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I usually start mine in a plastic zip lock bag with a paper towel then move into a peat, perlite, pine fine mix.
Do you move it after it is sprouted? or just after it shows roots?

Yup when I see it sprout I get it into a pot.

Ive had great success with this method.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Banana variety tastes
« on: March 27, 2024, 09:38:03 PM »
SH 3640 was my favorite to grow.

Super productive.

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I usually start mine in a plastic zip lock bag with a paper towel then move into a peat, perlite, pine fine mix.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Maria vs Maria Black Avocado
« on: March 27, 2024, 08:07:43 AM »
The maria black I have is a slow grower.

What color is the new growth?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grumichamas blooming now –or not?
« on: March 27, 2024, 08:06:16 AM »
Down here mine is in the forming fruit phase.

Just make sure to water it crazy amounts when flowering.

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I wish I did not plant Butterscotch.

Seems that most of us are having issues with production.

Some of us are trying other saps around Butterscotch to pollinate better.

I have 4 close by and in the past few years in the ground had one sap.

While my Salis Wood doesnt stop.

Im sure Butterscotch has top notch fruit but if it doesnt produce any whats the point?


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 27, 2024, 07:57:50 AM »
JR561, I have two plants of the Campbell from Julian. The older one is about 1 years old, it did not look that strong/healthy initially but after 1 year now it has acclimated to full sun in my yard in SoCal.

I'll try to take a photo of the two plants, the 1 year old, and recent 1 month old plant I purchased. I haven't given it any fertilizer yet, just up potted the older plant when I saw that it was over the shock of shipping.

No doubt mine had to acclimate to my yard.

I didnt think it would make it past the first year.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Campbell White Sapote HELP?
« on: March 26, 2024, 10:50:24 AM »
Ive been growing one for the past 2 years and it absolutely hates full sun.

Its wanted to die a number of time.

I have extremely low expectations for thus variety.

I think many things we were sold during 2020-2022 were over hyped.

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Alano, Salas Wood and Makok should fruit most of the year. They all can be kept smaller.

I would think on Alano with enough space would easily keep a family in Saps most of the year once it gets rolling.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Zill 40-26 Fruit
« on: March 20, 2024, 01:21:03 PM »
I have one but its small so no flowers only growth this year.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Maria Black avovado
« on: March 20, 2024, 01:19:37 PM »
I take that back. I see a couple of fruits so.

GAME ON!

 8)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Maria Black avovado
« on: March 20, 2024, 06:29:18 AM »
Anyone have any luck with this variety?

Mine doesnt seem to be setting any fruit at all.
How long ago did it get planted?

At least 2 years now from a huge 7 gallon.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Maria Black avovado
« on: March 19, 2024, 03:24:49 PM »
Anyone have any luck with this variety?

Mine doesnt seem to be setting any fruit at all.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2024 FL Mango Season
« on: March 19, 2024, 03:23:17 PM »
I'm with you GG! Never have sprayed, and don't want to, but going to try on SL and 1 or 2 others. If PM hammers them again, puggin' and graftin' time.
I visited Truly Tropical and Tropical Acres Farm on Friday (03/15/24) and their trees looked like they got beyond the powdery mildew and have a very nice fruit set. I didn't walk their properties, what I could see looked o much better than my carnage.

Yeah having Har around to spray would work wonders with my yard. This year convinced me to purchase a good sprayer for next years battle.

My Sugarloaf got wrecked so hard I yanked it out. Im done with that low fruitset variety.

I hear ya! I'm giving Sugar Loaf 1 more year, with spraying next season. If it doesn't make me happy, puggin' n graftin'.

The tree is so beautiful with near perfect growth habit, and the fruit are great, so would love to be able to hang on to it. Seems I need more copper in my diet anyway.
Master Cho says Grasshopper needs much patience 😉

Actually if I just did a forum search that variety would have never made it into my yard. I dont have the space for problems.

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If you want to get some practice just buy the variety in a 3 or 7 gallon and use that as a scion host.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2024 FL Mango Season
« on: March 17, 2024, 11:10:58 AM »
I'm with you GG! Never have sprayed, and don't want to, but going to try on SL and 1 or 2 others. If PM hammers them again, puggin' and graftin' time.
I visited Truly Tropical and Tropical Acres Farm on Friday (03/15/24) and their trees looked like they got beyond the powdery mildew and have a very nice fruit set. I didn't walk their properties, what I could see looked o much better than my carnage.

Yeah having Har around to spray would work wonders with my yard. This year convinced me to purchase a good sprayer for next years battle.

My Sugarloaf got wrecked so hard I yanked it out. Im done with that low fruitset variety.

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I know it doesnt look like any pickering Ive ever seen. Usually they are really bushy. Not so much spreading.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ceci-love or Sweet tart mango tree?
« on: March 12, 2024, 06:08:34 PM »
Easy.

Cecilove since Sweet tart will grow much faster.

Only reason I didnt plant a Sweet tart was its growth habit.

Cecilove is growing slow, quite manageable.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Self Fertile Sapodilla
« on: March 11, 2024, 03:13:52 PM »
I’d recommend the Excalibur sapodilla variety. My mom has one and it produces tons of good quality fruit every year without another sapodilla nearby.

Is this a variety one that has a long fruiting season? I planted a small one last year and know nothing about it except the ones I ate from excalibur were excellent.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Self Fertile Sapodilla
« on: March 10, 2024, 09:19:22 AM »
Alano and SW seems to set tons of fruit no problem where ever they are.

My butterscotch seems shy but its still quite young.

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My first year with decent flowering and out of all my trees lorito seems to be the winner when it comes to setting fruit among pumpkin pie, pace, and viejo.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Thief Caught
« on: September 29, 2023, 01:01:18 PM »

What does that do to prevent stealing?
If you can catch a license plate along with images of the thieves in action, that opens up multiple options for legal retribution/deterrence. Fruit has quantifiable monetary value; somebody cleans a tree(s) of 100+ mangoes, that's very likely considered a felony in Florida (>=$750).

Few DAs here will do anything like that.

They have a hard time charging people even with major crimes.

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Definitely could just be a timing issue.

My maha seems to flush at different times than my other varieties.

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When did you graft the failed ones?

Was it during any of this heat?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Florida avocado rootstock
« on: September 12, 2023, 12:42:26 PM »
I use Lula.

But the only reason I used Lula was for cold tolerance and they are every where around my area.

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