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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Bender's Tropical Grove
« on: April 25, 2014, 07:53:30 AM »
No, I plan on being one of the unruly ones, pushing and shoving to get my galaxy tree!   ;D

Mike, I hope you hired some muscle for crowd control.  I have seen some of these guys on this forum before. They looked a little shady.  ;D
Brandon you volunteering to wear an orange vest for crowd control?   :D

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Bender's Tropical Grove
« on: April 24, 2014, 08:53:33 PM »
Mike, I hope you hired some muscle for crowd control.  I have seen some of these guys on this forum before. They looked a little shady.  ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: who grows Kwai Muk?!
« on: April 19, 2014, 07:06:10 PM »
I took these pics today.  It is flowering for the first time. 
It is about 10 ft tall.  I bought it a year and a half ago from the Broward rare fruit and vegetable sale as a huge 5 gal. I think it was supplied by Excalibur.  If it was grafted, evidence of the graft had disappeared before I bought it.



Sorry for the side ways pic, phone posting.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Germinating Green Sapote Seeds
« on: April 10, 2014, 07:59:24 PM »
Feed me Seymour!




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I think it was Mike T  that posted with a great document from Rural Industries Research and Development titled Durian Germplasm Evaluation.  It describes a potting soil mixture to increase vigor and micronutrients to add to the mix.  It also suggests Trichoderma sp might be helpful for controlling phytophthora palmivora.

Get the doc here

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Himalayan Mulberry
« on: April 10, 2014, 10:09:04 AM »
No, not tart.  It was sweet and could be enjoyed at all different colorings, medium reds with some white to dark purple/blacks.  I can't really think of a way to describe how it was different but it was distinct. I will quiz my wife later today to see if she can put it to words.

Brandon, did you taste any tartness in flavor?


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Himalayan Mulberry
« on: April 10, 2014, 07:59:08 AM »
Fruit and Spice Park has a tree labeled Himalayan.  I was there with my family on 3/29 and there was lots of fruit on the tree.  They tasted distinctly different than the Pakistani.  Of all the different mulberries, my wife loved the Himalayan and wants me to find a tree to plant in the yard.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Germinating Green Sapote Seeds
« on: April 08, 2014, 02:15:16 PM »
I had canistel seeds that I planted 12/15 and the first started to pop the middle of March.  I generally pot this family of seeds so they are just below the surface.  Usually a few waterings will expose the shell.  These seeds have rotting issues.  Some of the green sapote seeds I have planted are starting to show signs they are about to pop.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ranking Annonas into tiers
« on: April 07, 2014, 10:01:07 PM »
Har rates posh-te by its other common name, cawesh, on this post:

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=1174.msg15717#msg15717

Sahdu of Govardhan Gardens claims to have posh-te trees that produce exceptional fruit.

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Lawn guys hit a recently planted 3 gal hak ip, 3 years ago, killing it.  The next day, all the leaves had turned brown.  Size matters and it looks like only one side got hit so it should be ok. 


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Montoso Gardens?
« on: April 03, 2014, 08:11:30 PM »
Thanks Jeff.  I have laid out a lot of money in mangosteen seeds and only have two plants to show for it, one is less then a centimeter tall.  Time to pay up for plants.  I knew they sold them but it has been a while since they have been available.  I bought two and a few more things that I will probably end up killing or dying from cold.

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Here are the documents Chris emailed out converted to PDF:

Press Release

Schedule

Application

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: J-30 or Dang Rasimi Jackfruit?
« on: March 31, 2014, 08:00:02 PM »
I haven't tasted either but my vote goes to DR.  Dr Campbell, when he lectured the broward rare fruit and vegetable council, spoke well of DR, the downside being that it is a big fruit.  This is not a problem for me!  I have never seen DR for sale but J-30 can be found.  If the class is worth it, you will have a source of budwood for J-30 and something to trade.

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

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Here is a pic of my Berry S.  Notice the difference in the leaf shape.  Mine is about 5 ft tall but branching nicely for a seedling.  I will put it in the ground next week.  I can't wait until all the people that got these seedlings can bring the resulting fruits to a tasting table. I vote for calling them the  Mi-T Berry (pronounced mighty berry) and Mi-T Amber series 1 to n  ;D



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I have enough seeds for a few more orders. Saturday these become rootstock.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PPK won't fruit
« on: March 24, 2014, 07:02:56 PM »
The tree at my previous house took over 5 years to fruit.  It is an excellent mango and was in the top 5 of the mango varieties I ate last year.

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I have a bunch from fruit cleaned this weekend.  $2 each, minimum 5 seeds.  Shipping is an additional $5.80 by USPS priority flat rate box.

PM me if interested.

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 :o They look relatively huge! Do you know what they weight?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sequestrene drenches are a PITA!
« on: March 17, 2014, 09:35:21 AM »
I got the same impression from the UofF document Patrick linked.  After aiding the delivery of the iron, the chelates will go back to work and help other elements get absorbed. 

I find this really interesting because this means that when people report benefits received from adding chelated iron, iron deficiency may never have been the cause of the problem corrected.  The released chelates may have helped the plant absorb some other elements already in the soil that were previously locked out.  As Adam stated, this could be a bad thing if you have some nasties lurking in your soil.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sequestrene drenches are a PITA!
« on: March 15, 2014, 08:26:28 PM »
Here is a link to a tech sheet for both 138 and 330.

http://www.beckerunderwood.com/media/products/resources/copy_Sequestrene_tech_sheet_FD754DE89C826.pdf

On the first page, the two paragraphs in the lower left corner describe each product.  138 is for "challenging soil" 7.0pH and up, 330 is for soils below 7.5pH.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sequestrene drenches are a PITA!
« on: March 14, 2014, 08:33:34 PM »
The packaging is not helpful.  I have the 5 pound bag and it does not really specify.  Carlos (CTMIAMI) has more knowledge and experience with the product and if I remember correctly, the dosage is between 0.5 tablespoons and 2 tablespoons per gallon depending on the plant and the level of deficiency.

Thanks Clint.  I never knew how much powder nor how much water.  My container did not have that info.

I am considering this, not because it is too much work (which it is), but because of all the knowledge and wisdom that I could absorb through osmosis.

There's a simple solution. Hire HAR !!

If your soil is alkaline (like mine is) the drenches and sprays make a big difference.

Har uses way more than simple sequestrene. His mixes contain a nutty array of things that I've never heard of.

I hired him around may of last year for the same reason -- taking care of the trees is a pain. And he brings something to the table that none of us have: several decades of commercial experience. I'm very happy with the results.

Prices are very reasonable. I have him come out once a month for a full day, which is plenty for my ~40 tree orchard.

https://www.facebook.com/HarsServices/info

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sequestrene drenches are a PITA!
« on: March 14, 2014, 02:24:31 PM »
Thanks for giving me another excuse to not continue!  I do have irrigation on some trees.  Those are the ones I have done so far and my mameys and abius.  My canstels and longans also look in need and a quarter of my mangos.  Lets hope we get some rain on Monday, as forecasted, so I don't have to spend additional time hand watering the day before.

I am also adding a tablespoon of epsom salt per gallon.  I wonder if I should add some manganese sulfate too.  Some of the yellowing is general and some is interveinal.

The ground should also be moist before you apply Seq138 so the roots can beter absorb it. Best after natural rainfall..... 

Yes, you are right.  The bag does look great on my shelf.  And I know the trees will not die if it is not applied.  However, I feel I might gain a year or two if I put in the work.  Do you want me mooching off your wonderful jakfruits for an extra two years or would you rather me contribute some of these new varieties to the tasting table?
 
See, you guys are totally dealing with this supplement incorrectly......from a work standpoint, any way.  I bought some years ago because it was a "had to have" thing that some of my nutty fruit friends were extolling the virtues of.  I just knew my trees would be better off with it. P.S., its still on the shelf in the garage, never having been opened nor applied. I wonder what the shelf life is.  Is 15 years too long? And, as I remember, it wasn't cheap.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2014 Annona grafts...What's popping?
« on: March 14, 2014, 01:54:06 PM »
Here are some Lisa atemoyas on cherimoya that I grafted 3 weeks ago.  I did 2 cleft and 3 side veneer.  All 5 are pushing.  The clefts pushed first.  The cleft scions were much smaller diameter, the tips of the branches, so I guess the buds were further developed.   






What a sloppy scion wrap job!!! I guess I am not getting a job as a grafter anytime soon. :P


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sequestrene drenches are a PITA!
« on: March 14, 2014, 12:34:01 PM »
My back feels your pain.  At least all my trees only need a bucket each.  I start to get pretty selective as to which trees get treated.  As a result, some trees have new growth that seems too light colored and never reaches the right shade of green. I probably have other deficiencies in addition to iron :(

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pond Apple as root stock
« on: March 13, 2014, 10:59:42 AM »
I have a red genova from excalibur and I constantly have to remove the rootstock suckers, almost weekly.  The scion is very slow growing.  I want to graft onto something else but I didn't want to trim it because it is so small.  At least, I can confirm it is actually a red illama with the new growth it has on it right now.  Hopefully next year I can take budwood.

How about using illama as rootstock.  I germinated seeds I got from Luc a year and a half ago and they are already 4 feet tall, outgrowing all other annona seedlings I am growing.  250 ppm GA3 soak overnight seems to get good germination, at least on that one batch, 11 of 12.   I have one seedling planted in the ground and it seems to be doing ok.  Anyone else have illama seedlings in the ground or aware of issues?

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