Thanks! I'm a novice at these things: what would make the most sense to send: an SASE, some stamps, or a whatever the cost by Paypal? Really thanks much. They mostly sprout, so 3 or 4 would be plenty? Dave Manley 214 Tourmaline Ave. Livermore, CA 94550

That's exactly what I do quite often. Now I have 5 kumquats grown from seed, iyokan japanese oranges, okinawan shikwasa lime and many more. I am a newby on all these seed germinating techniques but it seems like it works. However, there is a question to all those who might know: why some of the seed develop 2 stems growing from 1 seed, while other seed grow a single plant? Is there more possibility to get some fruits if I raise 2 plants from one seed together or should I try to separate them at some point? Thanks, Anton

Citrus is a must.WHY? Because they will produce for even if you dont have the greatest indoor -outdoor situation. Builds confidence. You can actually pick a real Meyer lemon for dinner. Kumquats are tangy. Mango's can also be worth it,if you can provide enough winter light.They bare on small trees-that cant be said for many of those other exotics you named waaaaay up above in 08. Pineapple..do fine in winter by a sunny window,and love your hot humid summers outdoors,and when they bare-10x sweeter than store bought. Like nectar of the gods. Papayas winterize if you make 100% sure you dont let them chill and stay wet..light isnt that big a deal indoors.they can defoliate and re grow in spring. Will bare in pots,look as ornamental as any plant in the world. Others-Cherimoya very possible,white Sapote possible if the container is at least 30 gallon.Guavas are great in pots. the so called Strawberry guava can stay out later in the year than all others,go back out sooner than all the others. Onlys needs mild temperate climates-figs too.

macks, I recommend tasting some of these fruits first before you try them. Either way you should be able to grow a wide range of them. Most people listed the same ones I was thinking about. Some of the easier ones to grow are bananas(variety:Namwah, Mysore, Raja Puri, etc) white sapote; you can easily order fruits online. I think its a good fruit. Grows easily in California too. cherimoya; Grows like a weed here but needs to be hand pollinated atemoya; not as vigorous a grower but does well too longans; another easy growing one dragonfruit; would do well with some trellis mangos; easy to grow as long as there's no frost, gotta spray for mildew though guavas; easy to grow and hard to kill What you can grow but will take a little more challenge are lychees jackfruits jambus sugar apples I would recommend growing from seed the following. Due to its ability to flower early while still producing good tasting fruits. cherimoyas, takes about 3-5 years, if the seed is planted directly in the ground sugar apples / atemoyas, 2-3 years for them to bloom even potted. miracle fruits, 3 yrs if it does well, not easy to grow though. tropical guavas 2-3 yrs in the ground mangos takes about 3 yrs but you can expect the fruit to be completely different from the parent if its monoembryonic when it comes to longan and lychees I recommend grafted or airlayer plants. For your greenhouse, I would recommend the most tropical fruits. Or one you know you would absolutely love to eat until you can't walk no more.