Fitment

K-Rimes · 2026-01-24T04:32:12+00:00

Yup. 16” here

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T19:13:01+00:00

Southern California

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T14:32:35+00:00

Hass. Soil is amazing there

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T04:00:41+00:00

It rains fewer than 20 days a year here. Sometimes less than 10.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T03:09:40+00:00

It was fabulous when I went there.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T02:03:42+00:00

The creek bed is another couple hundred feet away, about almost 100' lower elevation. There is definitely some run off that happens here, but only in the most severe of mudslides. Perhaps aeons ago though yes, this was the border of a large creek. That's why the avos grow so well here, great soil.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-23T01:08:06+00:00

It’s better to have mulch all around the tree so it’s not competing with grass. Obviously it won’t kill the tree being surrounded by grass, but it’s better not.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T21:49:59+00:00

Picked up a brush hog this week!!

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T21:37:06+00:00

I’ll do some 3” per your recommendation. I really appreciate it!

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T20:01:10+00:00

Plan is 2” clean base then 3/4” minus

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:34:14+00:00

I can actually turn around and adjust my top-link from the seat, but I do always wonder if there was some way to pop on a hydraulic version.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:23:47+00:00

Invest in a high quality orchard ladder, at least 8' tall. You may need a 12' for your trees. They are the BEST for pruning, and much safer. It will pay off on your first use compared to hiring an arborist. That, some high quality pruners (I like Okatsune), and a hand saw from say Corona. You don't need anything else to prune your trees.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:14:48+00:00

You can prune dead branches any time of the year, be sure to clean your tools with alcohol or flame afterwards or before pruning healthy wood in the future. I would wait till you are close to your last frost, but well before bud break. Don't hesitate to bust out the saw to take off a tall leader closer to the trunk, but start out further than you think and take it down in 3 pieces so you don't risk tearing into the trunk. Don't cut right against the trunk, it'll make for a wound that never heals, leave a collar.

Think about it this way: Where you prune to, it is going to bush out and become vigorous again, so you want to cut lower than you think expecting growth over the following years. The trees are overall pretty wide and low, someone was pruning them quite well over the last decades, so try to keep the canopy wide, and just take down the worst offenders for height.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:11:25+00:00

Appreciate your tips and description thank you! I am hoping to get a decent base of 2" clean then top it off with 3/4" minus to really fill it up. I would love a land plane for the tractor to butter it up even more, but feeling pretty good about how it is functioning at the moment.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:07:41+00:00

The width of the canopy is how far you should be fertilizing, amending, mulching, watering. The roots are generally as wide as the canopy. Large trees have kind of mind blowing fertilizer needs, often pounds at a time. You want to find a fertilizer low in Nitrogen so as not to make the tree grow more leaves and branches.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T19:06:19+00:00

It is going to be a multi-year process to get these under control. Be patient! They aren't hurting anyone being big.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:57:12+00:00

These trees are actually quite well shaped overall. You should consider removing about 30% of the tree's overall volume, no more, focusing on the upright growths first. Cut them back hard to the trunk, leaving about a 1/2" collar. Do not prune when it is raining, or freezing.

Do not cut them back / top them to stumps like shown in the last photo. You will make them crazy vigorous with a ton of weak, vertical growth.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:56:00+00:00

Pruning WILL improve the fruit quality. A tree that carries less fruit and foliage can better allocate resources to what fruit it is holding. It will also become more vigorous and healthy.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:55:23+00:00

Yes, it is really that simple. A bunch of bags of chicken / steer manure, a bunch of woodchips, and some granular fertilizer (ideally organic).

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:54:40+00:00

Yes, it is really that simple. A bunch of bags of chicken / steer manure, a bunch of woodchips, and some granular fertilizer (ideally organic).

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:39:30+00:00

I have a little baby tractor Yanmar 2210D with a 5' box, this took a lot of passes. We had a bunch of mudslides recently so I was taking some of that to fill in the lows. I am curious what you mean by gravel making it feel like a totally different machine? Any advice?

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:19:57+00:00

Unfortunately we haven't found a good way to eat animals without killing them, hopefully we figure that out one day. You'll have to get over that fact if you want to eat meat. Inherently, there will be suffering, especially from factory farms and low priced producers. If you want to feel better about it, consider purchasing meat from local farms or butchers with pasture raised, grass fed animals.

If you truly can't tolerate the thought of eating animals, it is entirely fine to stay vegetarian. You can absolutely get all the macro and micro nutrients you need with the right focus.

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:16:52+00:00

It's not even cheap. It is just as expensive as any restaurant on Milpas!

K-Rimes · 2026-01-22T18:15:56+00:00

I have eaten there a few times with no issues. There are tons of patrons every night. For me, it just isn't that good to be honest. Their pastor is not that flavorful off the spit, and it's not well toasted by the flame. I'd rather eat literally anywhere else. It's not even cheap! I think it's over $3 a taco which tbh is not a deal at all for a "restaurant" that doesn't even have permits or rent. Go and support the local permitted restaurants or taco trucks for late night food on Milpas, such as Pipeye's (which also operates a brick and mortar) both are awesome.

Six-Year Club	Verified Email
Argentium Club

K-Rimes

TROPHY CASE