The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have a zone 12 greenhouse, heat mats and lights, so it is NEVER winter for me!

Carolyn

Couldn't hurt to spritz it with Physan or Consan, whichever you have.

I am thankful for all my leafy "kids", and how they always seem to bounce back from my "learning opportunities"!

I am thankful to have so many "fruity forum friends", who have helped increase the survival rate when the above-mentioned learning opportunities occur! Because just when I think I've made all the mistakes, I find a new one...

I am especially grateful for my husband, who has not only come to accept my bizarre hobby, but happily joins in on greenhouse tour days here, and fruit-spotting expeditions when we are traveling!

Happy Thanksgiving,
Carolyn

I'd throw as much light on it as you can.

Well it makes sense that they would go for it once one of them discovered it was "food". The word spread.  And since parrots and relatives have very few taste buds, a poor sense of smell, and can't taste "heat", durian probably just tastes like another veggie to them.

Our lights dim every time the neighbor's AC kicks on.
We called the power company and the guy who came out said it is because we are drawing off the same line.
So I think that sort of thing is to be expected.
The electricity running through the lines is not infinite. Too bad about that...

Mine flowers, and fruits if I pollinate, but I mainly grow it for the leaves, so I ususally don't bother. It has set on fruit without assistance, every so often.  It had one this summer that I never saw through the dense foliage. My granddaughter spotted it with her keen young eyes!
Oh, and to your question, it is in either a 25 or 30 gallon pot. I forget which.

I have poor luck with jackfruit, but they do bonsai it and cut the taproot. Next time I buy a fruit I am going to experiment with taproot pruning in order to make it do better in a pot.
And yes, my carambola is doing great in a 5 gallon pot, I probably won't go bigger than 10 for it. My biggest pots are 25-35 gallons, and you would probably do fine with jackfruit in that.

I do not know of any difference in cold tolerance, because they really all have no cold tolerance.
I would say what you are trying won't work, but everybody told me I couldn't fruit cacao in Idaho either, and I do.  But you will find that it will be way more than just bringing it indoors and misting it daily.  Dealing with twice yearly environmental shock is pretty hard to overcome. I can kill a mature cacao by moving it ten feet to a different spot in the greenhouse.
And for heavens sake don't tell the poor seedlings you are willing to kill them! They may revolt and take you out...

Carolyn

That is a really interesting pattern, and it sure has me stumped.

I am surprised none of the experts have been able to ID the problem yet!

Thanks for the tips!
Looks like my choices are pretty much a combination of friends, hired help and automation.
At least finally getting drip set up (after 14 years...) helps!
Now I just need to get another hose and timer.
Can't figure out how to monitor the furnaces. They are just the wall-mounted open flame gas heaters...

Carolyn

So, you would think with all my connections with local nurseries, being a Master Gardener, and belonging to two garden clubs, I could find a greenhouse sitter for when we are on vacation!

But, aaarrrggghhhh!

Lights are on automatic, ventilation is automatic, foggers/misters and watering, other than 10 minutes a day to hit small pots etc, is automatic. You DO have to hook up the drip once a week and manually turn the water on. Heat is mostly automatic but needs to be monitored twice daily in the winter.

But really, no matter what I do, the place is like a toddler, and needs constant aupervision. The drip system has helped, but isn't a total solution.

People I have had so far either are not reliable/can't follow instructions, or cost too much (the pet sitting service did a great job but they charge $50 per day!!!).

My ONLY sitter right now is my sister. She adores the birds, is free and super reliable, but has the worlds brownest thumb and can't tell when things are in trouble. Plus, we can't go anywhere together!

If we have to be gone for more than a week, it is a crapshoot as to what will die while I am gone.

Where do y'all get your greenhouse sitters and what do you pay (takes 30 minutes twice a day)?

Carolyn

JohnG, the important thing to note here is that your WIFE bought you this awesome tree.

With our type of plant addiction, it is good to marry an enabler! 

Carolyn