Our Ukrainian team update:
Happy Birthday Dasha!
Born amid the war...
A happy update from our Sunshine Boosters team member in Ukraine, Anatoly Bychko: a baby girl
is born! "...We expected our baby when the war started... So my wife and I left
the basement and drove hundreds of miles trying to get away from deadly
missiles and find a working hospital... We left everything we had, lost our home,
only took our Cat Belyash ("dumpling"). Now we started our new life in a new
city... with a newborn little person - our Angel. Her name is Dasha!.."
NEW VIDEO Interview:
Sunshine Boosters Fertilizer works Magic for Plants
In this video our customer Kareem is sharing his experience with using Sunshine Boosters fertilizers.
How to grow bigger plants faster?
What fertilizer is organic and safe for edibles, pets and insects?
How to make your fruit and veggies juicier, sweeter and more flavorful?
What is the most efficient and economical fertilizer?
How much fertilizer to use, for how long, and when to start?
Find out now!
Stay updated with TopTropicals Videos by subscribing to our channel at
YouTube.com/TopTropicals
and get our latest video news of what is fruiting and blooming!
Meet Frosya Yavorsky - an anti-war and anti-stress Cat of Alex and Lena
Yavorsky. They live in Lviv, Ukraine and contribute their plant photos to Top Tropicals Catalog. Recently they sent us the beautiful Sunflower field photo that everyone can enjoy now at Top Tropicals home page. Frosya's main job today is psychological support of her parents during
this cruel times. Top Tropicals recently sent to this family some proceeds of
Kristi's Sunflowers sold at Sunday Event Sale. Frosya,
please stay healthy and keep your parents calm and strong. You guys are in our thoughts, prayers, and hearts.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Ukraine
Ukraine direct support:
To support Ukraine, please make your purchase of
so-much-needed plant food today: Sunshine
Boosters, developed by our Ukrainian Team. All profits from Sunshine Boosters sales go to Ukraine.
Your help is needed TODAY.
Photo above: Fedor Shabliy with his family - Oksana and Vova - are about to start planting vegetables in their backyard. Fresh start once the
freeze is over... Fedor, the author of the Sunshine Boosters formulas, looks into the future
with optimism. Staying strong!
The tragedy hits quite close to home for Top Tropicals as we have a
number of friends and associates who are currently in the Ukraine. These kind and
hardworking people have contributed significantly to the success of Top
Tropicals, most specifically our line of Sunshine Boosters fertilizers...
Top Tropicals has a research and development center in Ukraine. Where we
develop SB plant fertilizer and number of new and exciting products, including
Carefree Garden
Complete Greenhouse/Grow Room Controller...
Our Ukrainian Team members are:
Fedor Shabliy - a brilliant chemist. Under his
supervision the Sunshine Boosters series was developed, and then tested by local
farmers in the Ukraine. Oksana Shabliy (chemist) Anton Tkachenko (mechanical and electronic engineer) Roman Bidyuk (software developer) Igor Kayun (software developer) Igor Sushelnitsky (software and electronic engineer) Olga Ozerova (project manager)
They have families, kids...
Cardboard window shutters to protect against broken
glass...
Sunshine Boosters Special
With all this in mind, we are earmarking a percentage of all Sunshine
Booster sales for this team of friends to aid in their living expenses and full
recovery. In order to give back to our team in Ukraine, we are offering the
following Sunshine Boosters Garden Series items at a discounted price:
In addition, we will also donate $5.00 from each
purchase to help Support Ukraine.
Spring is the time to fertilize and all of you will be getting some food
for your plants.
So get your plants Sunshine Boosters - the Fertilizer that Works, developed in Ukraine.
Help us to support our Ukrainian Research Team! As always, we appreciate the support of our
loyal community of Top Tropicals customers and enthusiasts.
Ed's Avocado seedling blooming at age 2.5 years old... Go figure!
Q: Can I plant a seed from a store bought avocado and expect it
to bear fruit?
A: Avocados grown from seed do not always come true, meaning being the same as the avocado that produced the seed being planted. Also, avocados grown from
seed will take upwards of 8 years to flower and bear fruit unless grown by Ed Jones and his witchcraft. Ed Jones, the Avocado Guy... Yes,
he is also the Mango Guy, and the Booster Guy... We don't know how he does it. He grows the most beautiful fruit trees, many of them from seed and they all
seem to flower within two years! (See his blogs about his Star Fruit, Olive trees, and video about Shaping Mango Trees). All we know for sure, he uses
Sunshine Boosters for all his plant experiments.
As far as Avocado
, we recommend a grafted variety, where a scion, or branch tip, of a known cultivar is grafted to good rootstock. These trees will usually flower right away and bear good amount of fruit within a couple
of years of being planted in the ground.
It's a good chance now to get a good grafted Avocado on our special Happy Value Sale while supply lasts, for only $59.95.
Happy Value Avocados
Limited 2 trees per customer. Limited time offer, while supply lasts.
...You have heard it before, but I will tell you again. Sunshine
Boosters are safe to use with every watering. It means that you can use Sunshine
Boosters amino acid based fertilizers whenever you water your plants, even in
the winter. Why is that so important?..
...We normally stop using dry, timed release, fertilizers around the
first of November and not resume using them until the first part of March. This
is true in many areas of the deep south where the ground stays above freezing
year round...
However, it is safe to use Sunshine Boosters during these cooler
months... Temperature does not play a role in the absorption of nutrients when using
Sunshine Boosters...
As the weather gets cooler, many of you move your potted tropical plants
indoors. Please remember:
Leaf drop. Lower air humidity, lower light and short day may
cause some leaf drop. This is normal for seasonal environment change.
Reduce watering as it gets cooler and darker. Under lower light
and in cooler temperature, plants won't need much water; some plants go dormant and only need minimum water (so soil doesn't completely dry out). Excess water may damage roots and kill a plant in winter.
No dry fertilizer in winter. Active growth stops. Let the plant
to go into dormancy or simply have a rest. You can continue liquid Sunshine Boosters according to regular dosage chart with every
watering. Since the watering is reduced, the plants will get only as much food as
needed for getting through the winter.
Watch for insects by inspecting leaves regularly. They may attack
plants more likely in the indoor conditions. You may use organic NoBug insecticide especially for your indoor plants.
Stay Warm!
In the photo: Mr Big and Zoe-the-Scooby-Doo sharing a
warm tub with Emerald Peperonia.
Q: I got an Olive tree from you a few months ago, planted in the ground and it is
doing well, but I don't see any active growth. The tree looks healthy but
still about the same size when I planted it in June. I'm old and I want to see
the olives sooner than later. Any suggestions, should I give it some
fertilizer?
A: Olive trees are relatively slow growers, however, with
balanced nutrition they can grow much faster, as fast as a few feet per year. Check
out this Article by Ed Jones where he describes how he grew nice, bushy Olive
trees just within one season with a help of Sunshine Boosters fertilizers. The
article shows in details how to properly use liquid fertilizer on your fruit
trees.
"...Hello my name is Gary, I bought your Ugly Betty Mango tree a little over a year ago. When I saw your photo I
thought to myself why are they calling this mango ugly Betty? It doesn't
look ugly at all to me. It was a deep yellowish orange with a little red to it
round so what is so ugly about it? Once the fruit started developing on my
tree I thought - now I understand, it's such an odd shape! However, it looks
nothing like your photo and personally I thought this mango should be called
Awesome Mango! I did not find it ugly at all. Here's a photo of what you call an
ugly
mango Betty..."
Sunshine Mango Tango.
Plant Food for every Mango to be Awesome
Mango Talk: How to prune mango trees for best shape and
production
by Ed Jones, the Booster Guy
...Why should you prune your mango trees? There are a few reasons.
First, a good foundation is the key to strong growth and a shapely tree.
Second, if you get your mango tree started off on the right foot with a
strong foundation, it becomes much easier to keep it shaped nicely.
And third - it will be forced to produce more branches allowing for more
places for fruit production...
...We received our Mango tree in late February of 2020 as a relatively
small plant in 3 gal pot...
...The opening photo was taken just last week and you can see that as she
grows, her shape is very nice...
...She is now about 7' tall and just as wide. She has a great foundation
and a lot of branches. We also have less grass to mow. She also got her very
own marker painted on a brick:
...We have also enlarged the circle of mulched area under the tree to
allow it to be able to get nutrients from it's SUNSHINE Boosters Mango Tango without having to compete with the grass.
This is one mistake that I see frequently in my neighborhood with all
trees...
