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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Want to buy dwarf yard long bean seeds
« on: January 04, 2023, 12:14:09 AM »
Quote from: Galatians522 on January 03, 2023, 10:07:51 PM
The only one I have head of in the US is Thai Soldier from Baker Creek.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.rareseeds.com/thai-soldier-long-bean&ved=2ahUKEwjOg8Wj9qz8AhWpRzABHaHdAxsQFnoECCcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3b9Ijk9w1BsLP8MzcaQu8-

Its probably best not give it too much nitrogen or it will start vining. That is what happens with some of my more vigorous bush bean varieties.

Thanks.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Want to buy dwarf yard long bean seeds
« on: January 02, 2023, 09:55:04 PM »
For shipping to USA. Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65jKAIy2AIY

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some of my cold protection prep
« on: December 24, 2022, 05:34:53 PM »
Quote from: Tortuga on December 24, 2022, 10:37:07 AM
I’m also in zone 8b. You may want to try taking a 9 or 12 inch saw blade and cutting out the root ball of the bananas and storing the entire stalk in your garage to replant come spring. It takes me only a few mins to pop out. That way a freeze won’t make the bananas start from the ground again

That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the tip.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some of my cold protection prep
« on: December 23, 2022, 04:53:01 PM »
Quote from: Plantinyum on December 23, 2022, 04:50:32 PM
Good luck with your plants, hope they fare well !

Thank you. 4 straight days of 20-22 weather. I expect I will take some losses. Did the best I can.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Some of my cold protection prep
« on: December 23, 2022, 04:26:08 PM »
I purchased a 9 x 4 portable greenhouse for cold protection around 2 goldfinger bananas, also wrapped with burlap and added a small space heater.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CRQZJNB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Barbados cherry- Frost blanket with 4 poles. Xmas lights inside.
Sweet almond- Blankets and hay
Cold sensitive citrus - Burlap wraps around trunk. Frost blankets with 4 poles
Cherry of Rio Grande. Frost blanket, xmas lights

I put cold sensitive plants in shed

My older citrus I only put hay around trunk and watered all cold sensitive trees well. Not much else I can do.














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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: I am concerned of citrus fruit damage with the coming cold this week in Florida
« on: December 19, 2022, 02:22:19 PM »
Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on December 19, 2022, 11:53:03 AM
Are they near ripe? Then I would go ahead and get them.
Better to have some than none.
22 is gonna be hard to protect fruits unless you use something to boost temps.

Yes. All ripe, maybe a tiny bit green showing. I wanted to keep them on the tree until the cold weather sweetened them up.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / I am concerned of citrus fruit damage with the coming cold this week in Florida
« on: December 19, 2022, 10:40:48 AM »
I live near Gainesville Fl and im preparing for the coming cold that's coming this friday (22), sat (23), sun (25), mon (31). I've put hay around the base of my cold sensitive citrus and sweet almond trees. Also plan on wrapping with burlap and placing frost blankets as well. My Barbados cherry going to put xmas lights and a frost blanket. Should I remove the fruit from my citrus trees. I don't want to leave them on if the cold ruins them.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit Trees with high ornamental value
« on: November 24, 2022, 12:44:20 AM »
Scarlet beauty Plum
Cherry of rio grande
Ponkan mandarin

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What kind of citrus was the best to taste?
« on: November 12, 2022, 11:05:54 PM »
I recently ordered a Page mandarin citrus tree because of its reputation as being one of the best tasting mandarin varieties. We shall see.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What kind of citrus was the best to taste?
« on: November 10, 2022, 03:37:14 PM »
I can't find anywhere online to buy a Seedless surprise grapefruit tree. Sounds like something I would love to grow.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What kind of citrus was the best to taste?
« on: November 09, 2022, 09:28:08 PM »
Orlando tangelo is my favorite citrus. Very sweet and tangy and juicy.  The juice from the Orlando is incredible. My coworkers would fight over the juice I took to work.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Coccinea Grandis / Perennial Cucumber / Ivy Gourd cold hardiness
« on: October 19, 2022, 10:11:22 AM »
I have one Ivy Gourd plant in a pot. I bought it off ebay out of curiosity. Do I need to bring the plant indoors when the temp is 32 and under. I live a few miles west of Gainesville Fl. zone 8b

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Identify this citrus tree
« on: October 11, 2022, 12:55:13 AM »
I am pretty sure its not a sour orange because I would not buy that variety. I usually keep the tags on my citrus for identification but it I must have worn off. Its very cold hardy variety.

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Citrus General Discussion / Identify this citrus tree
« on: September 30, 2022, 12:49:13 PM »
Does this look variety look familiar to anyone.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: amazing mango
« on: September 26, 2022, 03:30:43 PM »
Wow that is amazing mango fruit. Huge.

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: How to keep citrus alive in winter? Zone 8b/7
« on: September 26, 2022, 03:28:55 PM »
You can search weather history here for my area

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@4158595/historic?month=1&year=2022

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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: How to keep citrus alive in winter? Zone 8b/7
« on: September 26, 2022, 12:45:01 AM »
 I live in zone8b and I never bring my citrus inside. I have several varieties of citrus in the ground. They survive the cold really well.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Red Ruby guava
« on: September 25, 2022, 05:29:04 PM »
Thanks for the review

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado variety identification
« on: September 23, 2022, 08:34:43 PM »
Quote from: codetard on September 23, 2022, 11:12:18 AM
I bought a grafted avocado plant from a local nursery out here in Ludhiana, India. The nursery couldn’t tell me the variety and only labeled iit ‘grafted avocado’. It’s pretty and very healthy plant. Avocado plantation is very rare in India, this is the first avocado plant I’ve seen in my life, couldn’t resist taking it home.
Recently my avocado has grown some new leaves, I’ve posted photos of the both old and new leaves.














I thought avocado trees were common in India


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: "Breeding" cold hardy avocadoes from supermarket seeds?
« on: September 21, 2022, 04:23:18 PM »
Quote from: pagnr on September 20, 2022, 10:42:47 PM
Mexican Race Avocados, the more cold hardy type, have Anise scented leaves. Hybrid varieties can have some anise scent too.
You may be able to screen seedlings for Mexican ancestry ?
It may or may not be directly linked to cold tolerance, but it could be an interesting marker to watch out for ?

NM

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's your favorite fruiting shrub?
« on: September 19, 2022, 11:39:31 PM »
I didn't protect it in 2020, but did protect it in 2021 when it was colder. I still had some tip dieback with protection

What did you use for cold protection. Thanks

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's your favorite fruiting shrub?
« on: September 19, 2022, 04:06:34 PM »
Quote from: daisyguy on August 25, 2022, 01:07:30 AM
For me, barely in zone 9a, it's been Acerola (Barbados cherry) because of it's near continuous fruiting and flowering, quick fruit maturation time, and so far it's been pest free. Fruits flush from completely green to completely red in just a few days, which gives me at least a competitive chance to get the fruit before the critters do. It took just a couple of years for it to go from tiny tissue culture plant to big fruiting bush. It's not my favorite fruit in the garden, but it's good and the continuous production makes it a real joy.

Does your Barbados cherry die back in the winter. I live close to you in High Springs zone 8b. I planted a Barbados cherry last year in the summer. It died to the ground in the winter, but grew back in the summer. It never set flowers.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Id this plant
« on: August 25, 2022, 05:20:27 PM »
Maybe this plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuz_HCOLtQc

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Id this plant
« on: August 25, 2022, 04:58:57 PM »
Some wild plant growing in the wood line on my property.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grow pots for dwarf citrus
« on: August 25, 2022, 10:24:00 AM »
bought these at Lowes: 16*14 https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Selections-20-IN-FALERNO-PLANTER-WHITE/5001796345
They have a large selection of pots. Am I missing something?

Those are nice pots and the price is reasonable. Good find

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