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How to protect mango fruit from critters
🐰 Who’s stealing my fruit?! How to protect mango fruit from critters.
🐁🐿 Save your fruit - and maybe even have some left to share!
🛒 Don't own a mango tree yet? Plant one now to enjoy fruit tomorrow!
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How to protect fruit in your garden from greedy competitors
Penelope, the Squirrel Cat
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- It's Mango season! But somehow, the mangoes are disappearing. Looks familiar? Squirrels, bunnies, birds, rats, raccoons… They all love the fruit. But sharing? Not so much. You’re lucky to get their leftovers!
- Here’s what we do to protect our mangoes and avocados - and it works! We use fruit protection bags. They are made of a strong mesh netting with easy drawstrings - keep out bugs, birds, and every other freeloading critter! Just slip it over the fruit and tighten both ends. They’re inexpensive, about 15 cents each, worth every penny! 💰
🐁🐿 Save your fruit - and maybe even have some left to share!
🛒 Don't own a mango tree yet? Plant one now to enjoy fruit tomorrow!
📚 Learn more:
How to protect fruit in your garden from greedy competitors
Penelope, the Squirrel Cat
#How_to #Food_Forest #Mango_Rainbow #Mango
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🔥 Featured: 7-Gal Royal Poinciana
Bigger Tree, Bolder Start
Our 7-gal Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia) is the real deal. Carefully trimmed for strong branching, and ready to burst with tropical growth. Unlike smaller 3-gal plants, this tree already has a well-developed root system, woody trunk, and structural shape. It's ready to anchor your landscape or patio with presence.
While we trim it for safe shipping, this does not set the tree back — in fact, it encourages new lateral growth and canopy development. You’ll see fast recovery and faster flowering in the seasons ahead.
This tree is perfect for:
- Creating instant tropical curb appeal
- Adding shade and structure in a small space
- Getting a head start on future blooms — it matures faster than small plants
Even if you're not in Florida, this 7-gal size brings the bold look of the Tropics — and yes, we'll ship it to you!
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🌱 Bigger Trees, Bigger Benefits
Why Choose a 15 or 25-Gal Tree?
These are not starter trees — they’re mature, fruiting specimens that give you a head start in your garden or orchard. You’ll enjoy faster harvests, fuller canopies, and a more immediate impact on your landscape.
Top Reasons to Choose a Bigger Tree:
- Already fruiting – enjoy your own mangos or avocados right away
- Pre-trained and shaped for strong structure and balanced growth
- Instant results in the yard – no years of waiting
- Thicker trunks and stronger roots make transplanting easier
We make it easy for Florida gardeners:
- Pickup available at two South Florida locations
- Local delivery and installation services offered – just ask!
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Thunbergia laurifolia - Blue Sky vine
💙 The fastest vine to cover a fence - everyone asks about it
🛒 Get the vine everyone asks about
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▫️How to have the Blue Sky in just one season and forever
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- 🔵 If you need a beautiful vine to cover your fence quickly - plant Thunbergia laurifolia, Thunbergia grandiflora - Blue Sky vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Scrambling sky flower.
- 🔵 This vigorous tropical climber explodes with 3-inch trumpet-shaped blossoms in a shade of blue so vivid, it looks unreal. In just one season, it can cover a fence, trellis, or arbor with lush green foliage and long cascading chains of flowers.
- 🔵 Once established, it blooms heavily from fall through spring, creating a waterfall of sky blue that feels cool and soothing even in the heat. It's not just a pretty face either - its fast growth makes it ideal for quickly creating privacy, shade, or a living screen.
- 🔵 Thrives in heat and humidity, low-maintenance once established
- 🔵 Dramatic focal point, pollinator magnet, and conversation piece! And if blue isn't your color, the rare white version, Thunbergia grandiflora Alba, offers the same performance in pure ivory tones.
🛒 Get the vine everyone asks about
📚 Learn more:
▫️How to have the Blue Sky in just one season and forever
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