The Tropical Fruit Forum

I  am the  lucky owner of 3 Mike´s broad leaf papaya from seeds he so kindly sent me. They are two meters tall, one year old and have just started flowering. Mike if you read this posting perhaps you could comment on  fertilizer recomendations.

If they happen to visit the  port city of  Recife in northeast Brazil  and let me know some days  in advance, I will be glad to take them to Central City  Market, show and  have them taste the fruits prevailing in the season. You can PM me their phone and date of visit

                                                                        mangaba

Did see your posting and found your proposal interesting. Maybe you could split your thread in two parts: Short duration vegetable plants and long duration vegetable plants:  Carrots, cucumbers, coriander, beans could be this group. On the other group could include Moringa oleifera (whose  green pods  and flowers are consumed as vegetable), Coccinea indica (the green fruit is consumed in curries or sauté) In this last group the tree or vine survives for long time.
                                                                      mangaba

Hi Luc
 Some time back I sent you some amla seeds. Did you receive them ? Had you success in germinating them ?? Just curios
                                                                    mangaba             

Quote from: mangaba on July 10, 2015, 09:48:30 PM

This animal does not eat fruits but only Cecropia leaves and guess how is its water intake !

how does it drink?

Every 2-3 days it comes down from the tree and searches a puddle of water. It  sits on the puddle, relaxes its anal sphincter.Water creeps in; then it closes its anal sphincter, and  returns to the tree top ! Too lazy to drink water by the mouth !

What wild animals have you spotted in your fruit trees, your orchard or your farm? I have seen Screech Owls, Snapping turtles, Iguanas, Cuban Knight Anoles, Red Shoulder Hawks, Racoons, Opossums, Woodpeckers, Vultures, Snakes, and many others... 

The worst pests are BY FAR...are squirrels and Racoons!  Iguanas also love to eat flowers, including Annona flowers!


Screech Owl


Cuban Knight Anole


White Ibis

Any info  (M or D) on Garcinia indica (Kokum) ? I have one 15 meter tall, aged 20 yrs no flower or fruit.
                                                      mangaba

You can do an excellent caipirinha with limes:  http://lebloncachaca.com/welcome/
  but not with lemons!
                                                             mangaba

Neem doesn't work well for me. I have the black watery neem called nahm sadao.

There is also oily neem which is clear liquid but can't find it here.

I have lice in my sugarapples/mango's and sprayed with Spruzit today, hope that works better.
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Ah, I didn't realize that there was such variation in neem products. Yes, my neem is oily, and I imagine that makes a big difference.

I haven't had (greenhouse environment) any pest problems nor phytotoxicity since I switched to misting leaf undersides with a mix of neem and sucrashield once every two weeks or so. I'm not sure how important the sucrashield is, but I already had it, so...  (it's probably more effective on egg control than the neem, but I really don't know). And as far as pesticides go, both have relatively little human toxicity, so I feel comfortable using them.
Hi Bangkok
                  Neem Sadao if I am not mistaken means plain neem in hindi. I believe the neem you are looking for, is neem in mineral oil.
                                                             
                                                                                                                         mangaba


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 I have pineapples in my garden almost the year round but most in months of december -january.  Do you know your variety ?
                                                           
                                                                                              mangaba
                                                                                          Recife. Brazil

Did not know you had to go for heart surgery. Wish you a good and fast recovery.
                                                                  mangaba

Why spend money  in  buying a fruit juicer ? I have carambola tree in my garden. When I have some ripe fruit, I take off the seeds by sliting the fruit vertically. Then put the sliced fruit in an Osterizer with some water. Pass through a sieve and you have nice juice to quench your thirst. Add sugar to taste.
                                                            mangaba

 I recently came across this site from Goa, India:

            https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/14875880779/in/photostream/

could some member help to identify this fruit ? Locally it is known as mattoli


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                                                                                                                       mangaba