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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by trianglegardens on Today at 07:50:10 PM »
Quote from: shmojojojo on Today at 07:30:48 PM
Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Yes, the entire taproot came off, but I planted it anyway. We’ll see what happens🤞

I tried to clean as much pulp off as I could while I was eating the red jabos.
Some had more than others.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by spaugh on Today at 07:46:58 PM »
Chop that part off and let it grow back? 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by shmojojojo on Today at 07:30:48 PM »
Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by Ognin525 on Today at 07:29:19 PM »
I always have better success cleaning them. Usually I get mold when i dont.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by irun5k on Today at 07:20:32 PM »
Hi all, well it had been long enough I figured so I removed all the repair material.  I'd been letting the hose clamps out a little periodically since the trunk appeared to be growing in diameter.

However, the repair never "took".  The outer piece was a rather thin piece of bark and cambium and did not stay alive.  I suppose the best course of action now it to let it dry/air out a bit and then coat it with some tree sealant?

Overall I don't think this looks too good.  If I had just put the tree in the ground I'd probably replace it.  Yet it did set a few fruit this year so I'll let it ride.  It has been growing extremely fast- I've had to prune it pretty hard or else the extensive new growth is prone to additional breakage.

Additional comments/suggestions appreciated!





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by Bazalk on Today at 07:18:17 PM »
WOW!  So I plant 3 trees 4 days ago and I see my first Japanese Beetle ever (it's not even June yet!!) - lots of love bugs in garden though... worst part is it disappeared in the soil.  I do not know if I should be worried - start milk spore application or am I jumping ship to quickly?

EDIT: NVM won't let me order milky spore to FL... now what?
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Citrus General Discussion / Naval orange
« Last post by Desertcitrus on Today at 07:13:06 PM »
M naval in bloom, smells so good. 🤞 hoping not all the fruit drops this year.




 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by trianglegardens on Today at 07:01:44 PM »
Just got my order of red jaboticabas from flying fox fruits along with some peluche loquat seeds.

Do I need to clean the extra pulp off of the jaboticaba seeds prior to planting or can I just put them directly in soil right out of the fruit?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by brian on Today at 06:23:09 PM »
Beetle looks to be the common japanese beetle, aka june bug.  Dunno if they will eat the guava, its possible.

The pods are flower buds, you should get fruit soon!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by Bazalk on Today at 06:12:19 PM »
Good Day,

Disclaimer: I'm super ultra new to all this.

-Zone 10A, South-Ish Central Florida (South Tampa but North of Sarasota)
-Pink Guava - first fruit tree I EVER planted ~ Planted this Tuesday (today is Friday).  Planted 2 Mango Trees Next

-What I did: Dug a whole....  which took forever.
A. Added Wakefield Compost Biochar with Mycorrhizal Fungi Organic Compost + mixed in a small amount of Jobe’s Organics Granular Garden Fertilizer, then watered
B. Placed plant in and added some Black Kow Compost around.  Tried to plant a bit "higher" hand whole
C. Added Mycorrhizal Fungi granulous around the tree roots
D. Covered it with soil (mixed soul around with the Black Kow)
E. Covered it with azomite powder, watered
F. Mulched but removed a couple of inches from center - aka avoiding mulch volcano
G. Haven't done this - but a video on youtube shows if you place scotch tape around the bark, then add an extra sticky side piece on top, ants won't torture your fruit

Now the Mangos look... amazing!  Shocker because I read plants will go on strike after translating/planting.  The Guava... doesn't look as happy as the mango trees. BUT the Guava never did. I think it looks a "bit" worse - but not much.  Could be the wind?  Anyway my questions

1- What is this bug on the tree (see image)?  It's a beetle of some kind.. evil or not? I tried to remove it gently - but it fell into the ground, when I tried to get it... it disappeared into a whole in the mulch.  Hope it died and turns into compost if evil.
2- These round pods - are those fruit? or new leaves?  I don't see flowers... the tree is taller than me (I'm a 5'4 lady).  Was in a 15 Gallon pot (officially biggest tree I got).  I know trees fruit when they are stressed... but again I'm super new so I don't know
3- Did I make a mistake somewhere?  Advice? 

Thanks










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