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We live I a world of really interesting man made materials, unless you grow in a hermetically sealed room, you will always have wind borne particles adding trace contaminants.  That given, no point worrying about the small stuff. :)

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Hi Behl, my sweet tart  has gone through several flushes this summer, no tip burn by the heat, although a few leaves got blanched spots when it got over a hundred for a few days. Growing like a weed.

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OK thanks  Barath,  I appreciate the input.  :)

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NullZ, yeah I have a line on it, haven't asked yet but I'm hoping he can help. I got the rainbow from him, and the prior taste of Malibu.

Barath, thanks, that's very encouraging.  What type of graft works best for you? I've only ever done a few whip grafts before, though with good success on mulberry.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 09, 2016, 08:47:36 PM »
Looks really great DM! What variety?

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I have an in ground Rainbow that has grown from a 10 inch grafted plant to over 3ft in the last year. It's been flushing like crazy the last 5 months and is still pushing out growth now.  I really want to graft Malibu #3 on it (maybe half the tree) as I got the opportunity to taste that variety and it was amazing. My question is that should I start Frankensteining this little tree at it's small size, or wait until it is more mature. And if I can, is it OK to graft White Sapote in the middle of summer?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Homestead avocados & mameys in LA
« on: August 08, 2016, 07:10:25 PM »

You need to leave Orange County and go to a real city 😀

Lol, yeah.. but you know that Orange curtain is hard to get through without a good enough reason.  ;D

How about Porto's ? Within walking distance from El Mambi  ;)

Thanks, I'll check out El Mambi.

What's with Porto's? People from out of town keep telling me about it. I live within a few miles of the Burbank one and I don't really get it.

Same thing with Quenelle that people tell me about.
Porto's is to Heaven like a donut store is to purgatory.

There's Porto's... and then there are non-Porto places.  Are we clear?  8)

j/k    - they have REALLY yummy baked goods, Guava cheese Danish things are to die for.  Amazing cakes too...and  fried mashed potato balls stuffed with meat...

Damn you JF .. just when I think I'm over my addiction...  haha   ;)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Homestead avocados & mameys in LA
« on: August 08, 2016, 01:42:32 PM »

You need to leave Orange County and go to a real city 😀

Lol, yeah.. but you know that Orange curtain is hard to get through without a good enough reason.  ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Homestead avocados & mameys in LA
« on: August 08, 2016, 12:22:27 PM »
Nice! Where did you find these? Did you pick up a mamey? If so let us know how it was. Hard to find any decent tasting ones in our socal stores.

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Yeah, trunk is still pretty skinny, I was a little surprised.  I hadn't even noticed it flowered. I heard grafted didn't take as long. It's potted and not very tall. Oddly no fruit on the trunk like I would have expected, just a half dozen on super skinny branches.



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This jaboticaba was my first fruit plant I bought, which started my obsession. A little over 4 years later it's finally about to give me my first taste. An Unnamed variety I bought from Logees, a cutting that was about 6 inches tall when I got it. Unimpressive after all the posts I've read, but it has a special place in my collection.  ;D Seeing it fruit feels great.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 03, 2016, 10:25:10 AM »
This is a "Fullerton Purple", which just flowered for the first time, last Thusday. Bought at the Green Scene in 2015 as a foot long cutting. Looking forward to trying it for the first time.

more random "local" variety names?

Yup, some hybrid of who knows what from the Fullerton arboretum supposidly.  But hey, can you go wrong with anything named "purple"? :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 03, 2016, 10:19:33 AM »

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Nice! What pollen did you use to pollinate?
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I don't hand pollinate a few neighbor's have unnamed white types, and I have one of those and a Tanzania orange. Figure the bugs are doing an OK job. 3 of 5 flowers look to have been pollinated.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 02, 2016, 02:18:39 PM »


This is a "Fullerton Purple", which just flowered for the first time, last Thusday. Bought at the Green Scene in 2015 as a foot long cutting. Looking forward to trying it for the first time.

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Yes, and if I lived in a cleaner part of the world, I'd eat the animals that nibbled on my fruit too.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is Cacao Possible in SoCal
« on: July 31, 2016, 11:08:31 AM »
Hahahaha... this thread is incredibly entertaining. Please keep it going.  Seriously,  you both sound like knowledgeable guys in what you fruit and the particulars of your region.  And what you fruit and the challenges are so different not sure how either competes with the other. It's like a cat feeling he has to argue he's a better cat with a dog. Comic. Thank you both for the insight given in various posts.

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Kumquats sliced and dryed make a wonderful alternative to dried cranberries in salads.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's fruiting in your yard?
« on: June 04, 2016, 03:50:27 PM »
Silias wood
Morena
Grumichama
Sweet tart
Raspberry
Morus Nigra
Morus N. Black Beauty
Fredericks
Strawberry


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I guess I'm taking a day off for a road trip   ;D

So many great plants!

I have a question regarding the Guaya (Melicoccus sp., sweeter relative of Melicoccus bijugatus) - This one requires a male and a female plant to fruit, right?  Are these seedling or all cutting/grafts of the same gender?



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Willow as rooting hormone .
« on: March 17, 2016, 06:49:09 PM »
I've used willow water with some success in rooting cuttings.    I make it only with cut up young green willow twigs (young shoots contain high concentrations of IBA). I add handfuls to boiling water and let them brew for a day or 2..   Really hard to tell if it's been a benefit over just using a little out of the bottle rooting hormone, but it's sure cheaper if you willows growing handy nearby.  I've also used willow water to water recently rooted and potted plants (whether that really helped them grow more robust roots or it's just wishful thinking it's hard to tell. )

The active ingredient in aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, which is synthetically made and I've heard is different from the Salicylic acid found in willow that it was modeled after. Plants use salicylic acid as a trigger to ramp up their immune system against fungus, bacteria, and viruses.  I've read sources saying using aspirin for plants can be toxic if not diluted greatly in water, but at the right amount can also trigger the plants to fend off disease the same way.  I've never used it.  Maybe someone here who has can add their 2 cents.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: soh-shang "elaeagnus latifolia"
« on: February 14, 2016, 12:49:05 AM »
Mimosas up in LA has a good selection of these, 4 -5 ft specimens. Selling them as bastard oleaster, their common name.

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Hiya, revisiting this topic of interest to me.  Chris, Did you ever get around to visiting that lady in Orange? is her Caimato still alive? Did she ever get it to fruit?  Has anyone noticed if green or purple varieties have different growth characteristics or more cold tolerance?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: In search of the perfect Cactus pear (tuna)
« on: December 30, 2015, 05:10:04 PM »
What is the best way of removing the thorns from the fruit? I'm always amazed at how well they are removed from the ones you find in the supermarket.  What's the trick?

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I've heard others say Goldfinger may be the new staple sold in supermarkets if that happens. It's more disease resistant, handles cold better, and in my opinion tastes better.

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