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Physalis peruviana and other Physalis sp. of course Tomatoes as well. Loquats are good as well.
Quote from: nullzero on April 06, 2022, 08:40:40 PMPhysalis peruviana and other Physalis sp. of course Tomatoes as well. Loquats are good as well.I really like your recommendation for Physalis. I actually just bought some seeds for the New Hannover Ground Cherry from Baker Creek. I hear that they are really good.
Thanks for all the recommendations. Blueberries are very difficult to grow (4.5 to 5.3 soil ph). I looked into it but decided that it is too much maintenance (pine fine) to mess with it. I have Surinam cherry that does fine and going to add Loquat and mulberry. Strawberries and tomatoes are easy to grow. I have 2 Jaboticabas, but they probably take a few more year before they produce anything
What Mulberries do well in South-Central Florida (particularly very near the Gulf)? I looked into growing them awhile ago, but it seemed like the ones that sounded the best needed a cooler climate than we have (Sebring being about the same latitude as me but with bigger temp swings).
What about citrus?
We grew blueberries commercially years ago. I don't think they are a good option for home owners. They suffer from phytopthera root rot and need to be netted to protect them from birds (which is a lot if work)
The Pakistani (Black Pakistan?) We got from Pine Island years ago fruits well here.
Quote from: yoski on April 07, 2022, 10:09:02 AMThanks for all the recommendations. Blueberries are very difficult to grow (4.5 to 5.3 soil ph). I looked into it but decided that it is too much maintenance (pine fine) to mess with it. I have Surinam cherry that does fine and going to add Loquat and mulberry. Strawberries and tomatoes are easy to grow. I have 2 Jaboticabas, but they probably take a few more year before they produce anythingWe grew blueberries commercially years ago. I don't think they are a good option for home owners.
Quote from: Galatians522 on April 07, 2022, 09:31:14 PMThe Pakistani (Black Pakistan?) We got from Pine Island years ago fruits well here.And the fruit is tasty? I know taste is subjective, and I might be more finicky than some/most; I'm surrounded by loquats and Surinam cherries I couldn't be less interested in. I love sweet, tangy, complex flavors.
@Galatians522 do you know which variety of starfruit was fruiting for you in March? Mine stopped in early Feb.Thought about trying the FL native evergreen blueberry, Vaccinium darrowii, but yes blueberries sound like a lot of work.Thai dwarf mulberry seems to fruit well here. My thornless blackberries are also fruiting. I ripped them out several years ago because they weren't fruiting much and apparently need lots of irrigation to fruit well, but one persistent straggler stuck around and has now been a consistent producer with no irrigation (go figure).
I am looking for any decent fruit crops from late February to early May in central Florida. Loquat, Surinam cherry, .... and?The last Avocados come off the tree in early February and the first Mangoes (Rosigold) make it around early May, but not much in between.Trying to bridge that gap. Any bright ideas?ThanksMike
The star fruit is a Sri Kembangan. I think that star fruit can be induced to bloom through pruning, though. In my experience, V. Darrowii has tasty but very small (pin head sizel) fruit. For some reason I never find much fruit on it either (maybe it needs cross pollination or the wild animals eat it first?). Shiny Blueberry is more productive and has a little larger fruit, but it is a little dry. I think Eliott's Bluberry is the largest and best tasting wild one that I have found so far. I would like to try deer berry, though, I have found green fruits, but none that were ripe. I hear that it is very good. Sparkle/Farkle berry is like a cross between cranberry and blueberry in taste and makes a huge tree/bush. I have also had a tasty huckleberry, but I don't know what species it was.