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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Is Radiance Seeds Good?
« on: Today at 10:49:19 AM »
I ordered some cacti seeds which all had great germination rates. I also believe Adam with FFFF ordered successfully from them recently.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What Fruits do you regret not planting?
« on: January 24, 2025, 06:39:15 PM »If you have any extra i would love if you could ship one or two to me ill pay shipping and however much money you would want for them. ( the stenocereus queretaroensis )It will be hard to keep the plants with you without a house or renting homes through your moving. If your going to college will be even harder to keep large plants.
I would focus on Jaboticaba,Yangmei, and Stenocereus queretaroensis if I could turn back 10 years. I have been actively growing since 2007 and have lost many plants over time during moves.
I would focus mostly on annuals until you get land, this way you can get harvests and enjoy the hobby. I would try to keep only a couple plants to maturity over time.
As for places the best in mainland US are South Florida or Southern California. Hawaii and Puerto Rico if you don't mind Islands. If it's out of country there are many options which would take time to decide.
I just started a ton of Stenocereus queretaroensis! I have like 150 seedlings that I grew from raindanceseeds. I got the 4 different varieties: red, white, purple, and orange. They are a great company and definitely sent way more than they listed (they said like 25 seeds for $10, in reality it was like 50-100 seeds). I am not sure what to do with all these cacti. I am thinking I will do some guerilla gardeing and plant them around my school I work at. I feel like a gardener/groundskeeper would less likely weedwack a cacti, as they stick out and seem intentional. I've thought about 3D printing out little plant signs with their scientific name to put at the base to make them seem more legit.
You can get seeds yourself if you want (raindanceseeds). They germinate easily. Either way, I can definitely send you some once they are a little more mature.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: 2025 Spring Yangmei (Myrica rubra) Group Buy
« on: January 24, 2025, 01:06:12 PM »I'm really good at killing Yangmei, but definitely interested in the group order.
I am a literal yangmei assassin at this point. Never had one survive long term.
Same. At this point, I am just sticking seeds in the ground. No transplanting fussiness, no grafts suddenly dying, just good old fashioned plant a seed and let it grow.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What Fruits do you regret not planting?
« on: January 24, 2025, 12:53:48 PM »It will be hard to keep the plants with you without a house or renting homes through your moving. If your going to college will be even harder to keep large plants.
I would focus on Jaboticaba,Yangmei, and Stenocereus queretaroensis if I could turn back 10 years. I have been actively growing since 2007 and have lost many plants over time during moves.
I would focus mostly on annuals until you get land, this way you can get harvests and enjoy the hobby. I would try to keep only a couple plants to maturity over time.
As for places the best in mainland US are South Florida or Southern California. Hawaii and Puerto Rico if you don't mind Islands. If it's out of country there are many options which would take time to decide.
I just started a ton of Stenocereus queretaroensis! I have like 150 seedlings that I grew from raindanceseeds. I got the 4 different varieties: red, white, purple, and orange. They are a great company and definitely sent way more than they listed (they said like 25 seeds for $10, in reality it was like 50-100 seeds). I am not sure what to do with all these cacti. I am thinking I will do some guerilla gardeing and plant them around my school I work at. I feel like a gardener/groundskeeper would less likely weedwack a cacti, as they stick out and seem intentional. I've thought about 3D printing out little plant signs with their scientific name to put at the base to make them seem more legit.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: January 24, 2025, 12:46:19 PM »
So some interesting observations about my 3 passionfruit vines that I started as sticks from the start of last summer:
Dennis: large fruits, slightly sweet, but sour. They fruited at an odd time and finished "ripening" in December. They did not end up ripening fully unfortunately. The vine produced multiple fruit, but the vine just DIED in the last month. I think I am attributing it to the very dry winds.
Qinmi #9: Smaller fruits. CRAZY productive. The cutting was grown at the start of last summer, and ended up producing 20-30 fruits. The fruit is very sweet, even when picked under-ripe. Not very sour at all even if picked early. Has a slight "vegetable taste?" this might also be from it fruiting at a weird time and not fully ripening. Weirdly enough, the fritillary butterflies seemed to ignore this vine! This variety is luckily self fertilizing, and my bees went crazy pollinating it. This variety seems like a must-have and checks off a lot of boxes.
Wild Puerto Rican Parcha (random ebay purchase): Crazy vegetative growth and healthy. No flowers produced this season. Hope to get some this next season.
Luckily before the Dennis vine died, I was able to do some cross pollination with the Qinmi #9. The Dennis is not self-compatible, so I know that since I got fruit set, there was some crossing going on. I have 25 seedlings. I plan on planting 6 or seven on a trellis I will be building. The goal being to get a large and sweet fruit since the Qinmi is a little small. The other seedlings I am hoping to trade/sell in hopes that other people can grow them out and find a successful variety. I will need to grow the seedlings out a little more before shipping to make sure they are a little more hardy.
Dennis: large fruits, slightly sweet, but sour. They fruited at an odd time and finished "ripening" in December. They did not end up ripening fully unfortunately. The vine produced multiple fruit, but the vine just DIED in the last month. I think I am attributing it to the very dry winds.
Qinmi #9: Smaller fruits. CRAZY productive. The cutting was grown at the start of last summer, and ended up producing 20-30 fruits. The fruit is very sweet, even when picked under-ripe. Not very sour at all even if picked early. Has a slight "vegetable taste?" this might also be from it fruiting at a weird time and not fully ripening. Weirdly enough, the fritillary butterflies seemed to ignore this vine! This variety is luckily self fertilizing, and my bees went crazy pollinating it. This variety seems like a must-have and checks off a lot of boxes.
Wild Puerto Rican Parcha (random ebay purchase): Crazy vegetative growth and healthy. No flowers produced this season. Hope to get some this next season.
Luckily before the Dennis vine died, I was able to do some cross pollination with the Qinmi #9. The Dennis is not self-compatible, so I know that since I got fruit set, there was some crossing going on. I have 25 seedlings. I plan on planting 6 or seven on a trellis I will be building. The goal being to get a large and sweet fruit since the Qinmi is a little small. The other seedlings I am hoping to trade/sell in hopes that other people can grow them out and find a successful variety. I will need to grow the seedlings out a little more before shipping to make sure they are a little more hardy.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: January 23, 2025, 09:53:11 PM »Anyone have Quinmi #9 cuttings for sale?
I crossbred a Qinmi #9 with a Dennis , hoping for a LARGE and sweet variety. Seedlings are growing right now. I might have a couple available.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Help with citrus identification!
« on: November 11, 2024, 12:47:24 PM »
Definitely a navel!
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Help with citrus identification!
« on: November 11, 2024, 11:13:05 AM »Doesn't look like a cocktail grapefruit to me. It seems to have a navel on the bottom of the fruits. Can you take a photo of the fruit looking from the bottom angle. If the fruits have navel, then most likely it will be one of the navel oranges. Also, the fruit flesh would be much more orange color than a cocktail grapefruit.
It could be a seedling tree?
The fruits are not quite ripe, but they will get orange.
The other photo attached is my grafted seedling. It has little thorns in the crotch of the leaf node.
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Citrus General Discussion / Help with citrus identification!
« on: November 10, 2024, 10:02:04 PM »
My neighbor has this citrus in their yard and last year I tried one of them they gave us. It was absolutely fantastic. My wife is normally not a citrus fan, but said it tastes like candy.
The tree has thorns, which might help with an ID.
I have grafted it to a seedling in my yard.
Any ideas on what it might generally be, or perhaps specifically what cultivar? These ones on the tree are not fully ripe yet.
The tree has thorns, which might help with an ID.
I have grafted it to a seedling in my yard.
Any ideas on what it might generally be, or perhaps specifically what cultivar? These ones on the tree are not fully ripe yet.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2024 SoCal Mango Tasting
« on: October 23, 2024, 07:14:41 PM »My two favorite mangoes this year (2024) have been Sweet Tart and Coconut Cream.
A perfectly ripe Sweet Tart mango with it’s orange flesh will be a remarkable experience for those that have never had one at peak flavor. Just finished eating a stunningly good Coconut Cream a few minutes ago. What a treat. Looking forward to the next one soon.
Johnny
I am growing out a bunch of seedlings from a variety box last year. The only types that show vigor and survived have been sweet tart and coconut cream. Glad to hear they are winners!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My Yard 2022
« on: October 16, 2024, 10:34:10 AM »Oh dude, that’s a damn shame. Such a unique, beautiful property. Hopefully you find your own land to really spread your wings. Would love to pop by there one more time, say hello, and see if I can give a few plants a good home. How much longer do you have exactly?
I am thinking about another fruit get together / plant sale. Would be great to have people enjoy it before it’s gone.
There are a few outcomes that will determine my time left:
1 neighbor buys it and lets me keep renting. I would still plan to leave, but in months or maybe even a year, depending on how that all works out. I do not like or trust the guy.
2. Someone buys it and lets me keep renting, but at much higher rent, months before I’d go.
3. Someone buys it and I’m evicted, 90 days max after closing. I kind of need to prepare for the is scenario, honestly.
If there are any potted plants that you are really attached to, I could maybe keep hold of them in my yard (maybe others can do the same) and the fruit production would pay for the babysitting! Then if you find a place to settle, you could take them back.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has my Maha Chanok vegitative flush stalled in SoCal (10b)?
« on: October 07, 2024, 12:36:05 PM »Hello!
My first mango (Maha Chanok) has been growing happily for a few months now and even had a really nice vegetative flush (pictured). I was excited to see the other branches flushing as well especially when one of them "popped" and I could see the new baby leaves!
However the new leaves on the second flush haven't really grown or changed at all in ~2 weeks. Is this to be expected? Anything to do? The successful flush grew quite steadily and rapidly.
Thank you!
-- Over-worried mango papa
PS: I am in SoCal 10b and our weather is slightly cooling off.
I just take it as the mango needs to work on its roots. I have had bad flushes, and then later on it pushes like crazy. Also, I think night temps highly affect them, not necessarily just day temps.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: first fruit from Eugenia spp. "aff Arvensis"
« on: October 05, 2024, 11:36:11 PM »
I got mine from Marcos around the same time. I have 3 growing in ground. No fruit yet, but I will update here when I try them. Hope they taste alright! Your plant is looking healthier than mine! Your picture of the fruit definitely looks different than the ones he posted.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are these cherimoya roots fine?
« on: September 26, 2024, 11:03:25 PM »Wow she has a lot of info. I will definitely binge her videosCan't you just cut the root off?
I don't know. It seems like a large major root. Perhaps it would be best to do it early spring as it is waking up?
Cherimoya Queen on YouTube has several videos of doing just that. She had the same issue, cut it off and it will be fine
Keep us all updated!
I chopped it yesterday, and it seems to be unfazed, wow! Tough trees.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are these cherimoya roots fine?
« on: September 23, 2024, 06:01:41 PM »Wow she has a lot of info. I will definitely binge her videosCan't you just cut the root off?
I don't know. It seems like a large major root. Perhaps it would be best to do it early spring as it is waking up?
Cherimoya Queen on YouTube has several videos of doing just that. She had the same issue, cut it off and it will be fine
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are these cherimoya roots fine?
« on: September 23, 2024, 11:14:33 AM »Can't you just cut the root off?
I don't know. It seems like a large major root. Perhaps it would be best to do it early spring as it is waking up?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are these cherimoya roots fine?
« on: September 22, 2024, 11:58:41 PM »No good.
Grow another.
Aw Shucks. I might keep it around to supply me with scion wood before I replace it.
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Citrus Buy, Sell, & Trade / Looking to trade local (Ventura). Trading C-35 citrus rootstock.
« on: September 22, 2024, 07:34:22 PM »
I bought C-35 rootstock seeds and grew them for 1.5 years. I have way too many extra seedlings (like 15 extra).
I don't entirely understand CA quarantine law. If this is not allowed, that is fine. I live in Moorpark, and grew them from seed.
I am looking to trade or sell. I am interested in just about anything that is tasty!
I don't entirely understand CA quarantine law. If this is not allowed, that is fine. I live in Moorpark, and grew them from seed.
I am looking to trade or sell. I am interested in just about anything that is tasty!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Are these cherimoya roots fine?
« on: September 22, 2024, 07:26:26 PM »
The root on this is bent in a weird way and was hoping it's not going to be too bad in the future.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Miracle Fruit Advice Requested
« on: September 17, 2024, 07:07:47 PM »Darcizzle, your advice about shade is very helpful! Thank you! That's one of the things I've been wondering about. My summers are hot, dry, and high in UV, so most plants want a lot of shade here. I've decided this is an invitation to plant more apples, sunchokes, and squashes to shade everything else (since those species don't mind our intense full sun, ha ha ha).
I didn't realize miracle fruit bushes want acidic soil. That's incredibly helpful to know! It sounds like I should amend the spot where I plan to keep them in-ground (next to the rain tank inside my greenhouse) with a lot of extra acidifying stuff. It also sounds like it may be a good idea to plant some giant bush squashes on the south side of them before our summer heat starts, so they'll be surrounded by gigantic leaves to shade them all summer.
Will miracle fruit bushes want shade in winter, as well? Or should I let them get all the winter sun they can?
Miracle fruit should not go below 50 F for very long. Usually it is kept inside during winters. I have only seen it kept outdoors in Florida.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: September 16, 2024, 08:40:22 PM »
Got both the Qinmi and Dennis varieties to flower tonight. I will be crossing them to see what combination I get. I sure hope they can set the fruit and ripen before it is too late! How long does it normally take to go from pollination to ripe fruit?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Loquat: Big five star loquat
« on: September 15, 2024, 11:01:07 PM »
Wow, that puts a lot of loquats to shame
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lilikoi - Which Ones Do You Grow
« on: September 13, 2024, 02:28:49 AM »
My Dennis and Qinmi will bloom soon. I was hoping to cross them and see what comes from it. I just don't know if it is too late in the season for fruit to fully mature. I sure hope that it doesn't get too cold for them. Moorpark doesn't usually get below freezing.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Caring for Seeds that take forever to germinate
« on: September 10, 2024, 12:10:26 PM »
I have a couple different seeds that I have heard take a long time to germinate:
Yang Mei (non-cracked seed)
Duguetia lepidota (yara yara)
Ilama
What should I be doing with them until they decide to sprout?
Should I just hold onto the seeds in a dry area and plant them next spring?
Should I just stick them in soil and forget about them?
Should I be making sure the soil is watered regularly? (Constantly damp? Damp, then dry, then damp...? Skip watering during colder winter?)
Should I leave them outside exposed to the elements, or keep them indoors, temperature controlled?
Should I use a seedling heat mat to keep them warm the entire time?
Yang Mei (non-cracked seed)
Duguetia lepidota (yara yara)
Ilama
What should I be doing with them until they decide to sprout?
Should I just hold onto the seeds in a dry area and plant them next spring?
Should I just stick them in soil and forget about them?
Should I be making sure the soil is watered regularly? (Constantly damp? Damp, then dry, then damp...? Skip watering during colder winter?)
Should I leave them outside exposed to the elements, or keep them indoors, temperature controlled?
Should I use a seedling heat mat to keep them warm the entire time?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cherimoya varieties for hot weather regions...
« on: September 10, 2024, 12:01:59 PM »some minor leaf browning going on but pretty much nothing out of the ordinary. Fruit certainly are not falling off.
this is tree I stumped to do top working on next year. New growth not damaged from the heat wave.
Do cherimoyas increase in size through fall? Mine seem small right now.
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