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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Psidium and Passiflora Germination
« on: April 10, 2023, 08:45:53 AM »
Thanks everyone. I ordered 10 grams of acid. I'll probably do 50/50 with soaking and acid, hopefully I have some success.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Psidium and Passiflora Germination
« on: April 01, 2023, 10:54:50 AM »
Thanks everyone for past advise on my posts and on others. I have learned so much and come a long way in the nine months or so I've been using this site.

I'm been on a buying streak for several months and have been planting a ton of seeds with overall good success. I have held off on planting/ germinating Psidium and Passiflora seeds, but I don't want to wait any longer. I have custom indoor where I use a combination of florescent (T5) and LED as well as a tiny outdoor greenhouse. The two mediums I use are Light Warrior by Fox Farms and my own coco coir mix with sulfur and mycorrhizal and generous amounts of pearlite. I probably have about a dozen species each ready to plant, most of them are not common varieties especially the Psidiums which are mostly Cerrado varieties.

My main question has to do with pre-treatment I've read about gibberellic acid for Psidium's and sulfuric acid for Passiflora and just hot water presoaking for a few days combined with sanding or scarification. I have a slight preference not using acid just because I think there is also a risk of killing or damaging the seed, but if the upside is greater I'm willing to try. Anyone have any experience with this that may help?

Thanks,
Chris

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This genus intrigues me, vining fruit in general seems uncommonly grown except for grapes and a handful of other; they can add another layer to the garden.

My understanding is they are dioecious. I have heard Kadsura is growing successfully in Australia. It seems to be all over the Asian continent, Japan, China, Indonesia, etc, so cold hardiness could be a species specific trait and there certainly doesn't seem to be that much information out there yet.  Generally I have herd they are cold tolerant, but not sure of the reliability of that information.

I also purchased the same species on eBay from Thailand I think as well as some other species from Trade Winds. Trade winds recommended cold stratifying, so I did a some stratified and some not. There was some delay in getting my germination set up together, but I set several of those seeds last month. I planted them just under the soil and a sneak peak revealed germination in the coccinea but it has not yet broken through the soil so we shall see.

I purchased a few more mature specimens of unknown species from another member earlier this season. He said they were 2 years old. Very small for the age, all well under a foot. They have grown for me slightly, but look similar to when I originally purchased, alive but not thriving, they only hold about 2-3 leaves each. Previous posts on this site have had conflicting information, some have said they are quick growers and others have similar experiences with the plants that I purchased.

Hopefully we can figure out more about this species together.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruiting Shade Tree - Worth it?
« on: October 01, 2022, 06:33:46 PM »
Ice Cream Bean, Igna, is a excellent shade tree on its own and the fruit is supposed to be tasty. Mine are little, so I can't comment on the fruit charastics your looking for but it is something worth considering.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Sale: Annona Purpurea seeds
« on: August 06, 2022, 11:40:55 PM »
How much is shipping to California? What else do you have available?

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It sound like I just need to keep the organics low, maintain a consistent but not too high level of moisture, be patient, and hope for the best.

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I got a few black E. uniflora from trade winds that they allege are about ready to sprout. I'm not too concerned about those, they were cheap and I plan to plant regular in a sprouting mix with heat. I purchased a few E. stipitata that I have yet to receive. I was also thinking about purchasing a couple, E. burkartiana, those two species that lead me to ask. The Annona species purchased seeds for are:  spinescens and herzogii.

Thanks all.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 06, 2022, 09:28:52 AM »
I live in San Diego, grew up in an older neighborhood with a moderate size yard on the edge of a canyon. That I think that helped spur my interest in plants and nature. I have grown fruit and plants before, I have a decent collection of cycads, but I am just starting to get into rare fruits and rare fruit trees.

This form has helped my a lot in learning about fruits, places to purchase, and the best varieties. Based on forms, I'm still working on trying to secure a Sweet Tart Mango from a local source; otherwise, I will purchase a 1 gallon from Florida, hope it doesn't flower to death, and grow it up. Additionally, I just purchased about a 1/2 dozen Eugenia's based on discussions about the best tasting Eugenia's. Since space is somewhat limited, I'm trying to find vining plants and dwarf varieties. So far I have been fairly successful, especially on the vining plants, I found a lot more than passion fruit, dragon fruit, and grapes.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Advise on Germinating Annonas and Eugenias
« on: August 06, 2022, 09:07:45 AM »
I just purchased a few of the less common Annona species seeds and a few common and less common Eugenia seeds. I don't have experience with germinating these species, would appreciate a few tips to improve my chances of success.

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I am interested in purchasing a triple grafted mandarin of Golden Nugget, Tango, and Owari. I'm new to citris and have limited space but these seem like great varieties and this should give me continuous or at least spaced out production through the season. Does anyone know of a nursery or is anyone able to create this and ship it or have it ready for pickup. I'm in San Diego, but for this I would be to drive to almost anywhere in Southern California.

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Thanks, Brian, for some interesting plants at really great prices. Highly recommend for beginner or advanced collector. Worth the trip especially if you live locally if this ever happens again.

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Not new to plants or gardening/ plants in general, but finally in a place to start growing some good fruits. I want to grow a lot, have somewhat limited space and want to plant some nice trees over the next year or two. I have been reading this forum for a few weeks and learned a lot. There is a lot I want to grow and learn about but for sure I want Mangos. I live in the San Diego area, was thinking Sweet Tart, Honey Kiss, and CAC. Any other suggestions and more importantly sources, every nursery I find just has the more generic varieties.

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