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Ughh posted in wrong forum. Please close.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / DELETE
« on: April 12, 2020, 04:08:29 PM »
Delete

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Fruit Punch (YESSS - Har is the man!)

Lemon Zest (YESSS - Har is the man!)

M-4 (YESSS - Har is the man!)

Orange Essence (YESSS - Har is the man!)

Carrie (You are dead to me.)


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Anecdotal evidence, but my Sweet Tart has only been in ground 3 - 5 years (I used to be much better keeping track of this), is bearing for the first time, and is relatively loaded:







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I'm technically cheating because this is a vegetable rather than a tree, but 100% longevity spinach. Unlike every other vegetable or fruit tree, it grows year round in South Florida, it grows quickly, it spreads fast, and you can propagate just by throwing cuttings on the ground (as I've mistakenly learned thinking I was composting and instead was creating a new patch of the stuff). It's extremely healthy (probably more so than kale). We use it in salads, smoothies, and sauteed. In a world-ending apocalypse, this is the only crop I could consistently eat/subsist on year-round. I can't recommend enough that veggie growers in South Florida grow this - it's crazy that when you search for veggies for our climate, it rarely comes up.

Now if we're just talking about a hypothetical normal world and enough space to grow only one tree, no doubt it would be some variety of mango.

what is longevity spinach? Is that tree spinach? I thought tree spinach , it needs to be cooked.

It grows as a spreading vine across the ground. Either of the below links show what it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EAhR7LPH60

https://wellspringgardens.com/products/longevity-spinach-gynura-procumbens

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I'm technically cheating because this is a vegetable rather than a tree, but 100% longevity spinach. Unlike every other vegetable or fruit tree, it grows year round in South Florida, it grows quickly, it spreads fast, and you can propagate just by throwing cuttings on the ground (as I've mistakenly learned thinking I was composting and instead was creating a new patch of the stuff). It's extremely healthy (probably more so than kale). We use it in salads, smoothies, and sauteed. In a world-ending apocalypse, this is the only crop I could consistently eat/subsist on year-round. I can't recommend enough that veggie growers in South Florida grow this - it's crazy that when you search for veggies for our climate, it rarely comes up.

Now if we're just talking about a hypothetical normal world and enough space to grow only one tree, no doubt it would be some variety of mango.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: backpack sprayer
« on: April 03, 2020, 06:13:10 AM »
for what it's worth, I've gone through about a dozen crappy to semi-decent pump sprayers and all met the same death with the sprayer eventually getting clogged. I have since graduated to this excellent 4-gallon battery sprayer that has functioned flawlessly for the last year or so. It's more expensive, but thus far worth it especially since I can now just power walk around the yard and not worry about pumping: https://my4sons.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwvZv0BRA8EiwAD9T2VTPD7VUFAzrg3bVRccmTyKxFOoeZQ25PXZSnB4-a_ALKWjNDCiigGBoCR3AQAvD_BwE

All that said, I'm somewhat more careful with filling the sprayer these days. I have a small micron strainer that fits over a 5-gallon bucket so when mixing anything in granulated/powder form, I start in one bucket and pour into the other with the strainer/filter to capture any remaining large particles. The sprayer itself has a filter but I prefer the much smaller particle bucket strainer. Thus far I haven't had any issues. For me, it's the kelp powder that doesn't dissolve particularly well and leaves behind relatively large particles that I think is the sprayer killer.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2020 Mango Season (Florida)
« on: March 29, 2020, 07:21:15 PM »
Kind of a 'mixed' year for me. Last year we had a fantastic amount of fruit compared to most everyone, but this year it's hit or miss.

Pickering - loaded (always seems to be)
Cogshall - loaded (last 2 years we've got maybe 5 fruit total so hopefully they hold on)
Cocktail Edgar/Sweet Tart/seedling - nothing - not even a flower
Glenn - about 1/2 loaded. Usually is fully loaded.
Nam Doc Mai - maybe 10 fruits holding on at this point
Sweet Tart - fairly loaded - tree still young but probably around 50 fruits on now
Lemon Zest - nothing - not even a flower. Breaks my heart.
Rosigold - probably 1/2 loaded - usually fully loaded
Coconut Cream - probably 3/4 loaded. This one is an oddball year to year.
Angie - fully loaded
Fruit Punch - maybe 10 fruits holding on
Seacrest - too young - no flowers yet

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New tree needed
« on: February 05, 2020, 10:42:39 AM »
banana?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2020 Mango Season (Florida)
« on: February 05, 2020, 08:16:32 AM »
Fairly awful year for my yard. Last year we had a great bloom and that might explain the disappointing bloom this year. My Glenn which for 9 years straight has consistently been wonderful this year has maybe 1 flower on it. Of 15 trees, maybe 2 have a semi-decent bloom.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ladybugs wanted
« on: January 25, 2020, 12:43:28 PM »
Most predator bugs you order are generally useless as they dont stick around. Of all of them, green lacewings and praying mantis are probably the best, but then you run into the issue of not wanting to spray for fear of killing them.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Iguana removal opportunity with the cold
« on: January 23, 2020, 11:23:22 AM »
What damage do they do?
Genuine question.

I can't grow papayas in one area of my yard due to iguanas. They eat the tree down to the roots.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: FREE trees (local So. Flo pickup)
« on: December 23, 2019, 07:30:15 PM »
Do you ship to south Coral Springs?  ;D

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Was at Whole Foods today wrestling with the other pre-Thanksgiving shoppers. These caught my eye as I walked by the fruit section. No wonder people don't buy more exotic fruit. Some unsuspecting person is going to pay premium Whole Foods money for a disgusting never-to-ripen fruit.



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No. It will not work. I've used various hot pepper powders, sprays, waxes, etc. and all it does is 'kick it up a notch' and add some extra flavor for the iguanas, rats, squirrels, raccoons, etc. The only thing that stops them is a well-placed bb pellet to the skull.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Gas powered hedge trimmer on a pole?
« on: August 30, 2019, 11:16:50 AM »
I use the Ego pole saw which is battery operated and shares the same battery platform as the blower, hedge trimmer. chainsaw, etc. that I also own. https://egopowerplus.com/multi-head-pole-saw/

I try to cut things using a lopper as it cuts cleaner but the pole saw works great.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Out with the old...
« on: August 10, 2019, 01:36:24 PM »
Do you think it doesn't fruit because lack of cold? Did you give it 1-2 months
dry in the Winter? My brother's wife came from China and her father has lychee
trees and every year they produce fruit. My brother said it gets 40F every night
for 30 days during the Winter, he also said it rarely frosts. Perfect cool dry month?

We don't get much in the way of chill here in west Broward. Last year, between the 3 trees, we got a total of 3 lychee fruits. Not bushels... individual fruits. From what I can tell, lychee is not very reliable in our area.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Out with the old...
« on: August 10, 2019, 11:50:18 AM »
1 of 3 useless lychee trees (sweetheart) was on the chopping block this morning. Some heavy duty loppers, a chainsaw, and some serious elbow grease... took a few hours but the hole is reclaimed and will now be filled with a Super Haas avocado picked up from Fruitscapes yesterday.

With any luck, the lychee's mangled corpse will send a strong message to the other 2 trees that they better make some fruit sometime soon. For as much as I'd like to keep them, I'm out of space and they are growing like crazy which makes pruning/management very difficult.








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which Mangos Are Left (Florida)?
« on: July 30, 2019, 09:42:16 PM »
picked the last LZ this morning (it was hidden and only saw it while giving the tree its annual haircut). We still have a dozen or so sweet tart and that's it. Couple nights ago the raccoons had a feast and took a combo of 2 dozen LZ, edgar, and sweet tart. ughh.

Lucky, I guess you don't have blue jays problem.

We have plenty, but the plastic clamshells mostly stop them, squirrels, etc. It's really only the iguanas and raccoons that are a big issue.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which Mangos Are Left (Florida)?
« on: July 30, 2019, 09:41:15 PM »
picked the last LZ this morning (it was hidden and only saw it while giving the tree its annual haircut). We still have a dozen or so sweet tart and that's it. Couple nights ago the raccoons had a feast and took a combo of 2 dozen LZ, edgar, and sweet tart. ughh.
Two dozen???  What a catastrophe !

I was not thrilled. They must have had a raccoon orgy Sunday night. Mango carcasses and plastic strawberry clamshells everywhere. I had at least 10 LZ left on the tree and they cleared out all but 1.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which Mangos Are Left (Florida)?
« on: July 30, 2019, 12:23:14 PM »
picked the last LZ this morning (it was hidden and only saw it while giving the tree its annual haircut). We still have a dozen or so sweet tart and that's it. Couple nights ago the raccoons had a feast and took a combo of 2 dozen LZ, edgar, and sweet tart. ughh.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Video of someone stealing my mangoes
« on: July 19, 2019, 02:09:39 PM »
Do me a favor and keep that guy on your side of Coral Springs. Knock on wood but we haven't had a problem here... yet.


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These two have eluded me for several months now. Anyone with any clue where in South Florida I can grab 1x of these trees?

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Nice trim.
What do you use to cut the branches? With the heat and humidity and the number of trees, I may have to invest in a rechargeable-battery pole saw. So far I have used pruners, loppers and a handsaw, but maybe it's time to stop risking heatstroke or a heart attack.
Not looking forward to trimming my mango trees - the MC and NDM have grown quite a bit in the past year.
Love the Pickering, which remains a midget (4 feet after 6 years, 30+ mangoes a year).

For the Glenn, I managed to just use pruners and a lopper. I'm not even sure what type of lopper it was - I want to say a Corona which was wonderful as it was lightweight and cut all the branches with ease.

Prior couple trees I cut I did use a battery pole saw (the Ego brand of which I also have a chainsaw, blower, trimmer, etc.). It works well for getting to the center of trees. It was especially helpful with the lychees which are a pain in the butt to prune.

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Best time of year = mango eating
Worst time of year = mango pruning after the eating

This morning's project was the always reliable Glenn tree. I try to bring them all back to around 8 feet tall and keep the shape in check. Not always an easy task. Not sure which will kill me first - the sun stroke or the 25x spider bites in places I didn't know I could be bitten. 4 trees trimmed up so far. This evening I'll take out the chipper/mulcher and get rid of the larger branches. Not fun.

Before and after:






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