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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update of Kepel fruit pictures (Stelechocarpus burahol)
« on: January 14, 2014, 02:51:49 PM »
Very nice, What would the price be on 20 seeds shipped to florida
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Florida Cold Blast !
« on: January 07, 2014, 05:30:21 PM »
Keeping all warm here in kissimmee, hit 33.4 for about 15 min at its lowest at about 8:10 a.m., keeping the moringa tree warm out in the open with a home made jacket and it didnt lose any leaves. One more night to go. Hope everyones trees are doing well.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: First Cell Phone Camera shot of Ohelo Berry (Vaccinium reticulatum)
« on: December 18, 2013, 01:50:27 AM »What beautiful fruit, Oscar. I bought some seeds from you once before, but didn't succeed in germinating them. You're seriously tempting me to try again with this photo.
Are they cultivated successfully by others there in Hawaii, Oscar, or are they just enjoyed as a trailside treat? Any idea whether they're suited to container culture, and how big they have to be to fruit?
The ohelo seeds are difficult to germinate if you do it in a soil medium. They are so tiny that they tend to percolate down when you water them from above. I think it's best to use the moist towel method and then transplant with tweezers once they sprout.
Dr. Zee has been promoting the ohelo as an ornamental plant. They grow very well in small pots and are spectacular looking when in flower and fruit. I think they would do great in California as they enjoy cooler temperatures. The challenge here is to grow them in the lowlands. They are difficult to sprout in the hot lowlands but can be grown out in lowlands once the plant is already established.
I sprouted 3 of the seeds here in florida that I received from fruitlovers.com, I had them in a regular pot and filled it with a bunch of lava rock, then filled it in with sand/dirt and kept them in almost full shade with dappled light with a bag over for humidity, They sprouted within 3 weeks. I also water them with a spray bottle on the finest mist setting standing a few feet away so it doesn't push the seeds threw and just keep it moist, watering when it dries out.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: anyone growing Myrciaria dubia? camu camu
« on: December 17, 2013, 02:05:17 AM »When doing some research on Camu-Camu I ran into the commercial site describing what they were doing. It seems like the Camu-Camu seedlings may actually be fully submerged for four months. Here's the link:
http://www.amazonherb.com/Zamu_Growing_Camu.aspx
Adam, I mentioned to you the air conditioning integrated condensation (rain) barrel. I get about 5 to 10 gallons of clean water every day my A/C runs here in Florida. I'm thinking you could use this system to keep the plant flooded for the summer. Maybe add some aquarium or pond fertilizer each month.
I have a pot with no drainage and i filled it with regular sand/dirt from outside and left it out in the sun for a few months with camu camu seeds in it, The sand got really algae like, and swampy, About 4-6 months after planting the seeds they all started popping up, but they started to cook in full sun, so ive got them in mostly sun with shade in the afternoon. Doing Great. Also have one in partial-full shade and is growing at the same pace.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: anyone growing Myrciaria dubia? camu camu
« on: December 17, 2013, 01:57:00 AM »my five seedling M. dubia are hanging on.
and I hate to admit it, but this new synthetic drench I have is working wonders on my plants already.
It must be very strong..and helpful for lowering ph. After reading the bottle of product I'm using, I realized its not only a chelated Fe and Mn drench, but it also has sulfur that lowers ph considerably.
How old are the camu camu in this picture
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