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🥑 Can I Grow Avocado Outside the Tropics?

👍 Yes - with the right variety and care.
While avocados love tropical and subtropical climates, certain cold hardy Avocados types - especially Mexican varieties - can survive outside the tropics, even in USDA Zone 8b (like San Antonio, TX). Once established, some can handle short freezes down to 15F, even as low as 10F in dry climates.

Key Factors for Cold Hardiness:

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  🔤 Plant Size: Young trees are tender. Protect with mulch, blankets, and even Christmas lights during freezes. Mature trees are tougher.
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  🔤 Wind Protection: Wind chills do more damage than cold air alone. Plant near a south-facing wall or sheltered spot.
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  🔤 Tree Health: Healthy trees handle cold better. Fertilize regularly during the growing season.
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  🔤 Water & Humidity: Water less in winter. Avoid soggy soil - good drainage is a must. Trees in dry winter climates tolerate more cold than those in humid areas.

✏️ Tip: Always check the hardiness rating for your avocado variety. Protection matters most during the first 1-2 winters.

📚More about Avocado:
Posts about #Avocado
Avocado Variety Guide

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🫦 What makes Lolita so special and different from regular Surinam Cherry? 💋

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  ❣️ Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) is Sweet, Juicy, and Cold-Hardy!
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  ❣️ Lolita Cherry is the cultivar you've been waiting for - also known as Black Star or Pitanga var. Black. This rare variety starts red and ripens to a rich black color, with a flavor tha'’s incredibly sweet, juicy, and free of the typical aftertaste found in regular Surinam cherries.
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  ❣️ The fruit is large (1-1.2 inches), packed with juice, and produced by a vigorous, upright, freely branching plant that often fruits in its first year. A reliable and heavy producer, this cherry tree is both ornamental and productive.
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  ❣️ Why grow Lolita?

💋 Delicious, black-colored cherries with exceptional sweetness

• 💋 Fast to fruit, even in the first year. Seedlings grow true to type - a rare trait!
• 💋 Cold hardy to the upper 20s F once established. Thrives in USDA zones 9–11 or in containers with winter protection
• 💋 Upright, bushy habit makes it perfect for edible hedge or small garden spaces
• 💋 Hard to find and easy to love, Lolita Black Surinam Cherry is a must-have for tropical fruit collectors.

🛒 Plant a Lolita Cherry and have lots of delicious fruit and juice

📚 More about Lolita Cherry from previous posts:

• 💋Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #8 Lolita Cherry
• 💋 Who is that Sweet Black Lolita from Surinam?
• 💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees: #3. Eugenias - Tropical Cherries
• 💋How to make a jam with Surinam Cherry

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💦 Just testing the waters…�

☔️"Water, you’re not getting away from me this time!"

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🐲 Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden - Part 3

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🛍 Limited-Time Offer:

This week only, enjoy an instant 5% discount on all dragon fruit plants, no code needed! Hurry - some varieties are in limited supply and highly sought after!​

🎮 Explore Our Unique Varieties:

• 💋David Bowie - Red-skinned with white flesh, offering a sweet, tangy, lemon-like flavor. Self-pollinating and best enjoyed fresh.
• 💋 Delight - Pink-skinned with light pink flesh, this variety is exceptionally fertile and produces large, flavorful fruits.
• 💋 Eureka Red - Large, red-skinned fruit with red flesh, known for its sweet and tangy flavor. Self-pollinating and originally from Nicaragua.
• 💋 Halleys Comet - A hybrid with pink skin and purple flesh, producing impressively large fruits up to 2 pounds. The flesh is sweet, and the plant features large, striking flowers. ​
• 💋 Lake Atitlan - Named after the Guatemalan lake, this variety has pinkish-red skin with white flesh, offering a sweet and tangy taste. Fruits typically weigh between 0.75 to 1.5 pounds.
• 💋 Palora (Ecuador, Columbian) - Yellow-skinned with white flesh, Palora is renowned for being the sweetest dragon fruit variety. It originates from Ecuador and is self-fertile.
• 💋 Seoul Kitchen - This variety produces medium to large red-skinned fruits with white flesh. The pulp is smooth and sweet, excellent when chilled and eaten fresh. Self-pollinating.
• 💋 Thai Gold - A rare yellow-skinned variety with white flesh, known for its sweet flavor with a hint of tartness. ​
• 💋 Vietnamese Jaina - Pink-skinned with white flesh, this variety is among the most common and is known for its mild, sweet flavor with a hint of Strawberry.

📚 Learn more about Dragon fruit:

• · How to make Dragon Fruit Smoothie - what to do with a Dragon Fruit
• · Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own
• · Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?
• · What does Dragon Fruit Flower look like?
• · Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #6 Dragon fruit

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🐲 Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden - Part 2

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➕ 10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRAGON FRUIT

• 💚 BONES AND TEETH

Great source of calcium & phosphorous which work together to improve bone mass and prevent osteoporosis.
• 💚 NERVOUS SYSTEM

High in B Vitamins which aid in the formation of nerve cells and healthy fats for proper conductive signalling.
• 💚 EYE SUPPORT

Contains Vitamin A in the form of carotene needed for proper colour vision and prevention of night blindness.
• 💚 DIGESTION / METABOLISM

Incredibly high in fibre for optimal digestive health. Aids in weight loss via improvement of metabolic rate.
• 💚 CARDIOVASCULAR

Prevents cardiovascular disease, lowers cholesterol & reduces high blood pressure.
• 💚 ANTI-AGING

Antioxidants work against free radicals and make your skin tighter & younger looking!
• 💚 GLOWING SKIN

Antioxidants and essential fatty acids for blemish-free, softer, tighter, younger looking skin!
• 💚 IMMUNITY

High vitamin & mineral content to improve immunity and prevent disease & illness.
• 💚 ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Provides alkalinity due to high vitamin & mineral content, helping to reduce inflammation and irritation in joints, and nourish healing wounds, cuts, bruises and scrapes (as well as prevent disease).
• 💚 CANCER PREVENTION

Loaded with phytoalbumins, an antioxidant that prevents cancer-causing free radicals and blocks tumour cell growth. Also rids the body of toxic heavy metals.

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🐲 Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden - Part 1

🐉 WHY GROW YOUR OWN DRAGON FRUIT?

Dragon fruit isn't just a stunning addition to your garden - it's a nutritional powerhouse. Rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, this low-calorie fruit supports digestion, boosts immunity, and promotes overall wellness. While store-bought dragon fruit can be bland, homegrown varieties offer a spectrum of sweet, vibrant flavors you won't find on supermarket shelves.​

• 🍓 Unparalleled Flavor: Experience the true taste of dragon fruit with homegrown varieties known for their sweetness and rich flavors - far superior to the often bland, commercially grown ones.​
• 🍓 Stunning Variety: Choose from a range of types featuring white, pink, red, or purple flesh, each with unique flavors and appearances.​
• 🍓 Easy and Rewarding: Dragon fruit cacti are low-maintenance, thriving in containers or in the ground, with minimal water needs. They're perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners.​

🥗 HEALTH BENEFITS:

• 🍓 Digestive Health: High fiber content aids digestion and promotes gut health.​
• 🍓 Weight Management: Low in calories yet nutrient-dense, making it an excellent choice for a healthy diet. More health benefits in next post ⤵️

🌵 EASY GROWING TIPS:

• 🍓 Adaptable: This cactus plant thrives in both sun and partial shade and enjoys humid rainy summers unlike most cacti.​
• 🍓 Container-Friendly: Ideal for pots with a sturdy trellis, making it suitable for small spaces.​
• 🍓 Low Maintenance: Drought-tolerant and forgiving, perfect for those who occasionally forget to water.​

‼️ Want more fruit? Enhance growth and fruit production with Sunshine Boosters C-Cibus fertilizer, ensuring a bountiful harvest of this exotic fruit.

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🔤 What is the best plant for a carefree flower border

• 🪷 How to add effortless elegance in your garden?

Dietes - African Iris - is a stunning, exotic beauty with delicate pale yellow flowers and bold maroon markings. It blooms in cycles throughout the warm months, giving your garden a fresh, elegant look time and time again. With its graceful, clumping sword-like foliage, it adds texture year-round. Plus, it thrives on neglect!
• 🪷 What makes African Iris a must-have?

Tough, drought-tolerant, flood-tolerant, and cold-tolerant, African Iris is perfect for virtually any type of landscape. It handles heat, sun, and even partial shade like a champ, and it's perfect for xeriscaping, borders, or mass plantings.

🛒 Get African Iris for a low-maintenance, always-blooming showstopper

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