What's Your Top 5 Tropical Fruits?
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Comments (33)Gary, thank you for confirming my suspicion, that my poor Lychees are dehydrated! OhioJay, have you ever tried frost covers? We have opposite issues, you and I. My Peach trees suffer from lack of cold, yours get nipped by frost. If you could keep a tree pruned enough to easily cover, you may get a crop, even with a late freeze. Frost covers are worth it! I have boxes of them, and they saved my tender tropicals. The Peaches, Pears, Plums and Apples are left exposed to every little cool wind we get, of course. I think we had 3-4 nights this year of a nice, crisp 45-50 degrees. I loved it! I wish we had a few **months** of cool temps! I do not know what rootstock you need. Bay Laurel lists the different ones, and what they are intended to do. OSU should also know the right rootstock for your area/soil. Picking the right variety makes all the difference! My trees are easy-care, prolific, and pretty. Just picked and enjoyed the first ripe LSU Gold peach yesterday. Yummy! My other trees are in various stages, some naked, some in bloom, most with young fruits now. I keep my trees small. Easier to spray and pick. Most of mine are under 7' tall. Lisa...See Moreopinion of top 5 tropical or citrus fruit bearing trees to have?
Comments (9)Mango, lychee, dragonfruit, jaboticaba, guava, any Eugenia/Syzygium. Sorry, that's 6. Mango for ease and quality of fruit; lychee for quality of fruit (definitely not ease in the north); dragonfruit for ease and quality of fruit; jaboticaba for quality of fruit and size at fruiting; guava for ease and size at fruiting; Eugenia/Syzygium for variety of material. Just my opinion, here: passionfruit is a monster, and not a tree at that. I need to post some pics of my vines this spring, you won't believe it. I'm gonna have literally dozens and dozens of passionfruits, and that is despite CONSTANT pruning and tipping back. Mangosteen is supposed to be tough to grow and tougher to fruit. My $0.02 SB...See MoreWhats your faverite tropical fruits???
Comments (41)Lisa, Sorry that I am not sure at all, I really hope that it's not the case. But people from Montreal Botanical Garden told me so. Obviously I am very disappointed if I can't have any pods. If there are many trees in one area, the cross polination is very likely by insects flying around, they obviously don't just rely on one flower to feed themselves. I have been trying to be a smart insect for two years, but no success so far. It's quite disappointing that after a flush of flowers, then all brown up and fell off....See MoreWhat are your Top 5/10 advice for a newbie ?
Comments (66)Val, you, of course, may use any medium you decide upon. But if I may, I would suggest a a "seed starter" mix. Along with the issues of porosity, potting soils can harbor and support fungi. Established seedlings can usually ward-off such problematic issues, but those newly germinated cannot. If all you can get is potting soil, it can work, but it will mean quite a bit more attention on your part, and seed starter is easy to find or build yourself. As far as fertilizers, the choices cannot really be narrowed down until you decide if such personal preferences - like growing organically - is important to your lifestyle and methods. I don't really do containers, so I'll not post on that issue. Good luck....See Morebarryamyers
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