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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Question: Any Interest in Yellow Passion Fruit Cuttings
« on: Today at 03:19:06 AM »[snip][snip]
Dang! Where's the goose that laid that golden egg??
Paul M.
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Dang! Where's the goose that laid that golden egg??
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Question: Any Interest in Yellow Passion Fruit Cuttings
« on: April 15, 2024, 10:45:50 AM »[snip] if there are enough interest in these cuttings, I can make them available later this week. For now, I will send out to the people who already order & paid for them.
I should be able to go get more cuttings this week, so if there are more interest then I will do so.
Also, I will change the order quantity from 1 only to 2 max per member if you like to order 2 cuttings.
Please post below if you would be interested in a second Advance list order. Otherwise I won't take the cuttings.
PM sent. Would like two cuttings.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Pint-sized pineapple introduced in Costa Rica
« on: April 14, 2024, 11:31:01 PM »
Apart from the complaints about Del Monte in Costa Rica, Fresh Del Monte is introducing the 'Honey-Glo':
There is more to this article posted April 10th in Costa Rica's online newspaper, "The Tico Times', and for those interested, the rest of the article may be read here:
Precious Honeyglow: Costa Rica’s Personal-Sized Pineapple
https://ticotimes.net/2024/04/10/precious-honeyglow-costa-ricas-personal-sized-pineapple
Wonder how long it will be before we see these pocket piñas in US supermarkets?
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Fresh Del Monte has announced the launch of a personal-sized pineapple, weighing between 0.6 and 0.9kg, grown in Costa Rica. This new product complements the well-known Honeyglow, Pinkglow (pink pineapple), and Rubyglow (red-shelled) varieties.
Precious Honeyglow will be exclusively available in the United States, catering to the needs of consumers in single-person households, thereby reducing food waste.
There is more to this article posted April 10th in Costa Rica's online newspaper, "The Tico Times', and for those interested, the rest of the article may be read here:
Precious Honeyglow: Costa Rica’s Personal-Sized Pineapple
https://ticotimes.net/2024/04/10/precious-honeyglow-costa-ricas-personal-sized-pineapple
Wonder how long it will be before we see these pocket piñas in US supermarkets?
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Gopher Gold
« on: April 14, 2024, 02:28:17 PM »
If you're also having a problem with squirrels in addition to gophers in California there's now a provider of the Goodnature Pest Control Traps, model A18 for squirrels and rats. (At the time of this writing I looked and it's on sale.)
It's not cheap, but was worth it to me since mine is helping to control squirrels here in Tampa (FL) that have been stripping my tree of all my 'Mexicola Grande' fruit before it ever ripens. The two seasons before I got zilch off my tree.
The Goodnature traps are quick, humane, and effective using no poisons.
I have no monetary interest in these traps, I'm just a satisfied user, so here's a link to the California provider.
Gallagher Animal Management:
https://store.am.gallagher.com/am/us/en_US/animal-management/goodnature-rat-%26-mouse-traps/goodnature-a18-squirrel-trap-kit/p/GNK-A18-003
True, these traps are on the pricey side but they work, and I have found them well worth the cost.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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It's not cheap, but was worth it to me since mine is helping to control squirrels here in Tampa (FL) that have been stripping my tree of all my 'Mexicola Grande' fruit before it ever ripens. The two seasons before I got zilch off my tree.
The Goodnature traps are quick, humane, and effective using no poisons.
I have no monetary interest in these traps, I'm just a satisfied user, so here's a link to the California provider.
Gallagher Animal Management:
https://store.am.gallagher.com/am/us/en_US/animal-management/goodnature-rat-%26-mouse-traps/goodnature-a18-squirrel-trap-kit/p/GNK-A18-003
True, these traps are on the pricey side but they work, and I have found them well worth the cost.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: 🌴🍉🥭 Argentine & Brazilian Native Fruit Tree Seeds! 40% Off This Weekend Only
« on: April 12, 2024, 12:59:33 PM »
Very nice website; easy to navigate; order placed for seeds; easy to pay with Paypal.
Plus a very nice discount offered this weekend!
Cheers!
Paul M.
Tampa, FL 33610
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Plus a very nice discount offered this weekend!
Cheers!
Paul M.
Tampa, FL 33610
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Nursery pots for sale
« on: April 12, 2024, 01:54:33 AM »
Too bad that I'm all the way across country in Florida, Brad, or I'd take you up on some of those tall pots.
Good luck!
Paul M.
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Good luck!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sweet Cas Guava?
« on: April 11, 2024, 10:33:16 AM »
Just FWIW, ref letting cas guava get very ripe so it's sweet, in Costa Rica the
still greenish-ripe fruit is used to make a popular refresco that tastes rather
similar to lemonade.
Anyway that is another option for how to use cas guava fruit.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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still greenish-ripe fruit is used to make a popular refresco that tastes rather
similar to lemonade.
Anyway that is another option for how to use cas guava fruit.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote roots — are they invasive?
« on: April 11, 2024, 10:24:00 AM »
So...does a tall, lanky white sapote, depending on the cultivar in question, respond well
to pruning to keep it manageable for harvesting the fruit? I'm considering purning back
mine which is in the ground and ten feet tall to keep it at about eight feet tall. It's trunk
is only about 2-inches in diameter.
Will pruning like this cause the tree to sulk and reduce the amount of fruit it will set?
It's either a 'Redland' or possibly a 'Sue Bell' or its seedling.
Paul M.
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to pruning to keep it manageable for harvesting the fruit? I'm considering purning back
mine which is in the ground and ten feet tall to keep it at about eight feet tall. It's trunk
is only about 2-inches in diameter.
Will pruning like this cause the tree to sulk and reduce the amount of fruit it will set?
It's either a 'Redland' or possibly a 'Sue Bell' or its seedling.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote roots — are they invasive?
« on: April 10, 2024, 02:47:11 AM »
[Bogus chatbot quote edited out by me.]
My situation now is that this (now planted) sapote was in a 7 gallon pot sitting in a saucer and would drink all the water n the saucer within one day if the temps were high enough here, which is most of our Florida summertime.
Problem causing me to finally plant it in the ground is that it suddenly dropped all its leaves, even though it was getting enough water, regularly. (It maybe resented the fluctuating temps.) And once in ground it finished dropping the rest of its few remaining leaves and sat there for about three weeks doing apparently nothing.
As of this writing it has begun to leaf out from an existing side-branch about two/thirds up its height (at about six feet). The very top quarter seems to be dead but I haven't given up on it yet. It may still have some life left nearer the top. It is now on an irrigation system that I run about every third day when it doesn't rain.
Fingers X-ed for it to recover its vigor.
Paul M.
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My situation now is that this (now planted) sapote was in a 7 gallon pot sitting in a saucer and would drink all the water n the saucer within one day if the temps were high enough here, which is most of our Florida summertime.
Problem causing me to finally plant it in the ground is that it suddenly dropped all its leaves, even though it was getting enough water, regularly. (It maybe resented the fluctuating temps.) And once in ground it finished dropping the rest of its few remaining leaves and sat there for about three weeks doing apparently nothing.
As of this writing it has begun to leaf out from an existing side-branch about two/thirds up its height (at about six feet). The very top quarter seems to be dead but I haven't given up on it yet. It may still have some life left nearer the top. It is now on an irrigation system that I run about every third day when it doesn't rain.
Fingers X-ed for it to recover its vigor.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Saw New-to-Me Pests on Mangos
« on: April 08, 2024, 11:30:54 AM »
The first is a weevil and probably is a sucking insectl. But the second one may be a predator bug. Best to determine which before dispatching it. A photo with a better resolution could help to better ID it.
Some RAID! House & Garden spray, if needed, should do them in.
Paul M.
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Some RAID! House & Garden spray, if needed, should do them in.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Drought in the Amazon
« on: April 07, 2024, 12:37:54 PM »I am quite curious to see how the hurricane season stacks up in the Atlantic
with such warm water conditions this year, apparently will be a doozy.
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be One Of Most Active On Record, CSU Outlook Says
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-04-04-hurricane-season-outlook-april
The various online news reporting entities are predicting a more active Atlantic hurricane
season for 2024, with:
named storms 23
hurricanes 11
major hurricanes 5
It is of course unknown at present how many could make landfall in the US or in other
areas. Fingers X-ed that the fewest of these possible storms affect us rather than many.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Two one gallon pawpaws have shipped . . .
« on: April 07, 2024, 02:05:06 AM »
UPDATE ON PAWPAWS . . .
The two dormant pawpaws I commented on earlier were planted into the ground a month ago and
as of two weeks ago both have leafed out nicely and fully.
Now let's see whether they take to having been planted in a part shade / part sun situation.
Hoping that they'll grow and thrive here in a zone that's warmer than where they are normally found.
Paul M.
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The two dormant pawpaws I commented on earlier were planted into the ground a month ago and
as of two weeks ago both have leafed out nicely and fully.
Now let's see whether they take to having been planted in a part shade / part sun situation.
Hoping that they'll grow and thrive here in a zone that's warmer than where they are normally found.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Drought in the Amazon
« on: April 07, 2024, 01:58:45 AM »
While we here in west central Florida are starting to dry out, we've been benefitting
from a lot of rain durng our witertime brought by frequent passing cold fronts, com-
pliments of 'El Niño'.
Our current drying out may be thanks to a 'La Niña' pattern that's taking over now.
I am wondering whether the shifting so far north this winter of the 'El Niño' effect
managed to steal much of the rain away from areas of Central- and South Ameica.
Paul M.
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from a lot of rain durng our witertime brought by frequent passing cold fronts, com-
pliments of 'El Niño'.
Our current drying out may be thanks to a 'La Niña' pattern that's taking over now.
I am wondering whether the shifting so far north this winter of the 'El Niño' effect
managed to steal much of the rain away from areas of Central- and South Ameica.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Advance Preparation... Seasonal Mango rodent attacks
« on: April 06, 2024, 01:19:33 PM »
Interesting . . . Had not heard of using baking soda mixed with food (attractants) for squirrels/rodents.
I will have to try that.
I've had very good success controling rodents by using concrete powder and wheatgerm mixed half and half together and adding two or three drops of anise oil to the wheatgerm before mixing. A bowl of water is placed nearby since the mixture will make them thirsty and the water helps the concrete to set afterwards. They never build up any immunity to this mixture as happens with poisons.
Begone ye fluffy rats (squirrels)!
Paul M.
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I will have to try that.
I've had very good success controling rodents by using concrete powder and wheatgerm mixed half and half together and adding two or three drops of anise oil to the wheatgerm before mixing. A bowl of water is placed nearby since the mixture will make them thirsty and the water helps the concrete to set afterwards. They never build up any immunity to this mixture as happens with poisons.
Begone ye fluffy rats (squirrels)!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Brazilian Red Pineapple
« on: April 05, 2024, 03:10:43 AM »
Sent a PM on WED evening. Are there any slips still left?
Would like a couple if so.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Would like a couple if so.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Brazilian Red Pineapple
« on: April 03, 2024, 11:12:03 PM »
PM sent . . . .
Paul M.
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Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: April 03, 2024, 10:48:53 PM »Just asking about the 3 types of lilikoi mentioned in the article. Some people call the P.laurifolia the Jamaican Lilikoi.
=>Jamaican Lillikoi a.k.a Water Lemon Passion fruit (Passiflora laurifolia)
I've planted two P. laurifoia plants last summer. One never established and gradually just dried up.
The other 'took' and made it through the wintertime here in Tampa (though it didn't really cotton to the chilly temps) and has just started growing again now that it has warmed up here.
I'm hoping that this year it might bloom and try to set some fruit.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruiting Biriba, Rollinia deliciosa in a container
« on: April 03, 2024, 01:23:38 PM »
It could be a build up of minerals in the soil from all the ondoor watering so likely the pots need a good flushing out.
Ideally if it's warm enough outside by now, set them out and let a good rainstorm flush the pots.
And in lieu of that go ahead with the repotting....
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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Ideally if it's warm enough outside by now, set them out and let a good rainstorm flush the pots.
And in lieu of that go ahead with the repotting....
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Passiflora phoenicea x caerulea?
« on: April 02, 2024, 09:00:19 PM »[snip] The flower kinda looks like it has PTSD or something, kinda pretty? [snip]
From the position and state of the anthers in that flower it just looks to me like the flower
is a bit past it's prime, open for its second day parhaps....
I'm wondering what it looks like when it's open fresh on day one.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 'Mexicola' & 'Mexicola Grande' spacing — help, please. . . .
« on: March 31, 2024, 09:02:39 PM »Paul, you work with what you have. If you have 10ft, then plant them at 10ft. It's maybe not ideal but you can only use what you have. The trees will just not grow as much in the middle where they grow together.
Thanks Brad, for that comment. It's mostly what I was thinking. Plus I expect to keep them both pruned so that they'll be easier to pick.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 'Mexicola' & 'Mexicola Grande' spacing — ideas, please. . . .
« on: March 31, 2024, 12:14:18 PM »Hey, I would suggest a minimum of 20' apart. You have to consider to canopy and the root system. For good fruiting, they should not be competing for resources (light, nutrients or water). People do plant closer but it is more work. Pruning, watering and fertilizing can be costly and time consuming. In my book, further apart is the way I would go.
Lack of space, as previously indicated, is the limiting factor.
I do intend to prune both of these smaller-sized avocado trees to keep them about 8- to 10-feet tall,
so I was wanting to understand how close together they could be without significantly reducing their
fruit production.
And these two somewhat smallish cultivars ('MG' tops out at 25ft and 'Mexicola' tops out at 15ft) each
make lots of very small fruit.
I'm now guessing eight to ten feet apart. Would this be doable, with regular pruning, of course?
TIA
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / 'Mexicola' & 'Mexicola Grande' spacing — help, please. . . .
« on: March 30, 2024, 02:02:24 PM »
Gentle Avocado Aficionados,
How near to one another can I sensibly plant 'Mexicola' and 'Mexicola Grande'?
My 'MG' has now been in ground for five years and is about 18 ft tall. My 'Mexicola' is in a 2 gal pot and about 18 inches tall but needs to go into the ground asap.
How close together is it practical to plant the two of these without causing possibly too much of an unreasonable overcrowding? My yard's space is slightly limited so I'm wondering about planting how close I can get away with.
I plan on keeping the 'MG' cut back to about 10 to 12 feet tall but it's already setting fruit for this season plus it's initiating a second blooming now, right after the first. Prolly will do the same pruning eventually with the smaller 'Mexicola' once it gets established and growing well.
Any & all spacing suggestions appreciated.
Paul M.
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How near to one another can I sensibly plant 'Mexicola' and 'Mexicola Grande'?
My 'MG' has now been in ground for five years and is about 18 ft tall. My 'Mexicola' is in a 2 gal pot and about 18 inches tall but needs to go into the ground asap.
How close together is it practical to plant the two of these without causing possibly too much of an unreasonable overcrowding? My yard's space is slightly limited so I'm wondering about planting how close I can get away with.
I plan on keeping the 'MG' cut back to about 10 to 12 feet tall but it's already setting fruit for this season plus it's initiating a second blooming now, right after the first. Prolly will do the same pruning eventually with the smaller 'Mexicola' once it gets established and growing well.
Any & all spacing suggestions appreciated.
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: About Citrus
« on: March 30, 2024, 01:49:06 PM »
Hi Maria,
You should get some helpful responses to your citrus query by posting this over on the . . .
GENERAL CITRUS FORUM
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?board=12.0
. . . where citrus is the primary interest.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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You should get some helpful responses to your citrus query by posting this over on the . . .
GENERAL CITRUS FORUM
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?board=12.0
. . . where citrus is the primary interest.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Paw Paw in south Fla?
« on: March 30, 2024, 11:26:11 AM »I believe ours is Asimina Obovata that we grew from seed. We had a few of the seeds germinate but all but one died. Come to find out they are very sensitive to any kind of root disturbance and everyone says its best to direct sow the seed in the ground rather than in a pot. Of course I put them into a seed tray. They begin to sprout in Nov. 2022. Pictures are when they sprouted and the only one that has survived to now.
Sorry to hear that your A. obovatas all died but one, Stella. That's so frustrating.
The A. obobata that I got went into the ground and so far hasn't shown any activity. Because it was dormant and looked like a dead stick, I marked it with a tall visible flag, like surveyors use. Hopefully now that it has warmed up mine will leaf out sson. (My dormant A. trilobas have just leafed out after planting them out about three weeks ago.)
As to potting Asiminas, they can be started in a tall, say 12- or 14-inch, narrow tree pot and when the time comes to plant them out, slice the tree pot open vertically so the whole of the taproot and column of potting mix can be lifted out in its entirety and gently planted into an accordingly deep hole. That way root disturbance is minimal so that the survival rate is far more likely.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Paw Paw in south Fla?
« on: March 30, 2024, 03:23:28 AM »
My two pawpaw cultivars, which I mentioned earlier in this thread were still dormant after planting them out about three weeks ago.
A check yesterday showed that one of the two has broken dormancy, so I'm sure the other will soon folllow.
The two cultivars that I chose are 'Sunflower' and 'Mango'. The former is from Kansas and the latter was a selection from Georgia. I opted on them because they were the most southern selections I could find.
Hoping for some fruit eventually from them. Don't know how fast these will grow here in 9b.
Fingers X-ed!
Paul M.
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A check yesterday showed that one of the two has broken dormancy, so I'm sure the other will soon folllow.
The two cultivars that I chose are 'Sunflower' and 'Mango'. The former is from Kansas and the latter was a selection from Georgia. I opted on them because they were the most southern selections I could find.
Hoping for some fruit eventually from them. Don't know how fast these will grow here in 9b.
Fingers X-ed!
Paul M.
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