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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Chemical or Organic Growing and Fruit Taste
« on: September 10, 2021, 08:54:11 AM »
This is a thread to start a conversation, hopefully not a war, on how chemical or organic/biological fertilizers/pesticides may impact the taste of fruit.

If two genetically identical plants have the full availability of the elements (water, micros/macros) they need, will the flavor be the same or are there other biological factors that impact fruit taste?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / baccaurea motleyana (rambai) seedlings
« on: September 07, 2021, 03:02:28 PM »
I have 8 seedlings left for sale. $15 each. Shipping $10 to US and PR.

This species is dioecious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccaurea_motleyana#/media/File:Fruits_of_Baccaurea_motleyana_(Phyllanthaceae).JPG






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Forcing Surinam Cherry to fruit
« on: August 06, 2021, 09:57:00 PM »
I have been trying to air layer my favorite Surinam Cherry, it has nice sized sweet fruits. The air layer was a failure, but all the branches that had their outer bark removed are now flowering, which has never happened before. Anyone else have this experience? I also had the same thing happen to my pitangatuba, but not sure if pitangatuba just gets multiple crops per year since this is the first year i've fruited my pitangatubas.








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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wtb Garcinia macrophylla Seeds or Plants
« on: July 06, 2021, 12:49:16 PM »
Please let me know if you have a source.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB Sabra Seeds
« on: June 13, 2021, 05:51:49 PM »
Looking to buy Sabra Jaboticaba seeds, over 100 seeds wanted.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Zeolite Amendment for Sandy Soils
« on: May 13, 2021, 02:50:43 PM »
Most people with sandy soils should know that their biggest challenges with working in sandy soils is low water retention and nutrient storage (low CEC). I have experimented with using kitty litter (bentonite) in my sandy soil with great results, and now would like to expand to my tree area. One negative I will say is that when I added to just the top of my soil, no tilling, I could get a slimmy top layer until enough time has passed to allow soil critters to work it into the soil (1+ year in some cases).

I'm thinking about using Zeolite because of it's high CEC, 100-140 milliequivalents/g, where some Georgia red clays can be 5-10 milliequivalents/g, so if I'm going to pay to have a large quantity (1 ton per acres as recommended by zeolite supplier), I might as well get a high CEC product. I've found mines in Idaho and Nevada with prices around $300 to $350/ton, and shipping around $600-800. 1 truck can haul about 21 super sacks (1 ton).

Does anyone have any experience with using clays in sandy soil?

I know people say mixing clay and sand is like making concrete, but haven't found this to be the case especially if you have a reasonable amount of organic matter in your soils.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Surinam Cherry
« on: April 01, 2021, 07:41:15 PM »
Hello all, this is my first post here. This is fruiting now in Broward County, some people hate their astringent taste, but after sharing with the office, a few agree its an acquired taste.



More on the ground at this point

The last one is perfect. I get more small cherries when they are in shade and bigger, juicier, sweeter when they are in full sun.

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