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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Goat milk and white sapote sweetener
« on: November 12, 2025, 07:22:53 PM »
Can you summarize it? That is one long article.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hillary White Atemoya
« on: November 09, 2025, 12:30:49 AM »
Thats is excellent news. Looking forward for mines to fruit.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fertilizing and Rain for next weekend!
« on: November 08, 2025, 02:42:11 AM »
Very nice looking garden!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Annona Scion Sale
« on: November 04, 2025, 02:05:23 AM »Which soursop is most cold hardy? I plan to graft to cherimoya rootstock to zone push.
Hey Pau - My experience has been the one with the warmest blanket! (Just Kidding).
Purely anecdotal but 'Itabuna' has responded the best to both cold and wind stress, for me. Even then varying factors but from what I have currently, 'Itabuna'.
Will you sell in spring? My area doesnt graft well this time of year.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Annona Scion Sale
« on: November 03, 2025, 08:41:52 PM »
Which soursop is most cold hardy? I plan to graft to cherimoya rootstock to zone push.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Passion Fruit -Taste Comparision/Tasting
« on: October 27, 2025, 01:39:12 AM »
I picked up the taiwanese purple plant today and got to try one fruit. It was picked yesterday and fruit was not wrinkled. It tasted tart like a frederick passion fruit. Seller told me it will be sweet once it wrinkles.
I look forward to tasting it next year, hopefully when it is full sized and properly ripen.
I look forward to tasting it next year, hopefully when it is full sized and properly ripen.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: "Sugar Dragon" vs "Palora/Yellow Dragon Fruit" Laxative Effect
« on: October 27, 2025, 01:34:30 AM »
I grew many dragon fruit and lost track of labels. Almost gave up on it as fruits never developed. One day i added irrigation to it as i set up irrigation for nearby citrus in wine barrels. Got my first fruit that looks like sugar dragon. I was amazed by the taste as it is sweet like the yellow dragon fruit but more complex flavors. Overal i like it more than yellow dragon fruit bought from store. I am curious if i grow my own yellow dragon fruit will it taste better.
I dont have any allergy or reaction when eating either dragon fruit, or atleast that i notice.
I dont have any allergy or reaction when eating either dragon fruit, or atleast that i notice.
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for wing bean-closed
« on: October 23, 2025, 02:11:21 AM »Tried it for the first time this year. Seeds from Baker. The direct sow in ground worked best. They start really slow, so I put a 2-liter on them to keep pests off. They eventually take off. At that time, when I tried to transplant the pot starts, they ended up sulking again and then they're just so far behind. I didn't keep any of the pot starts, so I don't know if they would have recovered. As long as you keep picking the beans, it seems to keep flowering, so I ended up only keeping 1 vine for our modest needs.
So you successfully grew wing beans?! I still have 1 vine that is growing, im hoping its roots live and become a tuber.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Selling yangmeis, tropicals and other varieties…
« on: October 20, 2025, 07:25:23 PM »
Good varieties. If anyone had succesfully purchased please post your experience here.
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for wing bean-closed
« on: October 13, 2025, 12:43:39 PM »
Did anyone have success?
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for wing bean-closed
« on: October 13, 2025, 12:41:41 PM »Thanks Crisp for the offer. I've bought a bunch. Both day neutral and short variety. Also got red variety.How do they grow'? I want to buy some seeds, but always had bad luck with seeds.
The seeds grew, but didnt do well after i transplanted it. 1-2 is still alive, but we are no longer in summer so i assume it will not do well. I wont be able to determine which variety does well since i do not think it will get to the fruiting stage.
I will try again next year with direct sowing...my 5th year.
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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Looking for wing bean
« on: October 13, 2025, 12:39:35 PM »Anyone have wing beans for sale? Also tips on growing these magical beans. I been trying to grow it for 4 years without success. Maybe getting fresh seeds from a gardener can be the trick.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: For Sale: Avocado Cuttings -Marcus Pumpkin
« on: September 26, 2025, 07:55:27 PM »
Kaz, I sent you a PM. What happen to your other account?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this tree a longan or lychee?
« on: September 12, 2025, 10:33:14 PM »
thank you everyone!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this tree a longan or lychee?
« on: September 12, 2025, 08:45:09 PM »
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is this tree a longan or lychee?
« on: September 12, 2025, 08:40:20 PM »
Bought as a kohala longan. Fruit looks like lychee to me. Anyone know? Thanks.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Give away: Blue Java banana pups
« on: September 02, 2025, 09:58:00 PM »
Got mine too, thanks again!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Give away: Blue Java banana pups
« on: August 29, 2025, 12:01:11 AM »
I really won? NiCE. Thanks Rain. I watched your review of loquats, subscribed.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Give away: Blue Java banana pups
« on: August 28, 2025, 03:13:02 PM »
16 since no one took it yet 
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: BARBIE PINK GUAVA SEEDLINGS FOR SALE!
« on: August 15, 2025, 08:08:16 PM »
Plants looks good. Whats the secret to growing such nice looking seedlings?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My first Ruby Supreme
« on: August 13, 2025, 06:38:25 PM »
How many guava to get a glass of juice? Recently got a cold press juicer and never thought about juicing guava.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: growing pomegranates in coastal southern california?
« on: August 09, 2025, 01:15:09 AM »
I am at northern ca 9b. Mine is an eversweet or sweet, tons of flowers and it drops alot, then few fruits every year. I had pollinated and get 3x more fruit.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Guess-Number of Fruits-> Win a Prize----- UPDATED 7-21-25
« on: July 22, 2025, 12:48:03 AM »
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: For Sale: Thai Ruby Seedless guava scions- CLOSED
« on: July 21, 2025, 10:19:25 PM »Who ever got this scion, should try this method?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTD1r-uX-tY&ab_channel=Japanesefruitcultivationtechnology
I saw that before but never tried it. I wonder if success increase if the scion is fully wrapped and have leaf.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Identify this Lychee?
« on: July 14, 2025, 12:14:48 PM »There are so many lychee varieties in China it is almost impossible to say for certain. Based on my limited experience with lychee here in the US (about a dozen varieties) I can offer some possibilities. Several key identifiers are the fruit shape, peel texture, and the angle of stem attachment. I see in the picture that the stem attaches to the fruit on an angle (in most lychees it is perpendicular). This does narrow the field some. I have only seen four varieties that have this orientation: Emperor, Erdon Lee, the real No Mai Chee, and it's seedling offspring Salethiel. Of the four, only No Mai Chee is a common Chinese variety. Emperor is Thai while Erdon Lee and Salethiel are Australian. No Mai Chee is one of the most common Chinese variety (in spite of low production) it is also a later season variety, which fits. So, my guess is that it is No Mai Chee or one of its descendants.
Thank you very much for the detailed breakdown!