719943462642009-08-29T01:49:19.424-07:002009-08-29T01:49:19.424-07:00Hi Lee,
I too so love the early morning in my gar...Hi Lee, <br />I too so love the early morning in my gardens... but those biting bugs! I have been donning a netted hat as well ... with layers and long pants and socks over the cuffs... so the buggers cannot get to my skin. This has been the worse year I have ever experienced and sure takes a bit of the joy out of gardening... especially just trying to enjoy... or photograph the garden. We have had swarms of gnats that have never lived here before... I look forward to September! Also looking forward to scrolling through your great blog. CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-21242684843187803352009-08-28T07:27:41.473-07:002009-08-28T07:27:41.473-07:00Thanks. In answer to your question, I'll just ...Thanks. In answer to your question, I'll just quote from my book, THE PRUNING BOOK (available from my website): <br /><br />"The tree can be reluctant to flower (making it only a handsome ornamental) because flowering requires just enough cold (or drought) to induce dormancy, but not so much as to damage this somewhat cold-tender tree. Careful management is thus required to keep a tree fruitful wherever the climate is less than ideal. Litchi is a native of China, where the traditional advice is that you should “keep the tree calm” for fruitfulness. Prune when the fruit is ripe, cutting off the last foot or so of stems as you harvest clumps of fruit. In summer, pinch new growth. To control tree size, cut away upright stems. In climates where winters are too warm or wet to induce the natural dormancy needed for flowering, try girdling selected stems in autumn."<br /><br />Hope this helps. Let me know.Lee Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706667868301897739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3827857515189667911.post-45676607952944918302009-08-22T00:50:37.337-07:002009-08-22T00:50:37.337-07:00Your blog is so informative. I too have problem wi...Your blog is so informative. I too have problem with my litchee tree which I planted 12 years ago. It has never flowered or borne fruit. I live in Bangalore, India. Can you please give some suggestion? Thanks.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.com