PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the day: Jim, Happy 16th Birthday!
A few days ago Jim celebrated his 16th birthday. He is our oldest Purrrson.
We are extending this opportunity to wish him to stay Happy, in Good Health
and Full Body - the way he always has been! And you know what is his secret
of healthy and wealthy life?
Eat well and don't sweat the small stuff!
Photo above: Jim in 2004 - eating well
2 photos above: Jim today - shaved and gray-haired, but still
eating well!
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Q: My mature mango tree is fully grown 15 yrs old and each year
it fully blooms, sometimes twice. Shortly thereafter, all the baby mangos and
flowers fall off providing no mangos for the season. I have tried
fertilizing, spraying the tree for fungus or other insects, to no avail. I give up, any
suggestions?
A: Dropping fruit in pretty common issue with mango trees. There
may be several reasons, or a combination of reasons.
Fungal disease (anthracnose), and/or powdery mildew. To avoid
fungal disease problems, spray your tree when it just begins to form the flower
spikes. Treat foliage with Copper fungicide. There is also another
one, very effective for anthracnose: Thiophanate methyl.
Check out pictures of our mango tree problems that were fixed within a month by
using Sunshine Boosters. 3. Too much rain or heavy dew during blooming and fruit set (see 1 -
use preventive treatment for fungus) 4. Cold. Sometimes the cause of premature fruit drop is from the
cold weather during bloom and fruit set. Usually the most affected varieties are
the early bloomers including Glenn, Haden. The cold damages the developing
embryo in the seed. The fruit starts to develop but because of ethylene gas
given off by the damaged embryo, the fruit is triggered to drop before
maturity. To see if cold temperature was the cause for your fruit dropping, cut open
the fallen fruit. Even if there is a small speck of brown in the seed,
that’s enough damage to stop fruit development.
To learn more how to care for your mango, please read this publication.
People of TopTropicals. Pets of the day: Luna, Queen of Night and Lil Frank the Possum
We had a friend over for dinner, lovely Mrs Mom Luna the Raccoon. She
had a bunch of her baby raccoons! This is the second Raccoon of TopTropicals
(see our previous visitor - Raccoon Charity).
Then we discovered a little opossum that had a night time swim... We helped
him out in the morning using a pool net. Little Frank, apparently, is our
Possum Pete's grandson.
All PeoplePets were fed with cat food and received a big portion of
Love!
Luna is learning how to eat out of hand... and Lil Frank just
got out of the pool.
Possum Pete - grandpa of Lil Frank, guarding the cat food at
night
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What is a garden without fragrance? Unknown to so many gardeners because
of its rarity, the Milky Way tree or Stemmadenia litoralis is one of those trees that are simply
unforgettable. This is without a doubt one of the most fragrant flowering trees you can
plant in the tropics or warm greenhouse conditions...
When this tree is in full bloom, masses of large, white, tornado-shaped
flowers cover the branches. The fragrance is something to behold… soft,
vanilla sweet and musky. Leaves are dark green and sparkly and a striking contrast
against the large, white flowers. Even the seed pods are pretty,
double-horned and orange-gold, born in pairs and hanging from the tree. This tree is so
ornamental!..
PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cats of the day: the most unusual and weird.
Biggy and Marco won/shared today's contest of Cat of the Day for being the most
DIFFERENT. For eating corn and for sleeping in a tree like a bird!
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Q: My jasmine buds turn purple to brown and drop before it blooms. What
should I do to get the jasmines to bloom fully. Appreciate your help &
suggestions.
A: At this time of the year in Florida, jasmines may drop flowers because of the sudden hot weather. The plants
didn't have a chance yet to change their metabolism to summer type. The high
temperatures promoted early bloom, but the plant is not strong enough to
support the flowers. It needs extra food. To improve flower quality and reduce
bud drop, we recommend these supplements:
SUNSHINE Pikake - Fragrant Plant Booster
Sunshine Honey
and Sunshine Superfood
PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the day: King the Biker
King just keeps winning "Cat of the Day" honorable title! Last time
he excelled in his
traveling talents, and today is no exception. Since he was scolded for his unapproved trip to Miami, got his drivers license suspended and now is strictly prohibited from big-time traveling... he
learned how to ride a bike!
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Q: About a year ago we bought a mango tree from you folks and planted it in our backyard in Estero. It has done well. It now has several mangoes and I am wondering if the
tree is strong enough to support the fruit or if I should just cut off the fruit and wait until next year
when the tree is a bit stronger. I am attaching some pictures. I am most concerned about the branch on the right which seems to be
sagging. If you do not suggest that I cut off the fruit, can I wait until they ripen on the tree and eat them. They seem to be a bit on the small side for eating.
A: Your mango tree looks very healthy and happy, congratulation with a great job! For young mango trees, it is always recommended to minimize a number of fruit to 2-3 so
the tree has enough energy for vegetative growth rather than fruiting.
In your case, as we can see from the pictures, your tree is very well
established, has a strong root system, nice symmetrical shape, and vigorous new growth. In our opinion, you can save all
these fruit and let them ripen on the tree.
To support the plant's energy, make sure to fertilize it during summer with slow-release Mango Food, and year around - with Mango Tango booster. Use Sunshine Honey
supplement for sweeter fruit.
Secure the heavy fruit branch with a v-shape stake (a big branch may work), it can definitely use the support otherwise may break
under strong Florida winds.
You are all set to enjoy your first crop and be rewarded with fruit of your excellent work!
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Everyone knows that Top Tropicals is good at unique, special novelties.
And it is not a secret that most plant people also are pet people - cat
people (with PeopleCats), dog people (with PeopleDogs) or at least fish people,
right?
Today we are excited to introduce our new revolutionary Fish Food developed
by our business partners at Floritin Aquarium Labs
Floritin stikiStik™ - Ultimate Aquarium fish food
StikiStik is a dry powder that you just mixed with water to create a
sticky paste. The paste can be attached to any surface inside your aquarium.
StikiStik is a patent pending fish food that does things which
conventional fish food does not. It introduces picky eaters to a more natural feeding
environment, does not pollute the fish tank, is easy to mix from its powder
format and provides gradual feeding. It is easy to apply to any surface in the
aquarium, such as interior glass wall, rocks or coral skeleton.
stikiStik advantages
- Easy to use. Just mix with a few drops of water and stik it in!
Self adhesive paste can be applied to any surface. Stays intact for hours in
aquarium. Does not pollute water - Scientifically designed and proven for all types of aquarium fish,
invertebrates, and corals - Optimal and balanced nutrition. Contains vitamins and amino
acids - Natural. No hormones, no artificial colors - Stimulates fish appetite and enhances fish color - Promotes natural feeding habits. Helps training hard to feed fish.
The perfect food to acclimate newly introduced fish, including Moorish Idol,
finicky butterfly fish, such as Copperband Butterfly, Pearscale
Butterfly, Mandarinfish, and many oithers - Easy to store. Can be used immediately or frozen for future use - Add any frozen fish food or medications to mix
