every once in a while, i get some nice fan mail...

people just don't realize I can't handle every order, and respond to every email.

some requests end up being too much trouble to fill, so I pick the course that presents the least resistance, and most profit.  (remember, I have no employees, and this is my full-time profession)

I may not respond to every email, and I may even respond, then get sidetracked and forget to continue correspondence....

BUT once I take someone's money (receive payment), I am always prompt with correspondence....I never take someone's money, or send them an invoice, and then leave them in the dark.


here is an example of an angry customer, I started a correspondence for a small order of Plinia seeds, and it fell by the wayside...

"I thought u were more professionnal…

Keep ur seeds and I will keep my money …

I will just go on forums to give my advise on flying fox fruit seriousness…

I just asked for payment… never seen it before…

I will try an other company for my jaboticaba’s rare seeds."

Quote from: floridays on November 09, 2016, 08:22:33 AM

Muntingia Calabura or "Jamaican Cherry" or "Strawberry tree" is a pretty fast grower even in a pot...

I agree 100%

They grow  like a weed, extremely fast, practically disease free and they bear tons of fruits in a couple of years even grown from seeds.
In the garden they are INVASIVE, with their their roots they can overwhelm other plants even at 30 feets of distance!

Caffeine is supposed to inhibit plant growth as well. I remember there's a photo of tomato plants grown in soil vs different amounts of coffee grounds. The higher amount of coffee made it grow slower. The point is it it helps the soil organisms and has nutrients, but don't overdo it.

Quote from: stuartdaly88 on October 21, 2016, 06:03:19 AM

Quote from: fruitlovers on October 21, 2016, 05:44:34 AM

Interesting looking wood capsules. The shape reminds me of Matisia cordata (Chupa chupa). Like Matisia the common name is not very good for publicitiy. Snot apple? 

Yeah I far prefer "African chewing gum" but snotappel/ Snot apple seems to be used more widely 

Iv yet to try it but people who have had have reported good things. You chew the woody capsule and it makes a very sweet slightly viscous liquid you swallow for about as long as a chewing gum. It is high in energy and very appreciated where it is grown apparently.

So called "bush/veld foods" are often looked down on here and with a name like snot apple I can understand people not being too keen

I wonder if it's slimy like okra...which is also in the hibiscus family?

Quote from: Caesar on October 11, 2016, 04:47:17 PM

Now this is a species that's high on my hit list. Did you manage to get extra seeds, Stuart? I'm germinating the South American P. montana now, but I've been looking for this one for longer. I wonder how closely related the two are. The seed alone for P. montana was bigger than the whole P.c. fruit in your photo. Is the seed coat smooth or corrugated? And have you tried to eat the kernel?


Edit: Here's my P. montana seed, for reference:

Strange looking seed on P. montana! Before enlarging it i could have sworn it was a cow dung patty. HAHA