"cp" wrote in message
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On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:12:37 GMT, "0tterbot" wrote:

hello!

i recall reading somewhere that very young trees expend a pointless amount
of energy in flowering/fruiting, when they'd be better off just growing.

If its a cutting and starting to fruit then lop off the fruit so that
the tree can grow.

they're not cuttings (well, not any more anyway). they are growing like the
clappers, actually.



i have some little blueberries (only about 20cm high) which are flowering
(very cute ;-) & i feel inclined to take the flowers off this year & maybe
next, just so they can spend their time getting bigger, instead of making
3
blueberries each for no advantage to anyone.

Use pot ash every week and watch them grow even faster.

what form do you use? i normally use blood & bone (did that) or wood ash for
potassium, although i'm not going to ash the blueberries of course - they
LIKE the acidity here!

also, some almonds, although these are about 1.5m high now - and probably
old enough to be allowed to fruit...(?)

I had an almond tree 40 years ago. It was good for two years but
nothing since

was reading about almonds in a book today - it said that anything from lack
of other almonds to funny weather can cause lack of fruit. (they sound like
a bit of trouble tbh).
thank you!
kylie