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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jakfruit 2016
« on: May 30, 2016, 09:10:24 PM »
I had read that when the nearest leaf on the stem holding the fruit starts to brown, combined with some give of the fruit and fragrant smell is when to pick a jackfruit. This fruit had some give all over the fruit as well as fragrant sweet/funky smell but the nearest leaf to the fruit was still green so I picked it anyways and it was perfectly ripe. I've only picked this one fruit, so maybe the experts can chime in. Every few days I would go out and press on the fruit and gauge the give, it seemed like in a matter of a few days it went from rock solid to the whole fruit was soft, weird. Don't remember exactly how long ago this the tree flowered, because there was a span of months where it just kept flowering for months.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jakfruit 2016
« on: May 30, 2016, 08:15:22 PM »
Picked my first fruit off my Bangkok lemon tree, weighed in at 19.2lbs, also a pic of the cleaned fruit and seeds. Flavor and texture is outstanding, and everything one could hope for in this fruit. Very happy I'm growing this!





-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Figs in Fl
« on: May 21, 2016, 03:06:10 AM »
To those growing black Madeira, congrats, as from my readings this is "the" fig of figs to grow and is not easy to come by. Also from the reports I've read of others growing black Madeira it is an usually slow grower, I think if I was in the situation of figs born on a small slow growing cutting I would remove them.

-joep450 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Figs in Fl
« on: May 16, 2016, 06:44:59 PM »
I absolutely love figs, but seems not too many people grow them in Fl. My mother has a huge scraggly looking brown turkey, from homedepot growing in her back yard which always has only a few fig rusted leaves on it, and has only produced one nearly edible fruit that was dried out in the few years it has been growing in her backyard.

I think the reason for the terrible fig production lies in the control of heat and water, and also in the nutrient deprived sandy soil (also in fact that brown turkey is a meh fig and for some reason most readily available to purchase). So in the fall of last year I ordered an LSU Gold/Puprle from stark bro's and a panache from grow organic, all 3 were shipped in 4ft rooted cuttings. My goal was to try and grow them in pots on my patio so I could have more control over the heat/water/soil factors and just see what happens.

Currently the three figs are growing in large pots on wheels, which I move them some days out in full sun and some days completely out of direct sun under the roof. I also water them each with a gallon of water daily. This keeps the leaves from wilting, and the figs from falling off/drying out. All three are producing breba crops right now, and I picked my first lsu gold today which had a nice honeydew melon flavor to it. Pretty stoked and hopeful that the late summer crops will be better.

-joep450











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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: cherimoya pollinateing
« on: April 02, 2016, 08:17:29 AM »
Here is a link to the video, just watched it myself thanks.

http://papayatreenursery.com/cherimoya-hand-pollination/

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jakfruit 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 09:05:06 AM »
Here is the thread when I first pruned the bottom branches and thinned out the canopy this was july 6 2015 http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=16706.msg212230#msg212230 I did this originally with thought it would control the mold rhizopus also of note it had never once produced a female flower or fruited, since then the tree has been no stop in flower and producing female flowers. Coincidence?

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jakfruit 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 08:52:13 AM »
Here's a video I took this morning of my tree and the crazy theory I have: https://youtu.be/QEpDLc-cEcw
And another pick of some of the fruit on it.




-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Pineberry
« on: March 29, 2016, 10:18:41 PM »
Came across this really interesting article on this selectively bred strawberry cultivar http://m.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2016/03/28/what-are-white-strawberries/

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jakfruit 2016
« on: March 25, 2016, 03:24:31 PM »
Here is a picture of my grafted Bangkok lemon from Excalibur, it's not as bushy looking because I prune most of the suckers and thin it out. Has 6 developing jackfruit on it, can't remember exactly how old this tree is but planted it in ground about a year ago.




Joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Leo hybrid Cherimoya crossed with Atemoya seedling #1 and#3
« on: March 22, 2016, 10:55:36 PM »
Hey Simon,

The look and taste description of the #3 sounds amazing, and something I would definitely be interested in trying to grow here in Fl. Does Mr Manuel propagate and sell any of his crosses?

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Maha Chanok Mango...
« on: March 02, 2016, 08:50:03 AM »
Hey pug, just figured I'd chime in with what my crazy tree is doing, mine is such a slow grower for past 1.5 months the terminal ends have looked like they were going to explode with flush yet nothing, just a swollen look so I threw fertilizer at it to maybe get some movement and what happened is blooms and some leaves flushing.

-joep450






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / On Ross Sapote Pollination
« on: March 02, 2016, 08:34:02 AM »
So I bought this Ross from Patrick few years ago and for past 3 years it flowers and gives no fruit what gives?!?! Do I need two trees to cross pollinate, are there male or female flowers, or is the tree too juvenile yet? ....or am I just unlucky? Here are some pics of the tree, drops its leaves and then pushes new leaves with flowers, debating on ripping it out if no fruit this year...

-joep450






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My CC has mango malformation disease.
« on: March 02, 2016, 08:27:46 AM »




Noticed that my coconut cream is blooming, odd that the first bloom is deep inside the canopy but many other terminal branches are swelling and starting to flush new growth hopefully with healthy flowers. Last year the tree only flowered diseased panicles on one branch. I hacked off that lower branch and, fingers crossed, did the trick to cure my tree. I'll keep updating the forum on the progress because if in fact the tree is cured it could make or break ones decision to rip a diseased tree out.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annonas defoliating
« on: February 23, 2016, 11:09:34 PM »
Sorry, noob question here when and why defoliate annonas again? TIA

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: February 22, 2016, 10:02:47 PM »
By carpoxylon being a beautiful fruit, I meant to say beautiful Palm, resembling a foxtail Palm.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: February 22, 2016, 09:25:28 PM »



http://www.palms.org/principes/1996/vol40n2p93-102.pdf Some info on the carpoxylon. Thanks for starting this thread guys, now I wanna grow some palms and since they are palms I think I can sneak them onto my yard without my wife noticing, she said no more fruit trees lol! The carpoxylon is a beautiful fruit though not much info on taste, whereas the snake fruit is and interesting option from taste reports and I like the hearts of palm idea too.

-joep450

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Star Ruby Grapefruit
« on: January 05, 2016, 01:50:32 PM »
Supposedly 'Star Ruby' grapefruit is still popular with some home fruit growers and consumers, although its commercial tenure was rather short-lived. It was developed by R.A. Hensz from irradiated seed of the seedy, red-fleshed 'Hudson' grapefruit. Its flesh is the most intensely red of the Texas varieties; its peel and even the cambial layer of the wood have a pronounced reddish tinge. Its erratic and poor bearing habit, as well as its sensitivity to foot rot and to some commonly-used citrus herbicides doomed 'Star Ruby' to obscurity. Read also can get chlorotic leaves easily. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/citrus/grapefruit.htm

My care regimen is light pruning on occasion, fertilizing every other month with miracle grow or any other citrus fertilizer and keeping it watered during dry periods, I do this with every plant regardless what it is haha. I used to grow a marsh white grapefruit at an old residence and it was really good.

-Joep450

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Citrus General Discussion / Star Ruby Grapefruit
« on: January 05, 2016, 11:45:18 AM »
Ripped out my tropic snow peach, disappointed for some reason failed to thrive.... But planted a star ruby grapefruit in its place. See not too much on forum regarding this grapefruit, but I'm excited to grow this based on what I have read. Wanted a grapefruit and it was a random find at Home Depot. From my readings it's the reddish flesh, low seed count range 0-6/ fruit, smaller sweet fruit, and harder to grow. Anyone else care to share their experience growing star ruby?




-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The love between a Man and a woman and a fruit
« on: January 02, 2016, 08:57:39 PM »
Very well said TropicDude ...sometimes the journey is the reward.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: can anyone ID this mango
« on: January 02, 2016, 08:52:59 PM »
Some green, some blush, white corky dots, kinda large, maybe just maybe a Kent mango.

-JoeP450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jackfruit flowers
« on: December 18, 2015, 03:49:02 PM »
Good to know rob thanks. Vernmented, I plan on having the tree grow large and selected its location in my yard with that intent. Funny thing my wife hates jackfruit, like despises it and I had to beg her to let me plant the tree (she is crazy I know), but aside from the fruit being delicious IMO they are pretty trees with nice foliage and she says its now her favorite looking tree in our yard lol.

-Joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jackfruit flowers
« on: December 18, 2015, 01:43:08 PM »
Here's are pics of my grafted Bangkok lemon from Excalibur today:





 Some small fruit are forming now, honestly can't remember a month I havnt seen flowers on this. I have problems with rhizopus causing the male flowers to get covered in mold and fall off, but in a previous post I detailed how I pruned the tree per another articles recommendation and now the tree has its first fruits forming.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Feel bad...
« on: December 15, 2015, 08:28:44 AM »
You should mention the names to protect others in the future, and call out those who are not reciprocating!

-Joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: December mango haul
« on: December 08, 2015, 06:59:16 PM »
My mouth is watering now, amazing from a FL perspective to see such a variety available this late in the year.

-joep450

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which is the best way to start growing sugar cane in home garden?
« on: November 28, 2015, 12:21:22 AM »
How I start Sugar Cane

1) break up long cuttings into many smaller pieces so one "ring" per small piece, this is where the roots will sprout, usually pieces are around 6in long.
2) Fill a few 3 gallon buckets up with dirt
3) place two small cuttings per 3 gallon bucket on top of dirt, then take a little extra dirt and cover the small cuttings. 
4) water the cuttings and then take a plastic grocery bag and place over the 3 gallon bucket
5) place the bucket in direct sun, the plastic grocery bag keeps the cane warm and moist and in a few weeks you will see sprouts shooting up lifting up the grocery bag slightly. Check on the cane every few days making sure the cane doesn't dry out. When the shoots are about 8in tall transplant them to where you plan to grow them permanently.

Growing and propagating sugarcane is easy and rewarding, hope this helps.

-JoeP450

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