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Відео

grafting avos with parafilm sometimes requires adaptation
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more info on graft success
Dragon fruit project still going 2023
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mostly an update of tge farm in Sprung
avocado size control with selective cuts
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A few choice cuts can do wonders for tree size control
splice graft on avocado
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Techniques for the valuable splice graft.
GEM avocado maturity
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eating quality of early season GEM, Marvel, Hass
2023 avocado grafts details for the pros...
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All the steps for perfection of field grafting
avocado budwood selection.
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never enough emphasis on selection of budwood!
70th birthday pruning work
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goofing around on my birthday
fall update of avocado grafts for those following the progression
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fall update of avocado grafts for those following the progression
avocado update 2022 on everything grafting
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grafts, girdling, training etc
packing dragon fruit labor day 2022
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fruit in cooler ready to ship
avocado graft care
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more details about graft union
one week from Harvest September 2022
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phone memory finished only recorded half
Dragon fruit organic fertilzer.
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fertilizer. and some harvested fruit.
first BIG Dragon fruut set 2022
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first BIG Dragon fruut set 2022
big dragon fruit flower wave
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big dragon fruit flower wave
beauty of thinning dragon fruit
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beauty of thinning dragon fruit
meandering in dragon fruit july 2022
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meandering in dragon fruit july 2022
compost making and using in dragon fruit
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compost making and using in dragon fruit
doing it right with dragon fruit 2022
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doing it right with dragon fruit 2022
walk and talk dragonfruit june 2022
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walk and talk dragonfruit june 2022
dragon fruit 2022
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dragon fruit 2022
may 2022 avocado graft update 2 of 2
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may 2022 avocado graft update 2 of 2
may 2022 avo update 1 of 2
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may 2022 avo update 1 of 2
case study in graft failure
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case study in graft failure
avocado grafting performance and updates 2022
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avocado grafting performance and updates 2022
Examples of A and B avocado flowers
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Examples of A and B avocado flowers
selecting grafting budwood
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selecting grafting budwood
avocado innovation--the role o the farmer/scientist
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avocado innovation the role o the farmer/scientist

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @edwardonliner4503
    @edwardonliner4503 23 дні тому

    Did the rebar burn the stems of dragonfruit?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 23 дні тому

      @@edwardonliner4503 surprizingly very little.

  • @IIrandhandleII
    @IIrandhandleII 28 днів тому

    Do you do tours or walks for other dragon fruit growers in SD? Thanks

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 28 днів тому

      @@IIrandhandleII Hello, not really... 1) We are mostly over worked... especially now in harvest season and 2) in the past it has always escalated to visitors wanting more and more and we simply never have time as this is our livlihood... I always want to ask them how they woukd feel if i called them at their job and asked for a visit and then items from their job... Ha. Ag is dying in Cal. And it is because finances are tough

  • @IIrandhandleII
    @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

    Instant sub

  • @IIrandhandleII
    @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

    Is this the rainbow permaculture farm?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Місяць тому

      @@IIrandhandleII no but we support organic and regenerative😃

    • @IIrandhandleII
      @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

      @graymartin2275 is your dragon fruit farm still producing? I'm over in del Mar with a tiny little backyard dragon fruit project and looking for ideas just like your trellis. I feel like the current pot trellis takes a lot of space im looking to implement something more like a winery trellis like yours

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Місяць тому

      @@IIrandhandleII yep... went to ecuador and their commercial trellis look similar to mine but they use concrete posts...

    • @IIrandhandleII
      @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

      @graymartin2275 do you know if there are any plans available online? I've never done a trellis before. I've looked around on UA-cam but most of them are in hindi. Your farm is super impressive.

    • @IIrandhandleII
      @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

      @@graymartin2275 I think I will just go with the wine trellis and see what results I get. Thanks for all the info.

  • @IIrandhandleII
    @IIrandhandleII Місяць тому

    Is this the rainbow permaculture farm?

  • @c17360
    @c17360 Місяць тому

    How long do you leave the praise on the plant after pollination?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Місяць тому

      @@c17360 it changes but 42 days...typically

  • @beniginanduku5395
    @beniginanduku5395 2 місяці тому

    Well done, watching from Kenya. Congratulations, trying to do Dragon farming , Am encouraged. Hard work pays. Thanks

  • @darleneswetz8325
    @darleneswetz8325 2 місяці тому

    Yes

  • @franklingrenyion659
    @franklingrenyion659 2 місяці тому

    Damn it , all this time the key in the selection of a scion is looking for the appearance of a bud!..... thank u very much sir

  • @pauhy5601
    @pauhy5601 2 місяці тому

    Your camera work here s very poor,not so professional like the rest of your iconic pieces of films?.

  • @pauhy5601
    @pauhy5601 2 місяці тому

    Not "Amerrican Grafitti",Mr. Lucas- haha?.

  • @randallblack5677
    @randallblack5677 3 місяці тому

    Gray you're the greatest. Sound effects when you test the strength of the grafts!

  • @randallblack5677
    @randallblack5677 3 місяці тому

    Long-time chain saw user. Perfection! I turn 69 this summer. You're only as old as you aren't good any more!

  • @randallblack5677
    @randallblack5677 3 місяці тому

    Gray gets his saw at the Dollar Store and shows us how to rely on knowledge, not fancy tools!

  • @randallblack5677
    @randallblack5677 3 місяці тому

    I have an old Fuerte, like 60 feet tall, taken down and resprouted like crazy. Love the flavor but it's not a good producer. Now I know what to do. I've been spraying my GEM with a low concentration of urea - about a teaspoon in a two quart sprayer bottle - on the new flush. The GEM loves it, with good vegetative growth (with prolonged flushing), good fruiting, and what looks to be good fruit retention. This is my "top down" approach to fertilization and I know the urea gets in due to experiments on the Fuerte, which showed leaf distortion and leaf toughening. Similar urea spraying on apples had bizarre and negative effects. I'm babying a Pinkerton and a Lamb in fabric pots over the summer for planting in the fall. Thanks for your service!

  • @randallblack5677
    @randallblack5677 3 місяці тому

    Hey Gray, I've been spraying flush with a teaspoon of urea in a two quart spray bottle. I spray all new growth every evening. I've been doing it on a Hass, a Fuerte that came back from being stumped, and a GEM. They all love it and are continuing flush. I did a stronger formulation on the Fuerte and got distorted, super thick leaves with yellow veins but they lived and the tree has flourished. But urea is toxic to most plants. Apple trees got weird. This year June 2024 getting good fruit hang on the GEM. Lots of extra flushing. My theory: Urea on the flush sends a message to the tree. "We've got nitrogen. Use N coming in from the roots elsewhere as needed. Fruits are getting sugar from local sugar production." No tree has died from spraying with diluted urea.

  • @milaneate9562
    @milaneate9562 4 місяці тому

    You have a beautiful farm, i am learning a lot . Thank you

  • @milaneate9562
    @milaneate9562 4 місяці тому

    Always learning everytime I watch your show, thank you

  • @amathonn
    @amathonn 4 місяці тому

    Flower rapist!

  • @mercedesbastian8292
    @mercedesbastian8292 4 місяці тому

    Here in the Philippines they are selling it for 150 a kilo

  • @OaxDragonFruit
    @OaxDragonFruit 5 місяців тому

    Are those fiberglass rods?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 5 місяців тому

      Some are. Ive moved to metal rods valled sucker rods but need to buy a truckload for affordability

    • @OaxDragonFruit
      @OaxDragonFruit 5 місяців тому

      @@graymartin2275 I use fiberglass rods too, so far so good

  • @FurFeathersandFlowers
    @FurFeathersandFlowers 6 місяців тому

    Impressive farm. Interesting to see how you grow your plants. Sad to see the Citrus industry fading away. Here in Florida it is Citrus greening that is causing so many problems but yet, water is another biggie affecting so many farmers. Not easy for farmers either way. Hope you had a bountiful harvest.

  • @ShooterDan13
    @ShooterDan13 6 місяців тому

    What is the tar you put down? A rooting hormone? Also what are you wrapping the top of the scion you grafted onto the bigger tree with… looks like paper or something lol but I have a 20 year old Avocado that’s never flowered even… never given fruits and I really want to make it a good tree. HELP!

  • @TexasDragonFruit
    @TexasDragonFruit 6 місяців тому

    Good morning Sir. I have been trying yo get in contact with you. how can I contact you.

  • @southtexashay777
    @southtexashay777 6 місяців тому

    Good morning Sir. I have been trying yo get in contact with you.

  • @bigtim1129
    @bigtim1129 6 місяців тому

    Do you use this in the spring ? Or is this a year round thing? Do you change anything when its time to bloom? Like higher in p/k ratio?

  • @OaxDragonFruit
    @OaxDragonFruit 9 місяців тому

    Is that fiber glass rods on top of your trellis?

  • @rubenosorio1639
    @rubenosorio1639 10 місяців тому

    You’re a genius

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 10 місяців тому

      You've heard of Manic Depressive... i'm similar: Genius Bonehead!

    • @rubenosorio1639
      @rubenosorio1639 10 місяців тому

      @@graymartin2275 haha idk if that’s a joke

  • @GekkoBrother
    @GekkoBrother 11 місяців тому

    Hi. Domovan Vest Method?

  • @growyourownavocados
    @growyourownavocados 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for the demonstration.

  • @WelcomeTheRain
    @WelcomeTheRain Рік тому

    Is this the farm at the end of Mesa Verde in VC? We live down the road and are also planting out dragon fruit. Would love to meet up

  • @edgarbernal1831
    @edgarbernal1831 Рік тому

    Will this variety flower again? I've seen clips of farmers cutting flowers when projected demand is low to delay fruit set

  • @bikashpanja7936
    @bikashpanja7936 Рік тому

    All the best form VITA PURE FARMS

  • @JayeshPatel-cd2zp
    @JayeshPatel-cd2zp Рік тому

    Hope you have bumper crops this season 🙏

  • @filinieves8983
    @filinieves8983 Рік тому

    Farmer stays positive! 👍

  • @RAREDRAGONFRUIT
    @RAREDRAGONFRUIT Рік тому

    Hi Gray! I can’t wait to buy some of your fruit in stores! Will Gelson’s still have them this year? Sad to hear your flowers didn’t set in the rain.

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Рік тому

      Yes i believe Gelsons. Sold some to major market today. Not enough yet to ship to L.A.

  • @BigDaddy-hn7oh
    @BigDaddy-hn7oh Рік тому

    Wanted to say thank you for your informative videos and if I haven't said it before you're doing the right thing setting a good example for everyone don't stop keep charging Full Speed Ahead my motto and all this may not apply to you surfing commercial fishing fishing and farming is the way you're definitely part of Team SoCal

  • @growyourownavocados
    @growyourownavocados Рік тому

    Are they about 4 feet apart?

  • @growyourownavocados
    @growyourownavocados Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing your techniques.

  • @dianastarodub7592
    @dianastarodub7592 Рік тому

    Hello!your American beauty is yellow you need to measure the ph in your soil..and give it fertilizer to higher up your ph

  • @Franko91352
    @Franko91352 Рік тому

    How tall are your trellises Gray

  • @Franko91352
    @Franko91352 Рік тому

    I want to come buy some fruit from you gray when ready …they look beautiful

  • @alzhang74
    @alzhang74 Рік тому

    Could you please do a video showing how to make a simple structure for dragonfruit in a home backyard? I am using a tomato cage now but it doesn’t hold well. Thanks!

  • @rarefruitsvlog172
    @rarefruitsvlog172 Рік тому

    Which size container do you have used for a commercial dragon Fruits farm?

  • @MrLegittony
    @MrLegittony Рік тому

    Hey Sir i would like to stop by and check out your harvest where exactly in Temecula are you located?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Рік тому

      Hey Tony. Dont really do tours... busy all the time, thanks for your interest.

  • @BigDaddy-hn7oh
    @BigDaddy-hn7oh Рік тому

    I was going to mention something regarding your maturity and dates and all that when avocados are grown at the coast comparatively to inland there is a definite time difference on maturity if you're growing in Cambria versus North County there's definitely a difference just thought I would mention that but what do I know anyways keep up the good work

  • @BigDaddy-hn7oh
    @BigDaddy-hn7oh Рік тому

    I'm pleasantly surprised I was involved in avocados before NAFTA and I learned quite a bit I meant that chap Ruben from Israel when he was doing his little field classes many years ago regarding the Reed avocados he was getting some wild number per acre I like your videos they're Direct and to the point informative there's not a lot of Young Blood in the agriculture business and certain areas way2go helping people out it's amazing how everybody to share information now from the doctor's office to right here on UA-cam would be nice to have the stuff back in the 70s have a good one buddy

  • @Nazimus
    @Nazimus Рік тому

    Do you think it's preferable to remove the parafilm after few weeks on grafts that doesn't make it ?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Рік тому

      When it gets cold like it has been parafilm seems to get hard and can actually restrict buds tryingvto push through. Just watch for this. The parafilm does preserve the scion, but if restrictive should be opened.

    • @Nazimus
      @Nazimus Рік тому

      @@graymartin2275 Thank you for the answer

  • @CarlosJimenez-yt3jx
    @CarlosJimenez-yt3jx Рік тому

    Thank you for the dragon fruit videos 😮

  • @gardentips1249
    @gardentips1249 Рік тому

    Does your dragon fruit all go to the asian market overseas?

    • @graymartin2275
      @graymartin2275 Рік тому

      No. We grow orGanic and sell to specialty markets mostly in CA