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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #625 on: March 04, 2015, 11:56:54 PM »
My grafted Grimal from you Adam keeps pushing new growth, it's kind of exploding. It's covered in the bay window and I water it with tap water, lately fish and kelp emulsion, and it keeps growing. Is that normal for this time of year? Does it prefer cooler weather?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #626 on: March 05, 2015, 12:00:53 AM »
My grafted Grimal from you Adam keeps pushing new growth, it's kind of exploding. It's covered in the bay window and I water it with tap water, lately fish and kelp emulsion, and it keeps growing. Is that normal for this time of year? Does it prefer cooler weather?

normal for sure...they explode in spring...and grow very well..but then intense heat of summer (here in FL), starts to make the leaves look burnt.

they will be fine, but just not as pretty...

then finally the weather cools again in Fall (Sept-Dec) and they start to grow nicely again...almost like in spring.

Make sure to keep any suckers in check...i notice the grimals like to send out tons of suckers!  they look like lances, or spears....and the flowers look like clusters of grapes (or balls)...break off all the lances!!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #627 on: March 06, 2015, 10:31:48 AM »
My grafted Grimal from you Adam keeps pushing new growth, it's kind of exploding. It's covered in the bay window and I water it with tap water, lately fish and kelp emulsion, and it keeps growing. Is that normal for this time of year? Does it prefer cooler weather?

normal for sure...they explode in spring...and grow very well..but then intense heat of summer (here in FL), starts to make the leaves look burnt.

they will be fine, but just not as pretty...

then finally the weather cools again in Fall (Sept-Dec) and they start to grow nicely again...almost like in spring.

Make sure to keep any suckers in check...i notice the grimals like to send out tons of suckers!  they look like lances, or spears....and the flowers look like clusters of grapes (or balls)...break off all the lances!!

Jabos are hardy!  I had a nice red jabo that I placed where i wanted to plant it and forgot all about it.  After a few weeks in the sun, it was dry as a bone.  Thought it was a lost cause, but noticed today (after about 3-4 weeks in rehab) that new leaves are pushing!!  Grimal is also pushing leaves, after a year in the ground without any growth spurts.  This is a nice time of year in the garden...so much activity!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #628 on: March 06, 2015, 11:08:00 AM »
Absolutely nice Gunnar, Seems like things change/grow by the day.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #629 on: March 06, 2015, 05:38:47 PM »
the red jabos are fruiting very nicely in the greenhouse.

this is already the second decent crop of the year.

having more than 10 fruiting trees, the production is virtually non-stop.

I'm going to make some serious fruit leather out of this batch...maybe some juice and jam...

still have lots of flowers coming, and lots of green fruits.

there are not many fruit trees I've seen that can produce as much as the Red jaboticaba







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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #630 on: March 06, 2015, 05:41:30 PM »
My Grimal is getting ready to explode in flowers.




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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #631 on: March 06, 2015, 05:43:51 PM »
Nice pic!

if you have a sabara or red jabo blooming at the same time, try to cross pollinate with the Grimal!!

my Grimals are about to bloom like crazy as well!
My Grimal is getting ready to explode in flowers.




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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #632 on: March 06, 2015, 07:11:27 PM »
Nice pics folks! Hopefully in another year or two I'll be able to post some!
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #633 on: March 07, 2015, 09:12:52 AM »
Hi Adam!

I would just like to give you an update on the seeds you sent to Sweden a few months ago, they are finally starting to put out some growth (at a somewhat pleasant rate). 

Myrciaria guaquiea

Myrciaria cauliflora


Anyways, I've been looking through a lot of book for M.guaquiea but haven't found any solid information on cultivation. Could you maybe point me in the right direction? Any good books or websites treating this species (preferably in English or Spanish)?

What soil and what pH is optimal?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #634 on: March 07, 2015, 12:26:25 PM »
Jackedfruit

Thanks for the update!

They both enjoy an acid pH, of about 6.5-5.5 (I believe it can be lower and it will be ok)

Just be careful keeping them inside your house (if they are)

They need humidity or else the leaves will have trouble growing, and you wil get burnt tips.

If you are keeping them in the house, at some point soon, you may want to make some sort of covering for them...like a clear plastic bag, or plastic bottle.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #635 on: March 07, 2015, 04:57:07 PM »
Jackedfruit

Thanks for the update!

They both enjoy an acid pH, of about 6.5-5.5 (I believe it can be lower and it will be ok)

Just be careful keeping them inside your house (if they are)

They need humidity or else the leaves will have trouble growing, and you wil get burnt tips.

If you are keeping them in the house, at some point soon, you may want to make some sort of covering for them...like a clear plastic bag, or plastic bottle.

Thank you for the information!

I figured they would like a slightly acid soil so I planted them in a 5,8 mix but it's always good to get the confirmation from someone successfully growing the species!

I'm keeping them in room with 80F; RH 60% at the moment but when temperatures rises a bit, in a month or so, they will be placed in a greenhouse with my other tropical’s :)



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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #636 on: March 08, 2015, 11:42:57 AM »
Adam, thanks for posting pic's of amazing red jabo harvest. Can't wait until my seedlings fruit ;)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #637 on: March 08, 2015, 03:06:41 PM »
Adam, thanks for posting pic's of amazing red jabo harvest. Can't wait until my seedlings fruit ;)

thanks Robert!

I think I got about 10lbs, or more, but I didn't weight it.

I washed it all up, and juiced it...

now I'm dehydrating the pulp into fruit leathers...

I will post pics.

last time i made the fruit leathers I didn't pour the juice on the tray thick enough...this time it's going to be something I can chew on....I made sure to pour it on the tray as heavy as possible...so the leather will be about 4 times as thick.

Looks like I'll have enough juice to make about 10 batches? maybe more??
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #638 on: March 08, 2015, 06:49:29 PM »
Fruit leathers?
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #639 on: March 08, 2015, 06:55:16 PM »
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #640 on: March 08, 2015, 07:44:27 PM »
Fruit leather sounds wonderful, you said that you juiced them then lay out for leather, how to you get seeds out? ;) 8)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #641 on: March 08, 2015, 07:46:13 PM »
Fruit leather sounds wonderful, you said that you juiced them then lay out for leather, how to you get seeds out? ;) 8)

I mash the fruits through a colander and separate the seeds and skins from the juice and pulp

About 20-30% of the pulp / juice can't be recovered becasue it clings tenaciously to the seeds.
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #642 on: March 08, 2015, 07:56:37 PM »
Nice Adam, thanks for detailed method ;)

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #643 on: March 09, 2015, 12:54:56 AM »
Fruit leathers are sheets of pureed dried fruit. Fruit roll-ups are similar, if that helps.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #644 on: March 09, 2015, 12:57:44 AM »
Fruit leathers are sheets of pureed dried fruit. Fruit roll-ups are similar, if that helps.

I've always been a fruit leather fiend...now that I can manufacture my own high quality leathers, it's going to be hard to go back to the store boughts.  :D
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #645 on: March 09, 2015, 11:51:07 AM »
Yeah, they don't have your flavors at the store. The combo of those and the juice sound amazing. I'm just now polishing off my Jabo jelly stash and starting to fiend for Jabo. I Should have bought 3 15 G back in September when I had the chance and I would be that much closer.

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #646 on: March 09, 2015, 07:17:53 PM »
Adam, you still gonna do that pruning video?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #647 on: March 09, 2015, 07:33:06 PM »
Adam, you still gonna do that pruning video?

yes..just waiting for my bro to get a professional camera..maybe this weekend...

my trees are sooooo ready to be pruned....

the before and after will be crazy....

i have Fruiting Red jabos, Blue Jabos, White Jabos, Yellow Jabos, Grimal Jabos, and a bunch of other jabos I can't pronounce...

you'll just have to see what I'm squawking about  :P
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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #648 on: March 09, 2015, 07:52:39 PM »
LOL do you sell and ship the fruit with in florida?

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Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« Reply #649 on: March 09, 2015, 07:59:03 PM »
LOL do you sell and ship the fruit with in florida?

in the not so distant future I will be able to sell some fruit, but now we mostly sell seeds.

I do allow visitors to eat the fruits when they are hear!  just spit out the seeds!
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