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Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
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Avocado Black Prince
Grow Your Own Food
Avocado variety - what's the taste?
We obtained Black
Prince Avocado variety this year and at first didn't know much about it.
Until we tried the first fruit! The fruit was large, oval, green and
slightly pebbly. We were not sure if it would taste like some green avocados -
watery and less buttery? The fruit turned black couple days after it was picked,
ripened and softened. We were pleasantly surprised, Black Prince deserves its
title! The fruit pulp is thick, and has a rich, nutty flavor. The little
trees grew this year vigorously and didn't show any bug or deficiency problems.
Superior variety for a backyard grower! Giving it 5 stars! *****
We have Black Prince
Avocado in 3 gal pots, as well as in XX-Large size for local pick up - for those who want a large fruiting
size tree, please contact our Garden Center to pre-order from our Growing Farm (B-Farm).
It can be delivered and installed for you!
Why grow your own Avocado tree?
Why grow your own Avocado tree? This is why. Now we import 89% of the U.S. avocado from Mexico. How much of a difference we could make if we were all growing our own avocados? Support our own horticulture, help Avocado to become grown in the USA!
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What tree will fruit indoors?
Q: I love your tropical fruit selection and I wish I lived in a warmer climate. Is there any fruit tree that can be happy indoors during winter and have fruit? I am not expecting a big crop but it would be fun to have a small piece of tropics at home. I don't have much gardening experience, can you suggest something easy for a start?
A: Several tropical fruit trees can be grown indoors, in pots,
providing bright light that is necessary for flowering and setting fruit. Among
them are many varieties of Bananas,
Guavas,
Annonas and tropical Cherries - these can be easily maintained in containers. Even dwarf
varieties of
Avocado and Mango
are good candidates for indoor culture. You can bring containers indoors for
winter and take outside into full sun during warm months so your plants can
store lots of energy in Summer.
The easiest fruit tree for indoor culture that doesn't require bright light
and can be grown indoors year around is a Coffee tree. Start with it, it is on sale today! Once you gain some experience, you can upgrade to
a Chocolate tree!
Remember, all container grown plants need balanced nutrition program. It
can be easily provided with Sunshine Boosters your around. For fruit trees, just add some Sunshine C-Cibus Crop Booster to your cart.
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How hardy is a Loquat tree?
Q: I am looking for a fruit tree for my backyard that is low maintenance, fast fruiting, and can take some cold (I live in Orlando FL and we do get occasional frost in winter). I like the taste of Loquat fruit, it reminds me of apricots. How cold hardy is this tree?
A: Loquat tree is a very good choice for Florida gardens. It can
take both cold and heat and produces lots of tasty fruit right away. Last
winter when we had a record freeze in our area with a couple of nights around
25F, the only trees that didn't get any damage at all were Loquats and
Macadamias, and those were still young, newly planted 4 ft trees.
To learn more about Loquat trees, check out this ">video and article: Golden Loquat - the symbol of Prosperity.
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Grow your own food:
Avocado Q & A
from Ed Jones, the Avocado Guy
Q: Do I need to have more than one avocado tree in order to produce fruit?
A: While a single avocado tree will normally produce enough fruit for most people, it never hurts to have more than one tree and even more than one variety to increase the chances for good pollination. Be sure to look at our catalog for the many different varieties available from our store.
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New video: Royal Poinciana
The most beautiful tropical shade tree
"The Royal Poinciana is one of the most spectacular flowering trees
in the USA, and probably among the top 10 on this planet. In full bloom, it is
like a regal elephant caparisoned in red and yellow brilliance." (Larry
M. Schokman, The Kampong, National Tropical Botanic Garden)
One of the most conspicuous flowering trees seen in the tropics, Royal poinciana (Delonix regia) has bright fiery red/orange
blossoms cover its mimosa type leaves which close up and go to sleep for the
night.
This large tree, which naturally assumes a spreading umbrella shape, is now
found in gardens, parks, and planted along streets throughout the tropics.
In late spring, as the new leaves appear, the tree is covered with masses of
five-petalled red flowers resembling orchid flowers. Blooming is followed by
long, flattened, leathery dark brown or black seed pods. Delonix requires full
sun and adequate space to take its characteristic form....
Read Article about this tree.
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The most spectacular
tropical flowering trees
See full list of flowering trees
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| 1176 Flamboyant tree, Royal poinciana, Delonix regia |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $47.95  |
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| 3272 Bombax ceiba - Red Kapok tree |
Grown in
6-10"/1-3 gal pot $42.95 Sale $37.95 |
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| 1405 Saraca indica - Ashoka Tree |
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot $62.95 |
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| 1306 Tabebuia caraiba - Yellow trumpet tree |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $47.95 |
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| 1358 Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $47.95 |
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| 1359 Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $47.95 |
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| 5771 Plumeria Witsanu Gold, grafted |
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot, grafted $42.95 |
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| 3247 Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa |
Grown in
6-10"/1-3 gal pot $37.95 |
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| 2994 Pseudobombax ellipticum - Shaving Brush Tree |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $52.95 |
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| 2978 Melia azedarach - Chinaberry tree |
Grown in
6-10"/1-3 gal pot $37.95 |
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| 2999 Napoleona imperialis - Napoleons Hat |
Grown
in 1 gal pot $37.95 |
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| 1381 Pachira aquatica (Bombax glabra) - Malabar Peanut, Guiana Chestnut |
Grown in 10"/3
gal pot $37.95 Sale $27.95 |
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| 2091 Gustavia augusta - Heaven Lotus |
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot $42.95 |
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| 2853 Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka, 3 gal pot |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, large
plant $72.95 Sale $67.95 |
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| 3326 Erythrina caffra - South African Coral tree, Caffra |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, very large plant $37.95 Sale $17.95 |
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| 6730 Erythrina livingstoniana - Cry Baby Tree |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $42.95 Sale $17.95 |
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Mango trees: how to deal with cold weather
By Ed Jones, the Mango guy
...Well, you did it didn’t you? You love fresh mangoes, don’t you?
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to pick your own mango fresh off a tree in
your back yard?
So you bought a mango tree hoping to do just that. You are in USDA growing
zone 10 or 11 aren't you? If so, you should have no problems with weather
extremes other than possibly an occasional frost in zone 10A. If you can cover
your tree, you will not likely see any damage. But what if you are a little
further north and you have decided to try your luck on the magnificent mango
fruit tree? Mangoes are a tropical fruit tree best grown in tropical zones with
temperatures that stay above 40F. If you are in zone 9A or 9B, you may still
have luck growing a mango tree...
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New Video:
Black Surinam Cherry Lolita
...Black Surinam Cherry - tropical cherry variety Lolita, very hard-to-find. The fruit starts as red and turns black as it ripens. It has an exceptional flavor. The fruit is very sweet, without aftertaste, large 1-1.2 inch, very juicy. Reliable producer. The tree is upright, freely branching. Seedlings come true to seed. These cherry trees are relatively cold hardy and can take light frost. Once established, the plant can withstand upper 20's without damage....
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Revised video:
Garden in Trenches
We apologize for the broken link in our last newsletter and repeat Garden in Trenches per our subscribers request:
YouTube Video from the front line. Ukrainian soldiers continue growing vegetables and herbs at the front line, right in the trenches...
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Plant Horoscope - Taurus
By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
...Taurus is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. This sign is associated with several myths
and bull worship from several ancient cultures. It was the first sign of the zodiac established among the Mesopotamians, who called it "The Great Bull of Heaven"...
Taurus, like other earthly signs, refers to plants in a peculiar way. This
is not to say that he does not love them, and how can he not love the grass that feeds him or trees in the shadow of which he rests during the
midday hours? Yes, he loves them. Well, just need someone else to grow all these
flowers and trees, someone else look after them, making sure that they are
always in good condition and would be apt to give Taurus full portion of
sensual pleasures!..