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You can grow citrus! Lol By the way you may be able to grow more than you think. Have you seen pete kanaris videos on youtube? Check him out he grows lots of stuff.
Avocado, olives, pears, nectarine, grapes, persimmon, plum, and pecan should be a good start. A Pickering mango in a planter you can move inside when it freezes will give your best chance at fruit. Jaboticaba should do well also as Adam is in 9a and grows a lot of them.
We used to live in 9a. Loquats and Satsumas!!! I still drive up there each December to get some from our old neighbor. Satsumas don’t do well where we live now. We also grew rabbiteye blueberries, figs, miracle fruit in a pot, raja puro bananas (on south side of house), low chill peaches and apples.
Your "better half" hates mangoes??? I believe in Florida that's grounds for divorce.
I'm not sure where you are, but you should check out Just Fruits and Exotics website. They're in 8b in St. Marks. Their website has really good pdf's and everything they sell will work in 9A.What about a pink pomelo? Mine is thriving this year after the big freeze on Jan. 18.
Cherry of the rio grande and GUABIJU should be ok, When I was at Adam's at FFF he had Barbados cherries planted out side? Also Uvaia should work. Check out what huertasurbanas is selling, He is from Argentina and has stuff that will work. Very nice seller and he will inform you on low temps that his plants can take. Miguel pt from Portugal has a 9b greenhouse and his property is 9a. He hasa wealth of info and experience. There are some real zone pushers on this forum and can give pointers on how to stretch the limits. I am in 9b on the edge of 10a and also find myself pushing. I have allotof mulch and organics around my trees and on cold nights I water heavy and this year I got30F one night and got through it ok. I have a cotton candy tree and it got burned a bitbut not seriously. I find myself checking the records temps for my area and it can get really cold herethroughout history. There were record nights in the teens here in the past. Scary!Welcome to Florida!
I'm growing nearly 400 varieties of all sorts of stuff. You can't go wrong in 8b/9a.
Quote from: Viking Guy on April 19, 2018, 08:15:30 PMI'm growing nearly 400 varieties of all sorts of stuff. You can't go wrong in 8b/9a.Holy cow, do you have a list somewhere? Do you sell?
cherimoya cherimoya cherimoya!!!! I am able to grow them outdoor without any issues. Even the seedling survive outdoor.
Quote from: Jenniferokay on April 19, 2018, 08:51:53 PMQuote from: Viking Guy on April 19, 2018, 08:15:30 PMI'm growing nearly 400 varieties of all sorts of stuff. You can't go wrong in 8b/9a.Holy cow, do you have a list somewhere? Do you sell?Mostly a hobbyist. I only sell or trade when people request it. I'm a bit of a diversity collector.That said, even things which can't get chill hours here can grow here fine and can be tricked into flowering. I've had no problem with any stonefruits, Apple or pear. Just strip leaves or score, etc--works fine.I do have a list of everything I grow both here and in an alternate 10b zone.
This thread is for Florida recommendations. Congratulations on your successful Cherimoya growing 3,000 miles away!Quote from: knlim000 on April 19, 2018, 11:39:57 PMcherimoya cherimoya cherimoya!!!! I am able to grow them outdoor without any issues. Even the seedling survive outdoor.