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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles / Shakar alu (Pachyrhizus erosus?)

« on: February 11, 2020, 08:05:54 PM »

There is a plant very similar to jicama but a little smaller, sweeter and more tender. In West Bengal it's called shankh alu (শাঁখ আলু) although I could swear I heard it called shakar alu (literally "potato of the spinach"). Basically it seems to be a cultivar of jicama or Pachyrhizus erosus.
I'm wondering if anyone has found any of the smaller and sweeter Asian varieties here in the US?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Aegle Marmelos aka bael, Bengal quince, wood apple

« on: February 11, 2020, 05:38:58 AM »

I'm curious as to whether anyone has been able to grow this tree (native to the Indian subcontinent) in southern Florida?
If so, how did you start it and where did you get the rootstock / seed / cutting?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lowest maintenance tropical fruit trees for Naples, FL?

« on: February 09, 2020, 06:19:27 PM »

I've recently gotten some land in the Golden Gate (inland) area of Naples, Florida. I may not get to build a house and move there for some years but I'd like to get some of my favorite fruit trees started there.
Has anyone made a list of lowest maintenance to highest maintenance tropical fruit trees? I have a long list of trees I'm familiar with and some of them take a few years to get established. Of course this is assuming that I get them properly started with the right soil amendments, etc.