Hi Mark,
I just came across this post of your awesome greenhouse and rootbuilding pots.
Hope your beautiful dog and stallion are still with you and doing well.
How are all of your tropical fruit trees doing?
Jon
Hi Jon, thanks for writing and the nice "hey". Everything is doing well except for the Sharwil cado and that's OK as I have 8 varieties of the best cados and need a spot for a rollinia or cherimoya. Should get fruit off the Sweet Tart and Lemon Zest, Meyer lemon is loaded, Key limes are abundant, blood orange is doing good, July pineapples were over the top, etc. Oro Negro will be ready in about 2 months. Reed avocado is producing well. Am keeping that beast at about 10-11'.
Neighbor's Friesians are doing well and so is my sweet dog....thanks. "Happy hour" V
Key lime pie!
Are you growing tropicals and if so how?
Hi Mark,
Thanks for the reply, and let me start by a Hearty Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your family( 2 & 4 legged ).
I should first let you know I am a caretaker for many wonderful Animals of many types. Most would have been destined to lab experimental programs.
My close friend lives in Alice, TX, and over the past 30 years has helped me maintain the health of my many friends, all of which are tame as a kitten.
Just a bit bigger! Lol
Lately have been trying to help this beautiful Humpback, that came into NY HARBOR , and then went east and got stuck on a sandbar. 40,000 lbs plus, lots of unbelievable brave compassionate people have been trying to help in any way possible. Very sad, internal damage and severe weakness signals a serious morbilla virus of sorts.
Now, I have just set up a grow room inside our home, with several of our tropical pets.
Massive t-5 lights are suspended horizontally and vertically, as well as overhead.
Drains and running water as well as many dedicated outlets.
Temp range is 80-90 and 40-60% humidity.
Lights are on 16 hours a day.
I now have : most from seed
Haden mango seedling
Sweet Tamarind
Jackfruit (unknown variety, but sweet)
Rollinia
Guanabana
Sweetsop(white)
Jabotacabo
Just started september 7, 2016.
Since I have never used lights before, this has become quite interesting.
Humidifier just added because heating system dries out everything.
Wife is mad a bit, she does not like heat like I do, and the house thermostat is in this room.
May have to set up auto watering with safety shut off, because my students will have a hard to me watering correctly.
Having lots of fun.