A Tour of My Garden (SoCal Zone 10b)

[@p-treegardening8366]

I’m loving all your fruit trees! And the grape vine is taking over…. Very nice!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks :)

[@marcocervantes8009]

So much garden so much life 🥑🍊🍌🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭🥭😁💪 god bless you my man..

[@AJTheGraftMan]

God Bless 🌴🌲🌳

[@hypocentric]

I enjoyed the tour, grafts and multiple seedlings 🌱 Keep up the good work. Happy gardening 🌱 Keep plowing

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thank you. Much appreciated :)

[@jimmytran9585]

Awesome video 👍♥️🇺🇸

[@HomeCentsWithNell]

I didn't jackfruit would grow in CA. Good tip and great garden update. That multi grafted citrus is so cool!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I didn’t know either until I tried it. Seems to grow great so far. Thanks!

[@anbui1054]

Hello from San Diego. Heard you mentioned in the video Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery where I bought a few tropical fruit trees there as well. I started a home orchard a year ago. So far I planted in the ground: 2 Li jujubes, a multi-grafted Gefner and African Pride 2 atemoya, Lisa atemoya, grafted African Pride, red jambu wax apple, alano sapodilla, 2 longan trees, brewster lychee, white peach, giant fuyu persimmon, red valencia orange, Asian guava, multi-grafted tangerine, hass avocado, Asian pear and a manila mango for rootstock. Where I live is in climate zone 10a which is similar to your other house near the ocean. We get the ocean breeze but not much fog. The soil here, however, has a lot of heavy clay and river rocks so I had to amend the native soil to improve drainage. I would like to graft other avocado varieties and in the future graft mango varieties to the one manila rootstock that just put in the ground 2 months ago. Do you sell your avocado scions? I would like to get some to graft onto my hass in the fall season. Btw, I am a new subscriber but watched/liked pretty much all of your posted videos. Thanks.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Wow that is an impressive Orchard you have! Well done :) I don’t ship scions at the moment. If you’re ever in the LA area let me know and we can arrange a pick up or something like that. Thank you for watching and subscribing:)

[@anbui1054]

@@AJTheGraftMan Thank you for your response. LA is my hometown. I grew up in Burbank. Will contact you when I have the chance to go up there. Otherwise, please announce in your channel when you are shipping scions. I don't mind paying for the scions and shipping fee.

[@MrJapethJarreau]

Beautiful fruit garden you have!!!!!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks!

[@yusufnoorzayee6898]

Wow good job, looks good keep up the good work

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thank you!

[@newgardener7574]

Great video Ajmal jan. Keep them coming!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks!

[@rubberduckie9]

Some of your trees are small enough that you could mesh net the fruit or use plastic shells from your grocery shopping to protect the fruit from squirrels.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I’ve started to do this. Seems to work so far

[@candicekellyhomes]

Bananas need a ton of water. My neighbor put in pvc to recapture and direct his washing machine water to it and it’s prolific! I’ve never seen bananas actually growing here.

[@thefarmingnurse]

Do you get rats with the clippings?

[@albertoponce1563]

How are you able to plant trees on public sidewalk ?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I was thinking the same thing :)

[@mhu5036]

Did u graft the gold nugget mango yourself or is it from Lowe’s or Home Depot ? The lavern high graft is a hit and miss in SoCal . I have 26 varieties of mangos so far so good in LA. I am a avid mango collector as well.

[@naqibshifa9947]

Hi, what mango varieties produce best in Los Angeles? I also live in the area and am eager to grow the mango varieties that produce best in Los Angeles.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

It's a LaVerne high graft. 26 varieties! Sounds awesome!

[@mhu5036]

Naqib Shifa for me I would suggest the labeled “vigorous” classic varieties like Valencia pride , Haden , Glenn and Carrie does well and taste good and grows moderate in SoCal . For south East Asian mangos Okrung grows well here , while nam doc mai is a very slow grower . Coconut cream is pretty hard to grow for the first two- three years as it adjust to our climate . Newer varieties that grows really well are Fruit punch , orange essence , orange sherbet , cotton candy , lemon zest , and lemon meringue does really well to excellent in LA county as well. I would stay away from the dwarf varieties like Pickering , cogshall , Julie , ice cream as they only get two flushes a year . If a slight temperature drop or frost happen , the dwarf mango tree will lose a whole year of growth .

[@mhu5036]

ajmal31 I have a lavern high graft Glenn that fruits non stop like your gold nugget with a lot of productivity . While my lavern high graft gold nugget grows really well with foliar feed and bi monthly granular ground feeding .

[@naqibshifa9947]

@@mhu5036 wow, that's really cool! Thanks for the feedback! :) I would love to see your garden. You should upload a video on KZbin .

[@meccastones7174]

Your garden looks awesome Ajmal Jaan! When will you have time to look at my yard and tell me what I need to do. I have a big fig tree, an orange tree and few others. But I need more trees. When you have time and if you come this way let me know. I almost bought an avocado tree from Costco today, but I wanted to ask you first.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thank you Omar. I'll let you know.

[@adamb.8854]

:), a bit of techno/doorbell at the beginning. i dont know if it is public, but in the next video can you speak briefly about yourself, land of origin passion for mangoes, grafting, or other hobbies like motorcycle surfing ??you can show your neighbourhood with mango and avocado , orange trees and the ocean, the beachas well. If all this is private no problem. A guy from zone 7/b Europe.D P.S. I think Kent is also a very vigorous grower, especially the bigger seeds. Manila or Ataulfo has more growth rate? I heard that Valencia Pride, Kent ,Tommy Atkins are very vigorous..Do you think that Manila is the most vigorous in Socal? Do you have papaya from seed? :) thx

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I’m considering talking about these things in a video if my channel grows more :) Kent seedlings are great rootstock. Here in California, the best rootstock I know is Manila or Ataulfo. Both have great vigor, with Manila having slightly more vigor and growing power. I don’t grow papaya. I’m not a fan of them. Thanks for the suggestions

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

Just a friendly tip from someone who lives near and grows tropicals also , get a in line water filter, most tropical trees do not like our tap water and the tap water kills all beneficial bacteria in compost , your trees are hella stunted from water salinity you can tell by the leafs bro also get some tiger sulfur and chelated minerals in your jackfruits and mangoes! Trust me I learned the hard way !!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Very interesting info. I'll certainly look into it. Have you ever tried powdered gypsum to leach away salt build up in the soil?

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

ajmal31 not for my soil because it’s already alkaline , and that will make it even more alkaline locking up the nutrients in the soil so the plant won’t be able to feed and will be stunted , I use acidifying fertilizer for like blueberries, or agricultural sulphur , my trees looked just like yours and once I started doing that the leaves were huge after and they actually started growing after years of being in the soil .

[@tinyjungle_]

Nice. What city? Anaheim here.

[@sunblock8717]

Damn, I'd be afraid of people stealing those avocados

[@justinkouch6126]

If you don’t mind sharing, where did you get all the scion woods for avocado? Thanks.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

A lot of them come from my own trees or from friends

[@dcgardening1423]

How cold temperatures can your mango trees endure? I have a seedling mango about 8 feet tall In a big pot. Im unsure wether or not to put it in the ground. How cold temperatures can yours take? The typical low in my area is 30 degrees typically.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I don't have first hand experience, but i've heard mature mango trees can survive down to 28 degrees

[@dcgardening1423]

ajmal31 how cold does it get in your area?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

@@dcgardening1423 Coldest is 36 degrees, but record low is 23 degrees, and the trend is going towards cooler winters

[@arielcortez7393]

is this a different house from your other videos?? Thanks for sharing

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks. Ya different

[@gardengainzz9191]

Hey, I'm interested in some scion wood if they are available? Maybe Jan Boyce, Daily 11 & sharwil?

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

Beautiful garden/orchard. What happened to your White Sapote tree? Was it on this property?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thank you. It's at another place

[@pauliewalnuts2007]

@@AJTheGraftMan Fantastic. You scared me for a moment. I'm growing a couple in pots. Thanks to you and your video about the tree and the delicious fruit. 😃

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Did you catch the squirrels ?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

No catches, but all of the avocados are still there, so something is working

[@jamestnguyen2165]

I thought you have more avocado trees?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I have more at other places

[@willpeter4052]

Big fan. How can I get my hands on a Nabal Scion?

[@martyb.8510]

I live in Sacramento and growing a zutano avocado in a large pot. Have you had success with avocados fruiting in pots?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I've never had one fruit to maturity in a pot, but I have grown them in pots for years.

[@alangr088]

Hey! I drive by your place all the time! Had never noticed it. You live 5 mins from me. Let me know if you ever want to trade scions of mango/avocado. I have 2 Kesar mango scions prepped if you are interested. Let me know!

[@alangr088]

Also I have a Pergola 16 feet by 16 feet with 2 Frederick vines....I wouldn’t recommend it growing on the roof. These vines grow like crazy.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Lol that’s cool. You’re welcome to stop by if you want. I’m low on mango scions at the moment but I do have some avocado varieties that might be interesting

[@alangr088]

ajmal31 hit me with an email at [e-mail] and we can discuss those interesting avocado varieties.

[@SonNguyen-ds5rr]

I was waiting for your Reed avocado , but I didn't see it .

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I'll do a video on it soon. Stay tuned :)

[@truchampzfishing]

Can you graft my mango seedling? I live in San Bernardino

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I'd love to but I don't usually go there

[@truchampzfishing]

I can go to you. My neighbor has a full grown mango and I’ve tried many times to graft but no success

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Thats not a dwarf Orinoco

[@AJTheGraftMan]

ok

[@dbzeva]

Yo what happened to your reed avocado 🌲?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

It's at another place, relative's place

[@dbzeva]

@@AJTheGraftMan oh ok...i just want to let you know that video was the reason i decided to go with a reed. I just planted it last week at my new place!. I'd love to see an update of it sometime :)

[@candicekellyhomes]

Oh my, those avocados are way too close to your house. The roots will jack up your foundation. Avo from seed is different than the original for some reason. I wasn’t fond of the taste of the ones I’ve tried.

[@jettyeddie_m9130]

Those jackfruits are not liking the soil ph

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks. Where did you get the tiger sulfur and chelated minerals?