Hi Elaine,
I read that Avocados take a long time to fruit but thats ok im here for a while.
My family has been in Saudi Arabia for very long time and we are foreign investors here so we have a company. Therefore, i think ill be in Saudi for long time. Regarding space i have around 144 m2 area to plant in which have already planted young fruit trees in June around 4 high and all are growing slowly. I planted 2 Figs, 1 Pakistani mulberry, 1 Banana, 1 orange, 1 lime, 1 lemon, 1 Moringa, 1 Almond I believe and got 2 papayas but both were too young and died for some reason, they were hollow in the middle of the branches, still trying to figure out what happened there, i think some sort of insect ate the inside part. I also have 1 mango tree in my front yard. well not really my front yard but i planted it there 2 years ago and the gardener just watered them daily and they gave 2 mangoes in March. He just stuck it in the ground and watered that's it.
So far nothing except the older mango tree gave any fruits as the others were planted recently. I watched some videos online and lots of people suggested organic fertilizing and rockdust ( which is not available ) so im experimenting with lime stone instead to see what happens. nothing died so far so im guessing its working. They also suggested Microrysae which is not available here too but could be grown i believe . Worm Castings is also something i heard lots of people use so I want to try making my own little worm farm later on. Can I use earth worms which are already in my soil now to start the worm farm? Ill keep it for a later stage. needs more research
Thanks again for the reply
Tam
