The Tropical Fruit Forum

You just need the right grape. A native hybrid. Muench is a good one. Not sure how it would do in your soil but otherwise should do well. Champanel. Not sure how well my Florida grapes would do there but it's a similar soil and climate other than warmer here. Florida calusa grape/shuttleworthii is closely related to mustangs though slightly less acidic slightly better berry not as cold hardy. I really like them and try to get a lot of shuttleworthii in the mix of my hybrids. Pecans do well in Texas you need a southern variety though Eliot would be really good also the best tasting one.

Agriculture tax is lower than residential. So if your house is a farm you pay a lot less in taxes in any state.

Nothing grows well in pure sand other than cactus, pineapple. Sandy soil is one thing but it's pure beach sand here. Literally everything benefits from compost added here. Even stuff like last ve oak which will grow in pure sand it grows faster with compost. And even cactus grows in potting soil though it prefers sand in some ways.

Yes citrus likes sandy dirt but pure sand doesn't hold water or nutrients.

Florida lows depend how close you are to the water and how far north or south.

Basically all root stocks are resistant. The sour orange, trifoliate, hybrids like swingle. It helps some but doesn't save the tree from damage.

Swingle is almost edible but not quite. I would love an edible hybrid. I guess that's what this wild orange seems to be that has been growing in the park as long as I remember. But they made better crosses and haven't released them.

My dad ordered a sugar bell online. It's a fast grower and healthy. I have never seen them at Lowes or anything.

In south Florida pineapples grow well. Seldom fruit maybe one or two out of a large number will have a pineapple. They are always good size but I can never tell when it's fully ripe. But the racoons can tell and will steal it. More for decoration here than food. Maybe it's the lack of stressors though they do die back during the occasional freeze it doesn't help with fruiting. We get massive summer rain too.

The chlorosis looks symmetrical, so I wouldn't jump to any conclusions on greening. Looks most like either manganese or zinc deficiency. Manganese deficiency shows up more in winter, so if you're in the northern hemisphere, maybe that's your best bet. The more yellowish leaves might indicate lacking of nitrogen or sulfur.

I'd recommend finding a micronutrient mix with these particular elements and doing a fortnightly foliar spray to see if things improve. Definitely check your soil pH, and lime if needed. Consider a soil test with a micronutrient check as well. I'd recommend removing the grass and mulching to at least the drip line so that they no longer need to compete with the lawn.

Nope. I have seen it 100 times in southwest florida. It's the virus. Yes it does resemble a nutrient deficiency in appearance but there is no cure for it.

Ugli fruit is not very seedy. This is due to low fertility from being a hybrid thus it may produce offspring with a lot of seeds. You'll also have huge variation due to it being a tangerine pummello cross. The fruit is big though you can get six or so seeds pretty easy. It's already one of the best citrus. I would cross it because it's awesome.

I'd like to get a root stock growing like a dwarf root and graft ugli fruit scions on top.

33 last night. No frost. Don't know why everyone was freaking out. Will have to check my grape seedlings in a few days.

I'd rather have highs in the 60s and 70s than 80s with the Florida sun it feels hotter than it is so 69 feels like room temperature when in the sun.

I saw a post about pineapples. The tops will die but the plant will grow back after a freeze. They can grow wild in the woods here or without care. Of course a prolonged cold like up north they won't survive but a nighttime freeze doesn't kill them. Same with most bananas the top will die but it will grow back from the roots. If they are in pots might be a problem with the roots freezing that may kill it but in the ground they survive. We had them way back in the day when we got two or three freezes almost every year. It's good to cover them or bring them in if you want fruit though.

Usually if the east coast is above average either the west coast Europe or Asia will be below average. So just speaking on the east side of the US. Florida is normally dry this time of year. Yet we've had decent rain fall and above average temps other than the one cold front in October. The cold weather coming is pretty normal then back to above average temps. Weather seems to be getting warmer in Florida. Global warming could play a role but that's only about 1 degree. Seems to be the urban heat effect from development. North of Florida is in for some record lows but the ocean is so hot from record breaking summer heat that by the time the front reaches south Florida it's not anywhere near a record low and actually pretty normal cold spell for this time of year. A good freeze would help my adult grapes. I got my seedlings wrapped in plastic with a water jug on them.

Bananas are easy to grow if you have a hardy variety. Lots of people grow them in the north during the summer then bring them in during winter (the corn ie root ball). They just don't like drought you have to keep them wet. Impossible to over fertilize a banana. Main problem is them having babies and spreading. I grew them in containers in Ohio. At first it was great until they have pups and don't fit. Too much work trying to put a single pup in a new container etc.

They pretty much grow wild anywhere it's warm enough and wet enough. Though there are some varieties like the red banana which are extremely cold sensitive. I had one in a pot before. There are some specialty ones that can be more difficult than others. Wild bananas actually have seeds. Though many domestic ones grow about the same toughness as a wild one or even better like raja puri. Commercial ones are hardy but they are bred for large yields and not for flavor.