🏆 Three must-have fruit for every tropical garden

🍍Pineapple is a tropical favorite that's incredibly easy to grow, making it a perfect choice for beginners. With minimal care, Pineapples don't take mush space, you can grown them underneath other fruit trees. Plant good varieties, and when you get your crop, plant the tops and you will have your little Pineapple plantation in no time: you'll enjoy sweet, juicy fruit from those little babies in about 18-24 months. Freshly harvested pineapples are delightful in smoothies, salads, or grilled, adding a tropical flair to your garden.

🥭 Mango trees are not only a staple in tropical gardens but are also easy to cultivate. They flourish in sunny spots and well-drained soil, requiring little maintenance once established. These vigorous trees can yield an abundance of juicy, flavorful fruit in just a few years. They are perfect for fresh eating or adding to salsas and chutneys. Condo varieties are dwarf trees and can be grown in containers.

🥑 Avocado trees are fun to grow and add both beauty and nutrition to tropical gardens. Grafted cultivars start yielding fruit within a few months with proper care. The rich, creamy avocados are a culinary favorite, perfect for salads, spreads, and smoothies. With their lush foliage and bountiful harvests, avocado trees are a fantastic choice for gardeners looking for ease and abundance.

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• · The most luscious Hospitality Fruit
• · Mango Rainbow
• · What is the best Avocado variety

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☕️ How to make Nescafe from Mucuna beans.

• 😼 Looking for a caffeine-free coffee substitute with health-boosting benefits?

Mucuna pruriens, also known as Velvet Bean, or Purple Jade Vine, offers a rich and satisfying alternative to traditional coffee.
• 😼 With its natural L-Dopa content, it supports brain function, calms the mind, and nourishes the body. Paired with ingredients like chicory root, this blend not only tastes great but also promotes digestion and overall well-being.

💬 Simple guide to making your own Mucuna "Nescafe" at home

• 🫘 Prepare the Beans: Collect Mucuna beans carefully, wearing gloves to avoid contact with the irritating hairs on the pods.
• 🫘 Roast the Beans: Roast the beans until they turn dark and aromatic, similar to how coffee beans are roasted.
• 🫘 Grind the Beans: Once roasted, grind the beans into a fine powder using a coffee grinder or blender.
• 🫘 Brew: Use the ground beans just like instant coffee. Add hot water, mix, and enjoy. You can add milk or sweetener if desired.

🥉 Benefits of Mucuna Nescafe:

• 🟡 Natural source of L-Dopa, which supports brain and nervous system health.
• 🟡 May calm the mind, nourish tissues, and support kidney function.
• 🟡 Aids digestion and acts as a prebiotic.
• 🟡 A caffeine-free alternative that provides sustained energy and balance.

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🌈 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?

• 🟡 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

❣️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

🍯 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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🧅 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. 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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• · How to grow Noni tree for fruit
• · Why Noni is a superfood?
• · Morinda citrifolia - Noni: Life Sustaining Plant

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🎁 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?

• 🥑 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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