The Tropical Fruit Forum

It depends on your tongue :-)

I like Lula.

I have a half dozen dwarf bananas and have great success with them. I have a Zebrina Rojo which is in ground well over two years and has given me nothing but problems.

First let me say it's between two dwarf cavendish (within a few feet) and is given the same care as the others which have no issues. Now the leaves on the Rojo come out gang busters but eventually the newest one will stop growing out and the next one to come out will get strangled by the failing immature leaf. This before a flag leaf erupts. Eventually this plant dies and more pups erupt from the ground which eventually die.

I've tried increasing / decreasing water to it as well as increasing fertilizing it (using Excalibur's fertilizer) to no avail. Funny years ago I had a couple of other Rojo which did well. What to do? Move the plant or new shoots to start a new corm? Could it be missing something that the other plants are not needing? Any advice will be appreciated.

The Rojo is an attractive plant and want it if for no other reason than to add some eye candy to the yard.

For a 2 1/2 year in ground tree my Rollinia (unknown cultivar) is having a good year with nearly a dozen fruits in various stages of development with several more in bloom :-) My tree has increased production since its first crop last year with 2 fruits and is either self fertile, or some unknown insect is pollinating it.

As it happens I picked my first fruit today and anyone who wants to PICK UP seeds in north Broward can have them. As usual EVERY year I offer seeds free and it does NOT mean I will pack and ship them... no way, no how. First come first served, PM me for address / phone though many here already know where I live :-)

Yes this is Spanish lime. Pretty good fruit, but not enough flesh. And the flesh clings to the seed🥲.
But I really enjoy the flavor. Comes male and female except for certain varieties.

Thanks!

Follow up, the lemon tree is doing very well. My GF's grand daughter can't wait to get lemons from it :-)

I'm thinking of planting some sunflowers and wildflowers in my yard. I do not have grass but I do have a creeping peanut.

Any ideas on interplanting among what I have?

Aren't they commonly sold in stores?  I would think you can plant the seeds.

I tried once and mine didn't sprout, though.

I have bought a fet "Mexican cream" at big garden stores and they were hard green fruit that never ripened.

This is the first year I had seeds germinate.

Free for pickup in north Broward. No shipping.

Funny, my Lancitilla is doing better than my others.

Just because the GF was not bowled over by it no way I'd give up on it. I knew nothing about when to pick them and it's possible that a few more days on the tree might have made a difference but as they were I'd eat them regularly.

I use waxed bakery type bags, as well as fruit nets.

To prevent squirrels, rats, recoon, birds and possum from getting at it before I did, I picked it but left the second one on the tree covered in a white waxed paper bag.

Saturday I will take the second one.

It's been a L-O-N-G four months :-)

Anyway the tree has erupted in flowers and we are looking forward to more in the August time frame.