Hello everyone!
Name is Peter and I live in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico after moving a couple of years ago from Santa Monica, California. Merida is a very difficult place to grow in due to the very poor thin and alkaline soils, and very distinct hot/dry season in Spring (yesterday was 106 degrees!). In summer we can have a lot of rain and even tropical storms which also add to the complexities. It has all been a huge learning experience after the wealth of growing in a coastal Southern California location and it's almost perfect benign climate.
I have a mixture of established local varieties, and many more unusual and rarer tropicals mainly in pots until established in size or a good location found.
Among the common/native fruits to here, I have (sometimes numerous examples): Cherimoya/Custard Apple, Mamey, Sour Orange, Limon, Soursop, Black Sapote, Bananas, Jackfruit, Nance, Papayas, Yellow Passionfruit, Pineapple, Purple Caimito, Dragonfruit, Yellow Guava, Pepino Kat (Tree Cucumber), Annatto, Starfruit/Carambola, Tamarind, coconut
For non-native established fruit trees: Coffee, Mangosteen, Ice Cream Bean, Breadruit, Lychee, Rambutan, Pink Guava, Strawberry Guava, Jaboticabo, Cacao Criolla, Suriname Cherry, Peppertree, cinnamon Tree, Mission Fig, Ataulfo Mango, Eugenia Victoriana, Loquat, Miracle fruit/berry, Mountain Soursop, Blackberry, Various Grapes, Finger Lime, Meyer Lemon, Longan, date palm
Lastly, small seedlings I have growing (or yet to germinate or sprout): Salak, Curry Leaf Plat, Purple Passion fruit, Jamaican Lillikoi, Banana Passionfruit, Blue/Purple Lilly Pilly, Japanese Raisin Tree, Blackberry Jam Fruit, Kaffir Lime.
I have just realized how insane I must be with all these varieties and really need to tone down the collecting! I guess like everyone, I have the most challenges with germination of seeds and raising of seedlings particularly those that have more sub-tropical requirements but it is fun to challenge myself.
I should add, I do try vegetable growing too, and have mixed successes there, but as this is a tropical fruit forum, we won't go there. Looking forward to learning lots from the experienced people on here.