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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Small seed lot permit and vermculite

« on: September 02, 2024, 10:46:43 PM »

Hello,

I was planning on buying some seeds from Raul (Olosapo) but he advised to see if I could receive them in vermiculite. I'm having difficulty determining if this is allowed. He said some branches are okay with it. I could call some of the inspection stations to find out, but I know what people tell you over the phone is not always congruent with practice so I'm hoping one of the gurus on here could help me. Also, I live in Arkansas, so while I have my permit I am unsure of which label I should provide for which inspection station. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction or give me some advice?

Thanks!

Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Looking for Luc's Garcinia seeds

« on: August 10, 2024, 01:36:04 AM »

Anyone selling Luc's Garcinia seeds? I don't have this one and obviously I need to correct that.

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Burnt and blackened leaf tips on miracle berry after watering

« on: July 18, 2024, 09:22:06 PM »

My miracle berry's leaves seem to get burnt and crispy whenever I water.

Am I watering too often? About once a week and a half. I am using rainwater or distilled water. Soil was amended with some sulfuric powder after the first time. Does this need to be reported? In the pot I received it a few months ago .

Tropical Fruit Discussion / What, in your opinion, the most obscure and under-appreciated fruit?

« on: July 01, 2024, 12:19:33 AM »

Having gotten into this hobby and not realizing just what I was getting into from the start, I've become obsessed with collecting obscure fruiting plants that have some merit or other--aesthetics, taste of fruit, both... and through the various collectors here I've discovered (and obtained the seeds for) many interesting plants that "nobody" has heard of...

We all know mangos, jaboticabas, eugenias, miracle berries, and now even yangmei... what fruiting plant do you think deserves more attention that even many hobbyists may not have heard of?

Temperate Fruit Buy, Sell, & Trade / ISO Crataegus azarolus (YELLOW hawthorn) within the USA

« on: April 10, 2024, 01:02:07 PM »

Hi,

I'm trying to start a fruit tree breeding experiment of sorts and I'm in search of a yellow hawthorn. I can't find any for sale, there's one on ebay but shipping from Turkey and customs would likely destroy it. Does anyone here have a decent tree for sale, either grafted or otherwise, or know where I can obtain one? I have the seeds, but they're a pain to germinate.

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Synsepalum Dulcificum (Miracle Berry) care - ideal amount of sunlight?

« on: January 08, 2024, 06:53:43 PM »

I've read conflicting things about this plant, usually tending towards "acidic soil, keep watering regularly but not keep the soil too damp, and keep in light shade." However this thing seems to grow sooooo slowly. I'm adding sulfur to acidify the soil a bit, but I'm wondering if I need more light? One of my plants seems to be growing faster than the other.