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Bonakion , your plants should be a lot bigger now ....

Luc, I will try the coffee grounds and also try a slow release fert and foliar feeding as Oscar suggests. I will also place them where they can get some more filtered sunlight to see if that will help. I may have over watered the seeds before sprouting. I lost some to rot. I must say I am a bit disappointed to hear everyone getting close to 100% germination and I got 40%, but, I am happy to have 4 that I hope will make it to maturity.

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I asked Luc a couple of questions concerning the growth habit of this Garcinia and he thought it would be good to hear of other experiences from the many people around the world that have bought seeds. Here's mine...I got 10 seeds last year in April and planted them in different containers. Two placed in a two gallon pot sprouted pretty quick (about 50 days) but have remained at this initial stage for many months now. Later on two more sprouted each in a bag but both refuse to move beyond the sprouted bud... What, if anything, can be done to move them along...? I got 4 out of 10 to germinate and sprout here in Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras. What has been your experience...?   









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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Identify this tree
« on: January 25, 2013, 08:44:39 PM »
Looks a lot like A. glabra alright... If not, it must be something in Annona family.

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I have a Golden Queen mango seedling that was spouted from seeds that were sent to me from Hong Kong. The seedling started out fine but after about a month one of the young leaves started browning on the edges. After a couple more weeks the other top leaves started browning as well. Now it looks as thought I might lose the plant and I really don’t want to lose this mango tree. I have no clue as to what’s wrong or what to do. I live in the Caribbean, and in my area mango trees grow like weeds… In fact after mango season we have to “mow” the seedling to stop more trees from coming up all over the place. Is this variety different in needs than all other varieties in the Caribbean..? I added a bit of sheep manure to the starter mix but the amount was negligible. After seeing the browning I decided to put the tree in the ground to see if it would fare any better but it seems to be getting worst… what should I do…?









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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 12, 2012, 08:59:39 AM »
Hey Mike T,  thanks for the welcome. It means a lot to a newbie that guys like you and Rob would extend a hand and say "come on in".
Mike, I do a lot trolling, we also do some deep dropping, some live baiting and some chunking. Most targeted species are wahoo, dorado, king fish, big eye and yellowfin tuna... And like somebody else on here said, most of the remains go to feed the plants.

What's your style and what do you fish most..?

Cheers.

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Hey FGM, I sent you a pm requesting seeds. I had not found this post yet. I would like a packet of each as well... Green, red and rollinia. Please send payment instructions. 

Cheers,

Bonakyon

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 11, 2012, 07:58:34 PM »
Thanks for the welcome Rob.
I am completely new to everyone on here but I look forward to interacting with you on the forums, learning and sharing experiences as we go along...

A little on my background. I spent the last 12 years in the seafood industry exporting caribbean lobster tails to Florida. Now I am into real estate. Guanaja-realestate.com if anyone would like to take a peek...
I spend my time between taking care of my yard/ fruit trees and the real estate business, and I must mention the fishing... Love to fish and my wife loves it as much... I am also a member on THT.

Cheers,

Bonakyon.

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There are a lot of invasive reptile species in florida. Bats are the favorite food of some snakes. If the snakes were brought in... Could not the fruit bats have been introduced as well..?

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Looks like the work of rodents... But could be fruit bats as well. Keep an eye on other ripening fruit. Fruit bats love papayas and fruit that are higher up. Rodents will consume low lying or mostly ground level stuff... I'm leaning toward rodents on this one but if there aren't any other fruit ripening at the moment in the yard I wouldn't discard fruit bats.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 11, 2012, 11:02:19 AM »
Hello all,
My name is Sidney, I do believe I am the only member from the Bay Islands of Honduras on here.
I have been familiar with fruit and gardening from a very young age, but have not taken it seriously until about 5 years ago. Here on the Island, known officially as Guanaja, but as "Bonacca" to all local Islanders,  hence my user name, we have grown the usuals for the area. Mango (numerous unknown varieties), breadfruit, cassava (yucca to some), hog plum (spondias mombin,and spondias purpurea), cocoplum, naseberry, banana, plantain, pineapple, sugar cane, mamey sapote, guavas, coconuts, soursop, various citrus varieties, sea grape, giant craboo, guava, avocado, cashew, rose apple, and a few others I can't remember at the moment.
Once I had aquired most of these I felt pretty good about my little garden of only 1 acre. Then I started researching to learn how to take better care of these and then it happened...

Lychee..? Marang..? Mangosteen..? Achachairu..? Grumichama, Okari nut..? Kepel..? Salak..? These things sounded like rare health conditions until I started reading... The more I read the more determined I was to grow these new(to me), unique, and (apparently) delicious fruit... I say apparently because the forums spoke of the taste but I had never tried them and the more I read the more enamoured I became with these unknown wonders...
I started buying seeds online and looking locally for what could not be found by seed, and like most of you agree, it just doesn't stop. Every time I brouse the net I seem to find a new fruit that is a must have...
Altough space is becoming limited I still run across a spot here and there where I can put just one more...
Sorry for the long first post. I look forward to reading more of the experienced posters comments...
Happy to be here.

Bonakyon.

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