Just wondering how practical, or impractical this is as it applies to growing tropical plants. Obviously, anything too large is out of the question, we'll probably never see a jackfruit bearing fruits in a hydroponics environment.  . I don't know if something much smaller, like a dwarf mango, or dwarf ambarella, can flourish. Maybe this crazy cold weather has me going bonkers. 

I've killed more than I care to remember. Seems like good growth initially, but eventually the leaves all became like this, and the little tree just withered away and died. 

Mine is in a pot, it's about 2' tall. At what temp should I take it indoor? I vaguely remember last year when the temp dipped to the high 40s (or maybe it was low 50s?), the plant lost all the leaves. I was pretty upset, I love this plant! Even if I don't get fruit, the leaves are very shiny green and lush-looking and if you press one between your fingers, it leaves a great fragrance. I don't wanna repeat the same mistake. How should I take care of it during the cold months? Does it need to stay inside an enclosure for moisture retention? I think Adam got fruits in a potted A. muricata IIRC.
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A couple years ago, I was so excited to see the first blooms from my DF, and took meticulous care and came outside at night to hand pollinate. Results, about 25% success rate. This Vietnamese Giant cultivar does not need hand pollination, but I just did it for fun. This year, there were so many flowers, and I didn't bother to do the pollination. Results, many fruits, though most were very small. They tasted pretty good. The red flesh one, I didn't get to taste, my wife beat me to it. She said it was very tasty.  My question is: should I have thinned  out the crop to obtain larger fruits? Thanks,

Since they're both for containers, can I use  the "outdoor" stuff for indoor, and vice versa? Anything to worry about, or is it just marketing?
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My 1st harvest, hopefully the rest of the fruits stay on undamaged. This little guy shows a nasty split. The fruit is only about 2". Why? Thanks,

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Does he have good selection of tropicals? How are the prices compared to places like Mimosa, Ong's, Greenmart,.....?
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OK, so this is my 3rd time trying to keep an avo alive. The 1st tree was planted out in full sun, very hot/dry in the summer. The 2nd time, I built a shade canopy to give it some protection. Both trees lasted less than a year. Initially both showed great growth, but then many of the leaves began to brown out starting at the tip, and the leaves became very brittle, I could crumble them between my fingers. The tips of the branches also blackened at just withered. This 3rd tree was planted in a different location, with shading provided by the banana mat, but still gets lots of sun, though not as intense as a southern full exposure. I've noticed that it's put out a few flushes of new leaves. However, I also see a few leaves browning at the tip, and getting brittle. Only difference this time is there's no blackened branch tips. Any ideas as to what's going on? Thanks!!!

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A citrus disease that has killed millions of citrus trees across Florida and Brazil has been detected in California, despite the industry's best efforts to keep it at bay.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Friday that citrus greening, also known as huanglongbing, has been discovered in lemon/pummelo tree in a residential neighborhood of Los Angeles County.

The bacterial disease is carried by the Asian citrus psyllid and attacks the vascular system of trees. It is not a threat to humans.

"It's disappointing," said Joel Nelson of California Citrus Mutual. "Now we'll see if this great program that we believe we have going is going to work."

Detection of the disease has been state citrus growers' fear since the bug first crossed into San Diego County from Mexico in 2008, potentially threatening California's $1.3 billion fresh citrus market. Despite 25 years of worldwide research, there still are no biological or genetic controls for the disease that keeps fruit from ripening.

Until this detection, there had been no confirmed cases of an infected psyllid in California, and grower groups and state agricultural officials have been aggressively trapping and testing bugs for the disease since the first sighting.

State officials are making arrangements to remove and dispose of the tree, which so far is the only one found to be infected. They also will treat all citrus trees for psyllids within a half mile of the infected tree.

Only one infected pysllid has been trapped, but others can become vectors of the disease by feeding on an infected tree.


http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Agency-Devastating-Citrus-disease-detected-in-California-145237725.html

This tree has been in the pot for a few years, I just picked it up last weekend. I notice the leaves are not green, but are kinda pale with white discoloration. Is this a symptom of some nutritional deficiency? Thanks,

I've never had a tree ripened one. Anybody has?