The Tropical Fruit Forum

I recently tried mamey and GS for the first time.  The mamey was a Magana but I found it to be quite good with hints of green banana and melon plus custard like consistency.  Much better than I expected after seeing Bryan's tree in PR covered in fruit.  The green sapotes were darker almost red colored flesh, the first one reminded me dead on of pumpkin pie filling w/out the spices.  The one the next day was very flan like.  The green sapote as Oscar pointed out can easily be eaten by one person, the mameys you either need a big appetite or a few friends.

both very good in their own ways,
-Ethan

I use an organic 10-10-10 granule on a lot of my trees including annonas.  I apply it once a month around the drip line except during winter.

-Ethan

Nice fruits this year BTW

You've got to work on the next generation, my daughter loves most the fruits I let her try (including durian) and my young son loves avocado, banana, white sapote and green sapote so far.

It is fun finding adventurous people willing to try new things and people like Harry's coworker who haven't had something for years.  I started to give my neighbor across the alley a few passionfruit and explain how to ripen/eat them.  When she saw them her eyes lit up so I went got her a bunch more.  Now she and her husband participate in CRFG and they receive samples of various fruits from me to try.  That reminds me, I have some mamey ice cream for them.

Grow them for your own joy.

-Ethan

These might be dumb questions,
do you fertilize?  sprinkler watered or deep soak? full sun?

I treat mine like my citrus using organic granules and soaking about once a week, tons of sun.  My Vernon is covered in bloom spikes and many of my 'new' grafts on it are pushing blooms too.

-Ethan

Viveroanones

I use a small wood plane to help insure smooth straight cuts.  I usually do most of the shaping w/the razor the finish w/the plane.  Dont forget to sterilize and sharpen the plane.

-Ethan

Nice GH Jacob, lots of room for more plants, do you still have the smaller one set up?

Everything is looking great, it'll be hard to resist letting at least one mango grow.

-Ethan

What a disaster, at least your family is safe, everything else can be replaced and replanted.  Hopefully the new location is not the Ohio of Thailand.

-Ethan

Congratulations on the multiple blooms Fruitguy, you've got a very interesting collection of garcinias.  I wonder if it could be grafted?   If you get a good crop, please add me to the list for a seed or two.

Thank you Oscar for straightening out the confusion.

-Ethan

Welcome NTM, it is great to see you and your wonderful lychee trees and others doing so well.

-Ethan

Wow Harry, what an incredible video, nice choice on the music too.  Having only seen recent pictures, the video gives a better idea how big your yard is without all those trees blocking the way.  It amazes me how fast (to me) you place has recovered and returned to a tropical fruit paradise.  Thankfully those bleachers only hit the greenhouse and not your home.

I think I'll stick w/earthquakes, at least they surprise you.

-Ethan

Wow Gwen your results turned out awesome, congrats!  The plants look great and so much fruit, soon you'll have so many pineapples you'll need to start making wine.

-Ethan

I'll let you know how the fruit is in a few more years.   I can toss a seedling in w/your pulasan if you'd like.

-Ethan