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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: August 16, 2022, 03:41:11 PM »
Thank you johnb, I am glad to hear mine is a Wurtz afterall.
And thank you for the tip of extra potassium and gypsum, should I add those now, or rather next spring before flowering? what do you recommend?

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Recipes / Do you love Mango Sticky Rice?
« on: August 16, 2022, 01:35:13 PM »
Easypeasy recipe :-)



You need:
1 cup glutinous rice (I buy mine at the Asian market)
2-3 mangoes, cut into small cubes
3/4 to 1 cup lite coconut milk
1/4 cup heavy coconut milk (small can)
pinch of salt
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste

How to do it:
soak rice at least 1 hour in cold water, draining several times until water is clear.
add rice to microwave safe dish (glass mixing bowl), add water to cover rice.
cover bowl with a plate and microwave on high 3 minutes.
stir, and microwave for another 3 minutes.
if needed, add minute by minute until rice is translucent and soft.
meanwhile heat lite coconut milk, a pinch of salt and sugar in saucepan, do not boil.
add lite coconut milk to rice, cover with plate, rice will soak up the milk.
heat heavy coconut milk with 1 to 2 tbs sugar until sugar is dissolved.
serve with mango and drizzle with heavy (creamy) coconut milk.
Dig in! :-)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: August 16, 2022, 12:42:55 PM »
I'm thinking this is the correct spot to ask about my Avocado tree :-)
in 2013 we bought an Avocado tree at Jene's Tropicals nursery which was labeled Wurtz and we were assured this to be the best variety for a small back yard in Orlando Florida.
Since then, the tree is growing and flowering abundantly every year and setting fruit all over, but they drop in a matter of days when they reach about the size of a hazelnut. Small yard --> prime real estate --> compost pile for non-performers, except hubs refused to kill it.
The tree seems healthy, no pests. Over the years we tried everything, more water, less water, more and less fertilizer, copper spray, citrus spray, etc.
This year 2022 is the first time that 2 fruit stayed on, but looking at them, they do not seem to be the long looking Wurtz fruit.
So my two questions, can you tell which variety I have and any guesses why all the fruit keep dropping?





Thank you for your help :-)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 16, 2022, 11:49:26 AM »

Hello everyone, I can't believe I did not find this forum earlier especially since I have a problem which I will throw at you shortly in the correct thread  ;D
I live in Orlando Florida for the past 20 years and love all tropical plants, especially bananas with their huge beautiful leaves. In my small back yard I have several banana varieties, and then single plants: Lychee 'Emperor', Barbados Cherry (which I never get any fruit since the wildlife harvests all), Peach, Nectarine, Miracle Fruit, Dragon Fruit, potted Meyer Lemon, Mango 'Carrie', Canistel and a Wurtz Avocado (my problem child)
Great to be here, and I am looking forward reading through the wealth of knowledge in this forum. :-)

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