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Oh gotcha, thank you for the reply! And saving me from wasting money.  :D
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What are the differences between the Nelitas and the Garnets?
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for skinner mulberry
« Last post by Fygee on Today at 12:54:39 PM »
Himalayan types tend to not be fans of rooting, which is a shame.

It can be done, but it's difficult with a low success rate.
They have but figured I could prep them.

How would you prep them? I don’t think grafting mulberry is done after they push, you want to graft them while dormant/ swelling buds.

For anyone interested, I have a couple grafted trees available. PM me if interested.

Sent you a PM.
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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Community Tristeza Virus test results
« Last post by Radoslav on Today at 12:38:52 PM »
Resaults only show one thing. Old established cultivars carry some strains and new cultivars from seedlings not. Some mild strains protect plants against severe strains.
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I just recently found someone selling Ilama seeds and was thinking about purchasing them but had never heard of them before. Do they not grow true to seed and that's why grafted ones are preferred? Or is it to speed up the time to fruit? Do they grow well in Central/South Florida?

From what I understand they are almost impossible to sprout from seed. That's why most people look for grafted seeds. They also aren't true to seed either  like most annona fruit.
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from bellamy trees i purchased my very first jaboticaba seeds, which i sowed on 21 february.  here's a recent pic...



look how big they are!  just kidding, the big seedlings are the nitrogen fixers, in this case albizia julibrissin.  the jabo seedlings are much smaller.  the jabo seed in the pot without nitrogen fixers hasn't germinated yet.  correlation doesn't mean causation.

i'm curious why you guys don't include nitrogen fixers with your jabo seeds.  this is how they grow in nature.  actually i don't know if this is true or not. 

my pots have drainage holes cut around an inch from the bottom.  this creates a resevoir of water which i think helps in my relatively dry conditions.  at the bottom of the pot are rocks from my overgrown front yard for inoculation of hopefully beneficial microbes. 

the medium i use is a very well-drained mix of seedling bark, peat, perlite, pumice and sand from a local stream bed, again for inoculation.  on top of the seeds i place a 1/4" layer of very lightly damp sphagnum moss.  basically i take a small handful of wet sphagnum moss, spread it flat and round in the palm of my hand, squeeze out as much water as i can, and then gently press it down on top of the seeds. 

here's more pics and context.

I haven't thought about experimenting with adding companion plants.  I could see some additional advantages in regards to providing shade for the young jabos.
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from bellamy trees i purchased my very first jaboticaba seeds, which i sowed on 21 february.  here's a recent pic...



look how big they are!  just kidding, the big seedlings are the nitrogen fixers, in this case albizia julibrissin.  the jabo seedlings are much smaller.  the jabo seed in the pot without nitrogen fixers hasn't germinated yet.  correlation doesn't mean causation.

i'm curious why you guys don't include nitrogen fixers with your jabo seeds.  this is how they grow in nature.  actually i don't know if this is true or not. 

my pots have drainage holes cut around an inch from the bottom.  this creates a resevoir of water which i think helps in my relatively dry conditions.  at the bottom of the pot are rocks from my overgrown front yard for inoculation of hopefully beneficial microbes. 

the medium i use is a very well-drained mix of seedling bark, peat, perlite, pumice and sand from a local stream bed, again for inoculation.  on top of the seeds i place a 1/4" layer of very lightly damp sphagnum moss.  basically i take a small handful of wet sphagnum moss, spread it flat and round in the palm of my hand, squeeze out as much water as i can, and then gently press it down on top of the seeds. 

here's more pics and context
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I just recently found someone selling Ilama seeds and was thinking about purchasing them but had never heard of them before. Do they not grow true to seed and that's why grafted ones are preferred? Or is it to speed up the time to fruit? Do they grow well in Central/South Florida?
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I’m curious why you guys use a medium of peat and perlite. What are the roots supposed to feed off of?  We use our potting medium that has clay, sand, manure and coir. No issues and the roots develop in a medium more similar to where the trees will be eventually planted.
Peter

For me it's what is readily available in bulk and is relatively inexpensive.  It's also very light compared to sand which helps for plants that are staying in pots permanently or for a very long time.  Peat retains moisture very well which helps with FL sun.  Peat perlite ratio can be adjusted for all of my plants I can easily depending on how wet they like it.  I do add light fertilizer to the mix so there is food in there. The only real reason is it's what works for me! 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / baked agave tastes like sweet potato?
« Last post by Epiphyte on Today at 11:22:18 AM »
guessing that this doesn't work with all the species... agave roast.   seems like a lot of work though. 

while you're visiting agaveville, here are my attempts at not preaching to the choir...

tropical fruit

who should we send to bolivia?

not seeing the forest for the trees

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