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Dan Romero
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Satsumas are coming in!
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EulerLagrange.eth
@eulerlagrange.eth
Would probably come in faster/juicier if you planted it away from the fence, so it gets more light
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
It’s called an espalier, lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espalier
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EulerLagrange.eth
@eulerlagrange.eth
I’m a founder because I’m trying to get to that point in life where I know what that is. Horticulture is some married life shit. I can see using a wall for support would reduce the need for plant structural material. So more energy would go to fruit. …you could probably get the same effect with metal wires without loss of light. I’ve always wanted to grow a plant upside down to see how using gravity would affect it.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
There are metal wires.
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EulerLagrange.eth
@eulerlagrange.eth
My point was you can use metal wires without a wall, in an open area. So the plant doesn’t need to spend resources on structural support. And still gets a lot of light. You get best of both worlds. I’m pretty sure if you removed the support for that plant it’ll look like it needs viagra.
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shazow
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As someone who also grows fruit along a wall, the bigger factor is 1. Space (I'm not exactly living in an orchard, I imagine Dan isn't either), 2. Orientation of sunlight throughout the day vs shade. Also not all fruit trees require maximum amount of sunlight, some will actually collapse their leaves to inhibit sun exposure past some point.
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Fucory
@fucory
Most plants benefit from at least some afternoon hottest part of the day shade
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