Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
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We've SLASHED shipping costs!
In this world of ever rising prices, we've managed to slash our shipping costs to you by up to 50% in certain locations!
As prices have continued to skyrocket over the last 3-4 years, we are all feeling the pinch. At Top Tropicals we've done our very best to keep our plant prices steady and have even reduced some prices! But we don't control shipping costs and fuel surcharges and we have felt your frustration in trying to get our plants to you at reasonable shipping rates.
We've spent the last months working with our packaging and shipping suppliers and partners and have managed to slash your shipping costs by up to 50% depending on your location, on top of existing discounts and shipping specials.
You will see this shipping discount in your cart!
And remember these shipping discounts can be combined with all our plant discounts to add up to incredible savings for you!
If you haven't shopped with us for a while, we encourage you to check out our store and see for yourself the savings we now offer! Welcome back!
Ackee breakfast scramble: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
- 🔴Saute boiled Akee with onions, tomatoes, and Scotch Bonnet, Wiri Wiri or Biquinho pepper.
- 🔴A Jamaican classic that looks like scrambled eggs but tastes buttery and rich! 🍲
Ackee breakfast scramble recipes
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiled Ackee (Blighia sapida)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1-2 hot peppers (Scotch Bonnet, Wiri Wiri, or Biquinho), sliced
- 1 tbsp oil or butter
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet. Saute onion until soft.
- Add tomatoes and sliced hot peppers, cook for 2 minutes.
- Gently fold in the boiled ackee, stir carefully to avoid breaking it up.
- Season with salt, cook until heated through, then serve warm.
🛒 Grow your own Akee fruit (banned for import) and hot peppers
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Avocado shrimp boats: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
🟢Halve an avocado, scoop out a little extra.- 🟢Fill with sauteed shrimp tossed in garlic-lime butter.
- 🟢Enjoy instant tropical feast!
🛒 Grow your own Avocado tree
Avocado shrimp boats: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 cup shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Halve the avocados and scoop out a little extra to make room.
- Sauté shrimp in butter with garlic and lime juice until pink and cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Fill avocado halves with shrimp mixture.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
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Jackfruit curry quickie: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
🟡Saute young Jackfruit chunks with coconut milk, curry paste, and ginger.- 🟡Tastes like pulled chicken curry, but totally plant-based!
🍲 Jackfruit curry exotic recipes
Ingredients
- 2 cups young Jackfruit chunks
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tbsp curry paste
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
Instructions
- Saute young Jackfruit chunks with curry paste and ginger.
- Add coconut milk and simmer until the Jackfruit is tender.
- Serve hot. Tastes like pulled chicken curry, but completely plant-based!
🛒 Shop Jackfruit varieties
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How to make healthy food taste delicious? Longevity Spinach Super-food Recipes
- ☘️ Gynura procubens (Longevity Spinach, Okinawa Spinach) is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine.
- ☘️ Native to Indonesia, commercially grown in China. It is a relatively hardy perennial that once planted, you will have these healthy greens for many years!
- ☘️ Both the stems and the leaves are edible and nutritious, can be eaten raw or cooked. They have a unique flavor with a faint hint of pine, and will add a beautiful aesthetic element to cuisine.
- ☘️ This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
- ☘️ Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
- ☘️ Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
- ☘️ The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.
Check out the recipes⬇️⬇️⬇️
📚 Gynura: Longevity Spinach Superfood Recipes
🎥 Best Hot Weather Spinach Crops - Longevity and Okinawa Spinach
🛒 Plant Longevity Spinach and live long
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Passion fruit fizz: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
🔴Scoop passion fruit pulp into sparkling water with a squeeze of orange juice.- 🔴A bubbly, tangy tropical soda!
- 🔴You may add a plash of Rum (optional)
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Passion fruit fizz recipes
Ingredients
- 2 passion fruits (pulp scooped)
- 1 cup sparkling water
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- (Optional) 1 shot rum
Instructions
- Scoop passion fruit pulp into a glass.
- Add sparkling water and orange juice, stir gently.
- Optionally add a splash of rum.
- Serve chilled with an orange slice garnish.
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Avocado coconut popsicles: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
- 🔵Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
- 🔵Pour into molds and freeze.
- 🔵Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!
🛒 For home-grown ingredients you will need:
Home grown Avocado
Home grown Coconut
Avocado Coconut Popsicles
Ingredients
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
Instructions
- Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
- Pour into molds and freeze.
- Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!
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Canistel custard toast: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes
- 🟡Mash Canistel (Eggfruit) with a bit of cream and cinnamon, spread on toast, and broil until golden.
- 🟡Like dessert for breakfast!
Canistel Custard Toast: Exotic Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 ripe Canistel (Eggfruit), mashed
- 2 tbsp cream
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 slices of bread
Instructions
- Preheat broiler.
- Mash Canistel with cream and cinnamon until smooth.
- Spread mixture on bread slices.
- Broil until golden and slightly caramelized.
- Serve warm, like dessert for breakfast.
🛒 Plant your own Canistel tree
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Mark your calendars: March 1, 2025
Spring into Green at Our Spring Plant Market!
Saturday, March 1, 9 am - 4 pm
Save the date for March 1, 2025, and join us for a vibrant celebration of nature! Bring your friends and family to explore a tropical oasis where our friendly PeopleCats are ready to help you find the perfect plants to brighten your space.
Celebrate the season of renewal and let your garden flourish with new life. We can't wait to see you there and share in the joy of spring!
Highlights of the event:
30% OFF online prices, one day only!
(excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants)
Exciting raffle prizes
Special discounts on selected plants
Complimentary gift bags for the first 25 ccustomers with an order $50+
Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation
Life Music: the Famous
Event discounts valid at both locations:
Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring B-Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL
March 1, 2025 - SATURDAY - Spring Plant Market
🟢 Spring into Green at Our Spring Plant Market! Join us today, March 1, for a vibrant celebration of nature!
Bring your friends and family to explore a tropical oasis where our friendly #PeopleCats are ready to help you find the perfect plants to brighten your space.
🗓 Highlights of the event include:
- 30% OFF online prices (*excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants)
- Exciting raffle prizes
- Special discounts on selected plants
- Complimentary gift bags for the first 25 ccustomers with an order $50+
- Life Music: the Famous Hand Pan Lady! (see her previous performance at Top Tropicals)
🆓 Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation
📍Event discounts and specials valid at both locations:
Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL
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