Quote from: brian on September 28, 2019, 06:16:31 PM

My seeds just arrived.  Here we go!

Hey, I just stumbled onto all of this in search of growing this way out of its zone.. I’m in Bucks County, PA and was wondering how you are doing with your seeds? Did they germinate? Where did you purchase them from and what variety did you get? I currently only grow a Ponderosa lemon as far as fruiting trees go.. but I have over 250 other tropical plants.
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I have ice cream bean seedlings and seeds for trade or sell. if anyone’s interested email or PM me. Thanks, Nate.

as far as i know the taste from seed is not the same with the parent plant and most times a lot worse. It is far easier taking cuttings, they root within a week for me

Thanks a lot. I would plant cuttings but my friend only has a plant that produces cream colored fruit with no purple stripes, not very appealing to the eye as the ones with the purple stripes.

Thx, just made my mouth water...PM sent.

How about buy a squirrel trap and get rid of them?

I definitely over thought haha

What’s up fruit lovers! How do your Surinam cherry trees fruit in mostly shaded areas for you guys and gals? Fruit Quality and Quantity? Thanks

No worries and thank you! Unfortunately I can’t help you out with your other questions as I just started growing bananas myself and haven’t seen those other problems that you have going on. Hope you get some great tasting nanas out of your trees! Good luck!

Don’t worry about it. They will correct themselves as they get bigger.
Mine did the exact same thing. I unrolled the leaf manually by hand once or twice, it ripped the leaf but I think it may have helped, you can try this or just leave it alone and see what happens. Here’s a picture of my trees this morning. My leafs were sticking together about two months ago but no problems since. Also, Get them in the ground if you can, they really take off once you do.

Cool videos, thanks a lot for sharing. I’m trying to figure out what all the hype is about though...it’s definitely a beautiful tree with lovely bark, interesting foliage, and neat fruit as it grows on the trunk and branches. Very cool. My problem with this fruit is the large seeds that you can’t really crunch through, the thick skin which isn’t palatable, and the not so great seed to flesh ratio.  Maybe if there’s a holy grail variety with small/no seeds, edible skin, and good seed to flesh ratio I’d be sold. Is there a variety like that? Or should I just stick to eating grapes...the picture below are the ones I’ve been nibbling on and a picture of the tree that I picked them from. I don’t know the variety, probably sabara.

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Vincent.

Thanks for the heads up Vincent! This is a killer deal, got a couple bags coming tomorrow 👍🏽

Hello!
I’m looking for very sweet, locally grown mangos, grown from seed sowed straight into the ground, in and around Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego. I plan on planting the seeds directly into the ground in my backyard.
Thanks,
Nate

Picked this at the Fullerton Arboretum today. It taste good, sweet with some sour and only one seed. Would someone please help me identify? I can’t find a picture of it anywhere online.

Most of what I see here as landscaping plants are Philodendron bipinnatifidum not Monstera deliciosa. They do look similar...

Thanks for the heads up. How do you tell the difference?

Has anyone seen this ripening up in So Cal yet? There’s so much of it everywhere, from apartment landscaping to mall and retail store planting’s, it’s used all over the place here, and I think  99% of the people that walk past it everyday have no clue it’s edible.

Can someone provide a picture of what to look for when it’s ready to pick off the plant for further ripening?