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Is there such thing as a Rainbow Avocado?

Brogdon Avocado

Brogdon Avocado

🌈 Is there such thing as a Rainbow Avocado?

📸 Avocado Brogdon before fully ripe.
  • 🥑 Get ready to elevate your avocado game with the Brogdon Avocado! This showstopper features stunning red-purple pear-shaped fruit that weighs in at 7 to 15 ounces, boasting a thin skin that reveals rich, yellow, buttery flesh inside.
  • 🥑 Ripening in late summer to fall, the Brogdon is not just delicious; it’s also impressively cold-hardy, making it a fantastic choice for Central Florida gardeners. Your guacamole will thank you!


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Does it really taste like Lemon drops?

Garcinia edulis - Lemon Drop Mangosteen, Madrono

Garcinia edulis - Lemon Drop Mangosteen, Madrono

🍋 Does it really taste like Lemon drops?
  • 🟡 Looking for a fun, tropical addition to your small garden or patio? Garcinia edulis - Lemon Drop Mangosteen, Madrono - might just be the perfect fit!
  • 🟡 Lemon Drop Mangosteen is a small, very slow growing tree that brings both beauty and deliciousness to your rare fruit collection.
  • 🟡 The tree is a compact, evergreen gem with glossy green leaves that look great year-round.
  • 🟡 Its small, bright yellow-orange fruits are about the size of a golf ball, with translucent white pulp inside. The taste? A refreshing burst of sweet and sour - like a lemony tropical candy!
  • 🟡 These little fruits are not only great for snacking fresh but also make awesome juices, jams, or desserts.
  • 🟡 The tree is pretty low-maintenance - just give it some sun and water, and it's happy. Great for containers.


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Healing drops of blood: why Pomegranate is a superfood

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum)

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum)

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum), fruit

🩸 Healing drops of blood: why Pomegranate is a superfood

❣️The Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) is a beautiful, fruit-bearing plant with deep historical and cultural significance. Known for its ornamental value and medicinal properties, this tree produces vibrant flowers and nutrient-packed fruit that are enjoyed worldwide. Tolerant of drought and various soil types, Pomegranate tree thrives in hot climates.

🔥 Pomegranate medicinal use and health benefits
  • 📌Ancient Medicine: Pomegranates have been consumed by man since before recorded history. A Hindi saying, "Ek anaar sau bemaar," means one pomegranate can serve a hundred sick people.
  • 📌Ayurvedic: In Ayurveda, pomegranates are recommended for improving metabolism and aiding weight loss.
  • 📌Antioxidants: Pomegranate juice contains high levels of antioxidants that protect the body from heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, and premature aging. It also boosts blood quality and increases hemoglobin levels.
  • 📌Heart: Pomegranate juice and seed oil are beneficial for heart health, improving blood circulation, and preventing heart attacks. Its flavonoids and antioxidants help slow arterial aging.
  • 📌Blood Pressure: High potassium content makes pomegranates helpful for people with hypertension, lowering both systolic and diastolic pressure.
  • 📌Reduces Gout: Pomegranates help in managing gout and reducing uric acid due to their alkalizing effects.
  • 📌Omega Oils: These oils in pomegranates neutralize acids linked to arteriosclerosis, cancer, and obesity.
  • 📌Antiseptic: The juice can be applied to cuts, acting as an antiseptic. In Mexico, a decoction of pomegranate flowers is gargled to relieve throat inflammation.


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Why so many gardeners this year planted Native American Persimmon

American Persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), fruit on the branch

American Persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), fruit on the branch

American Persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), fruit

American Persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana), fruit

🙃 Why so many gardeners this year planted Native American Persimmon

🍯 The American Persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) is a hardy, low-maintenance tree known for its delicious, sweet fruit that ripens in the fall. This small to medium-sized tree is perfect for gardens, attracting wildlife while providing a nutritious harvest.
  • 🍊Native to North America, known for its sweet, flavorful fruit.
  • 🍊Small to medium-sized tree, easy to grow in various soil types.
  • 🍊Fruits are rich in vitamins and antioxidants, ripening in fall.
  • 🍊Great for wildlife, as birds and animals love the fruit.
  • 🍊Cold-hardy and drought-tolerant, making it a resilient choice for gardens.


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Persimmon: cold hardy, dramatic fruit tree with a sweet fruit

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What is Barbados Gooseberry?

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, flowers

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, flowers

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, fruit

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, fruit

🧅 What is Barbados Gooseberry?

Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry, is a very interesting, unusual addition for any self-sustaining landscape due to its fast-growing nature and unique combination of cactus and leafy vine, with beautiful flowers and showy edible fruit.

Low-maintenance plant, it is perfect for covering walls or fences, adds greenery and a productive food source, making it both practical and visually appealing.
  • ⏺A unique cactus with real leaves, unlike most cacti. Needs very little water.
  • ⏺Fast-growing vine that can cover fences or walls quickly.
  • ⏺When in bloom, the vine is covered with beautiful white flowers, followed by bright orange, edible, tangy fruits.
  • ⏺Great for adding greenery and a food source to your garden.


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How to Make Fresh Noni Juice

Moringa citrifolia - Noni

Moringa citrifolia - Noni

Moringa citrifolia - Noni fruit

Moringa citrifolia - Noni fruit

Moringa citrifolia - Noni fruit

Moringa citrifolia - Noni fruit

Noni Juice

Noni Juice

🍾 How to Make Fresh Noni Juice. Step-by-Step Guide.
  • 🧫 Prepare the Noni: Wash the noni fruits thoroughly.
  • 🧫 Cut the Noni: Slice the fruits into small pieces for easier blending.
  • 🧫 Blend: Place the pieces in a blender or food processor. Blend until a smooth pulp forms.
  • 🧫 Strain (Optional): For smoother juice, strain the pulp through a cheesecloth or fine mesh to separate solids.
  • 🧫 Add flavor: you can add some Blueberry or Apple juice for improved flavor.
  • 🧫 Store: Pour the juice into clean, airtight glass jars or containers. Refrigerate for freshness.


💊 Benefits of Fresh Noni Juice:
  • 🧋Supports joint health.
  • 🧋Boosts physical endurance.
  • 🧋Enhances immune activity and metabolism.
  • 🧋Helps with weight management.
  • 🧋Maintains bone health, especially in women.
  • 🧋May support normal blood pressure.
  • 🧋Promotes gum health and reduces protein glycation.


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What is the best Gift plant?

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

🎁 What is the best Gift plant?

Coffee makes an excellent gift plant and is perfect as a houseplant or container-grown fruit tree. It develops into a lush, dark green shrub or small tree, producing fragrant white star-shaped flowers in clusters, similar to gardenias. The entire fruit is edible, starting green, then turning yellow, and finally red as it ripens. Inside, you'll find the seeds, commonly known as "coffee beans," which can be easily dried, roasted, and ground at home ☕️

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How good is Avocado Black Prince?

Black Prince Avocado

Black Prince Avocado

Black Prince Avocado fruit

Black Prince Avocado fruit

🥇 How good is Avocado Black Prince?
  • 🥑 We obtained Black Prince Avocado variety last 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? 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 Guava variety is the best for Guava Wine

What Guava variety is the best for Guava Wine
🍷 What Guava variety is the best for Guava Wine

  • 🍷 Araca Pera, or Brazilian Guava tree (Psidium x angulatum), is a unique Guava hybrid of a flavorful wild guava from the Brazilian Amazon which is rare in cultivation.

  • 🍷 These fruit are 1.5-2", with an acidic, sour guava-like flavor. Its juice is concentrated and must be diluted and sweetened to produce a delicious drink.

  • 🍷 It is the major source of a special Guava Wine production. Our favorite Guava Wine is from Schnebly Redland's Winery - this is where we obtained the seeds from their mother plants. This refreshing and vibrant rose wine is full of flavor and has a bouquet that never stops.

  • 🍷 The fruit is processed into ice cream sorbet, gelatins and candies.

  • 🍷 A great container specimen or a bushy tree for frost-free gardens.


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What Guava variety is the best for Guava Vine

Araca Pera, Brazilian Guava Wine

Araca Pera, Brazilian Guava Wine

Araca Pera, Brazilian Guava tree (Psidium x angulatum)

Araca Pera, Brazilian Guava tree (Psidium x angulatum)

🍷 What Guava variety is the best for Guava Vine
  • 🍷 Araca Pera, or Brazilian Guava tree (Psidium x angulatum), is a unique Guava hybrid of a flavorful wild guava from the Brazilian Amazon which is rare in cultivation.
  • 🍷 These fruit are 1.5-2", with an acidic, sour guava-like flavor. Its juice is concentrated and must be diluted and sweetened to produce a delicious drink.
  • 🍷 It is the major source of a special Guava Wine production. Our favorite Guava Wine is from Schnebly Redland's Winery - this is where we obtained the seeds from their mother plants. This refreshing and vibrant rose wine is full of flavor and has a bouquet that never stops.
  • 🍷 The fruit is processed into ice cream sorbet, gelatins and candies.
  • 🍷 A great container specimen or a bushy tree for frost-free gardens.


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