The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hey everyone I am selling/trading off some of my extra stuff. I am not going to do it all at once cause I still haven't decided what I am gonna keep. Also I don't want to have to pack and ship 100 plants all at once lol.









I still have 2 Pouteria macrophylla available (I don't know anything about them...literally)

Now available 1 Garcinia acuminata, 1 Eugenia candolleana, and 1 Mexican Garcinia

All plants are $20 without shipping. I will ship however you want and will only add the cost of shipping and materials to the bill.

I am open to trades, I'm interested in basically anything, but pouteria, annona,  myrciaria, artocarpus, and Mangifera will definitely peak my interest.

ALSO: I know I have a couple outstanding IOU's if you consider yourself to hold one of those and are interested in something I am offering, pm me and I will send you whatever you want. Free

Everyone else, PM me.

Questions and comments encouraged


I just received the  Eugenia candolleana from David today and the plant is very healthy and looks
as good as it did in the photos,

Thanks David!

Michael

My NDM produced 2 small fruit but both fell off the first cold snap. now it is
showing a lot of new growth. Strange.

PM sent.

Thanks.

Michael

Fascinating; hope to hear more about this.

I discovered one tiny fruit at the top of my NDM yesterday. Don't know whether to say that's very early or very late.   

Edward trees in west palm beach:

I'm getting new growth on my Kent and Carrie here in St. Petersburg and suspect I'll also have early blooms.

Has anyone made a purchase from  Mass Spectrum Botanicals? They're listed as being on Norfolk Street in Tampa.

http://massspectrumbotanicals.com/

Amazon.com:

[url)http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-2-1-Grafting-Knife-VICTORINOX/dp/B000AYHK1I/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414345444&sr=8-2-fkmr2&keywords=Victorinox+Budding+%26+Grafting+Knife%2C+2-1%2F4%22+W%2F+Barklifter]http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-2-1-Grafting-Knife-VICTORINOX/dp/B000AYHK1I/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414345444&sr=8-2-fkmr2&keywords=Victorinox+Budding+%26+Grafting+Knife%2C+2-1%2F4%22+W%2F+Barklifter[/url]

http://www.amazon.com/Victorinox-Budding-Grafting-Knife-Barklifter/dp/B000AYIYKO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1414345598&sr=8-4&keywords=grafting+knife

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=grafting%20knife

Has anyone bought seeds of Alibaba?

I've been after Anne Raspberry for so long but I am sceptical of the Chinese seller on Alibaba. Although he has a high feedback rating and plenty of products, they are mostly seeds for which negative feedback can't really be left in time. He is also selling obviously photoshopped things like seeds of blue strawberries, etc.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Anne-Yellow-Raspberry-Fruit-Plant-Seed-100-Stratisfied-Berry-Plant-Seeds/127217_1776365624.html

You might be safer through ebay (seller is in US):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heirloom-Yellow-Raspberry-Anne-Seeds-/221580297912?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33973706b8&var=520439056171&forcev4exp=true

Quote from: cmichael258 on October 18, 2014, 07:46:53 PM

I purchased one of these just in case we have an abnormal cold snap. I forget where I purchased it on sale, but got it
for a little over 1/2 of the price listed . I also have a dual zone thermostatically controlled heater and shade cloth for daytime.

http://www.bettergreenhouses.com/Flowerhouse/planthousecl.php

I am interested in this and looks pretty good. Can this take heater?

Also, since this sits on the concrete in the back yard, what is the recommendation to put on the floor where this greenhouse is established? I ask this because, during winters, the concrete floor will be very cold.

Also, if I go with the garage or shed option, do I need to get the plants out during morning or will the grow lights suffice for lighting?

Thanks

Yes, I use a small dual zone heater:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ambia-Side-by-Side-Two-Zone-Heater-ACH-120/203040652?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cBase&gclid=CLHurf2xucECFahr7AodU1EA_g&gclsrc=aw.ds

You would need some type of floor cover for the concrete. Mine is set up on the ground in the back yard, so that helps with heating. The major drawback as others have mentioned is having
to open the front and back vents in the morning to avoid overheating and then zipping them up at night.

I purchased one of these just in case we have an abnormal cold snap. I forget where I purchased it on sale, but got it
for a little over 1/2 of the price listed . I also have a dual zone thermostatically controlled heater and shade cloth for daytime.

http://www.bettergreenhouses.com/Flowerhouse/planthousecl.php