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Currently I have lights on from 6am to 11pm, I’d that too long? Is the 12-12 better?
Thanks

Generally (but exceptions), yes! plants are extremely receptive to lights on / lights off, its how they tell what time of year it is. For species that grow near the equator, they are used to 12 hours on/off every day of the year, and should respond quickly to the changes!

hmm perhaps tradewinds has the scientific name wrong then, in the description it says Hexachlamys edulis

Before I saw the kei apple suggestion I was really leaning toward https://www.tradewindsfruit.com/eugenia-squamiflora-uvaia-de-joinville-seeds, but the pics on marcos' website looks like a match 100%

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I agree, think this is more a water hardness issue which are caused by types of salts but generally not considered 'bad' for your plant. 1 or 2 of them are even commercially used to raise pH in places like vegetable farms. Of course, if you aren't aiming for a high pH then this isn't helping the issue. As JCorte said, water evaporation leaves a lot of salt behind, and if water can only evaporate from the top then all the salt gets left in a layer on top like so but could be more aesthetic than anything

I'd personally just scrape the top off, suspend it in the air somehow and water til its draining for like 10-15 minutes straight every 6 months or so, or get a RO hose filter but I have also heard great things about Florakleen
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To expand on the chemistry side of this question:
Salts in general are a problem because salts like water. They are opportunistically looking for some hydrogen to come in at any moment to break them apart and dissolve. This movement of water to salts is called 'osmotic pressure'.

Essentially, water wants to spread out as evenly as possible. If water gets to rootzone with an abundance of salt, the water will spread itself out over the salt, attempting to 'equalize' the concentration of salt throughout the water. What this means is you will water your plant, but the salts in the soil will be stronger than your plants' roots, leading to a freshly watered plant presenting with underwatering symptoms.

Aside from drawing water away, they also become a problem because if your soil isn't wet, the only source of moisture is roots. So the salt dries the roots out, even drawing water out of your plant like how salting foods preserves them by removing all the water content.

the idea of 'bad' salts that will kill your plant because of their chemical makeup alone instead of ability to draw water are pretty rare but still exist, namely like oolie said -chloride chemicals. Plants have a natural very low tolerance and will quickly let you know if chlorides (i.e. Calcium chloride, Potassium chloride) have built up. Aside from that, be very careful with iron applications for the same reasons.

'good' salts are still 'bad' salts in concentration, but with proper care you'll only see the benefits. Any 'good' or 'bad' salt can still cause water uptake issues if there is too much of it

Got a response!

"Oh man thanks, I'm so busy with work I'm worn to the bone, Tell him yes and I will get on there. Thanks again much appreciated"

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1woxj5rfxaMnvGb4A35onlp34WPCHZ7Gs?usp=sharing

Ok I told myself only one more week then I'll put it down for a while; got done a little earlier than expected!



Version 1.0.1 is here, and with it comes:
- searching by location
- searching by user
- theferns digitized button
- youtube videos are automatically embedded
- user fruit preferences added
- internal alerts for future updates

Now if you're unsure about a fruit, you can check theferns for references and information, search for growers in your area that may know a thing or two already, or if an experienced member answers/what topics someone frequents

I'm thinking salt burn, avocados are notoriously sensitive to it but I'd let the experts decide first because I've barely grown them myself

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7/19
Version 1.0.1 is here, and with it comes:
- searching by location
- searching by user
- theferns digitized button
- youtube videos are automatically embedded
- user fruit preferences added
- internal alerts for future updates



Now if you're unsure about a fruit, you can check theferns for references and information, search for growers in your area that may know a thing or two already, or if an experienced member answers/what topics someone frequents
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I was reading some of the comments regarding the website's search function and got inspired... a month or so later here we are!


(the yellow dot is from the recording software, not the extension)
TFF Search Extension adds 3 features:

Searching by title
Searching by comment
and using the website search from within the main page!
And even some cool animations 

This is currently only available for the 'Tropical Fruit Discussion' board. Search results are sent to my server and handled; no stress on the tropicalfruitforum server!


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
*** GOOGLE CHROME ONLY ***

1) Download the files ("Download all" in top right corner) and save to desktop or wherever is convenient for you

2) Open Google Chrome and click the 3 vertical dots (Top Right Corner)

3) Go to Extensions > Manage Extensions

4) Enable "Developer Mode" (Top Right Corner)

5) Click "Load unpacked" (Top Left), highlight the TFF EXT folder from your desktop, and click "Select Folder" (Bottom Right)

TO UPDATE:
(MOST RECENT UPDATE: JULY 19 8PM)

1) Delete the TFF EXT file

2) Open Google Chrome and click the 3 vertical dots (Top Right Corner)

3) Go to Extensions > Manage Extensions

4) Click 'Remove'

5) Follow the Installation Instructions from step 1 with a fresh download


And that's it! Enjoy 
To open the search, click the new arrow button after opening the tropical fruit discussion page.
If you need any help with installing or have any questions ask away!

also the date filters based on the last post because I figured that would be more useful, but if people want it to be a true thread was only 'active from x to y' then I can do that!

i.e. setting the date to January 2023 - July 2023 and searching 'mango' would show all mango threads with the most recent comment being within those last 6 months, NOT show all threads that were started from january 2023 to now

More features coming soon : )

Rooted 12” - Yellow Dragonfruit for $20 includes shipping

left with 2 growth shoots you can choose between cutting again into 6” or growing from there

Which varieties of prickly pear have the best tasting fruit? I've got a generic 'Opuntia Ficus Indica' from the big box store, but I'd like to also grow some higher quality named varieties, especially after reading on this forum that some of them can have banana or berry flavors. All of them that I've eaten so far (found wild in Texas or bought at Mexican grocers, they were all the common red-purple skin variety), just had a somewhat sweet, refreshing light melon flavor.
I've seen Fruitwood Nursery has a large selection, but they don't all have descriptions and the descriptions really don't give you much to go by, and I don't want to inadvertently get several that are extremely similar.
Many of their selections are part of the desert series, would those be likely to do well in southern Alabama, where's it's generally hot and humid, or are they more suited to arid regions?
Are there other vendors that carry particularly good varieties?

They do incredibly where I'm at in north tx, We use them as plants to put in the road median.

Permanently stuck in the 55-75% humidity range, and takes full texas sun like a champ. They'd probably grow even better with lower humidity but they don't seem to mind, we get some decent freezes too and they're never fazed

I think forum user Bush2Beach has some high quality cultivars, see if they got anything for sale!

the curves do mean something because they match spicyexotics Neon pictures, and spicyexotics S8 pictures match FV Fruit Freaks

it may even originate from spicy exotics, they’re on Instagram and they seem legit; HUGE dragonfruit collection. Been posting the same farm since 2017

fr it’s not the same thing, compare my cutting with FV Fruit Freaks post S8 is more curvy

spicyexotics sells both and they have the same difference in curves

edit; read the description and see what you mean by tropical nursery so scratch my first few words