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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fall Fruit Plate 11 Different Fruits
« on: November 23, 2015, 06:14:47 PM »
Adam, how did the Garcinia gardneriana taste?
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Nice Raul ....and now you all are gonna want me to do one also right !! Looking at the water you people in CA must be jealous ...Luc, were getting some good rain right now in SoCal lol
I am quite ignorant about these phyto certificates and online buying of seeds. I've read previous threads on the forum. My questions are If I buy seeds/seedlings from you Adam will I need a phyto? (I'm in California). If so, how does one obtain seeds with the phyto? And also, is the difference between the certificate and a seed lots permit?woohoo!
now how much will shipping be to AZ, and will a phyto still be needed?
phyto is required and must be issued by the state of AZ (I believe). I will call the FL state department of Ag (not USDA, thanks for correction Oscar ) to find out tomorrow.
Being that you are in the one state that requires a phyto, I will give you a great price on shipping (cheaper than anyone in the business, I can promise you that), but I don't know how much or how difficult it is to get a phyto!
JF, which variety do you think is best?Any opinion on are they as good tasting as I've read?
Hey Gary
yes, they are as good as advertised unfortunately I only have room for 2 guavas and they are both are superior to Allahabad Safeda. Btw, I tested 9-10 guavas and kept the best and got rid of the rest.
Raul, How many miles/km from the beach can one expect to find limoncello?the area were Limocillo is native is just outside of Puerto Vallarta in the west coast of the pacific; from 50 to 450 meters above sea level; far away from Mayans; Aztecs and AcapulcoMayaosteen
Mexosteen
I believe Maya culture was in southern Mexico and Central America. No Mayas in Acapulco where Luc found these wild plants. I believe that was Aztec area. So Aztecosteen? Probably for marketing purposes they would change it to something like Aztec Gold.
Yeah, the Newport coconut is one of those famous outliers... I figure there's no chance coconuts will fruit outdoors anywhere in California. (Is the Newport tree even a dwarf variety?)
I know it might seem like a lot of effort to grow a dwarf coconut in a greenhouse, but if the greenhouse were filled with water barrels, the passive heat sink alone might be enough to not require any additional heat or light. Cold soil in the winter could be a problem, so the greenhouse would have to be fairly big.
Cold soil is the problem. Humidity is quite high right along S. California coast. But too much time of soil under 50F and they will croak. Certainly they're not going to produce outdoors there.
Yeah, the Newport coconut is one of those famous outliers... I figure there's no chance coconuts will fruit outdoors anywhere in California. (Is the Newport tree even a dwarf variety?)
I know it might seem like a lot of effort to grow a dwarf coconut in a greenhouse, but if the greenhouse were filled with water barrels, the passive heat sink alone might be enough to not require any additional heat or light. Cold soil in the winter could be a problem, so the greenhouse would have to be fairly big.
There is a coconut palm tree outside in Newport Beach, CA near the ocean. Its fairly old (maybe +15 years old). Its maybe 10ft tall? I don't think it produces any coconuts.
This might be a dumb question, but has anyone tried growing a dwarf coconut in an unheated greenhouse in California or someplace subtropical, and if so, what are the results?
Built this finally for my durian. I managed to turn a supposedly 6 hr job into about 18 but it's finally basically done. I figure I'll probably still kill the durian but at least this gives me a shot. I have the vents set to close at 70 degrees. The soil back there has great drainage so I'm hoping to avoid phytophthora. I might try to grow a couple pulasan in there too.
Is there site that lists DF taste reports or ranks them? I know it's subjective but I just wanted to know what is preferred by people "in the know". Also wanted to know what to stay away from when I am in the nursery picking out DF plants.
I currently have a Halley's Comet plant which I planted a month or so ago. I also have other unknown DF's and different cuttings.
Hi!
I live in Portugal, zone 10a but I think it is not like California, here the temperatures go bellow 0ºC, and the wind from the Atlantic is to fear. I lost my papaya with 6 years, in a sheltered location. Other plants get the foliage burnt by the wind and don't flower. It is unthinkable to leave garcinia, myrciaria ot young eugenia in the open during Autumn and Winter. They are slow growers and damage can take years to recover.
João