🎉 Happy Birthday to our lone wolf Macaron!

Besides Jewish New Year 5786, Macaron is celebrating his birthday - he is 5 years old today!

He may not share his toys, snacks, or shelf space… but today we'll share the spotlight with him.
Five years of glorious independence!

🐈📸 From the very first car ride from the shelter, Cat Macaron made it clear: rules are for humans! He showed his "don’t tell me what to do" attitude the moment he joined TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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🍉 When do I get the fruit from my Dragon Fruit?

• 🌵Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) is one of the most rewarding exotic fruits to grow. Sweet pulp, striking looks, and plenty of health benefits make it a favorite. You'll see it in three main types: white-fleshed (Hylocereus undatus), red-fleshed (Hylocereus costaricensis), and yellow-skinned (Hylocereus, or Selenicereus megalanthus).
• 🌵Don't want to wait years for fruit? Here’s the good news: unlike many tropical trees that test your patience, dragon fruit is a fast-fruiting, easy-going cactus. With the right care, you can harvest in just 1-2 years from a cutting - or even the same season if you plant a well-established specimen.
• 🌵 How to get Dragon Fruit faster

• ▫️Give it strong support - trellis, fence, or post. This cactus loves to climb.
• ▫️Full sun and good drainage - sandy or well-draining soil works best.
• ▫️Smart watering - water deeply in hot weather, then let the soil dry. Dragon fruit loves water during active summer growth, but remember it's still a cactus - don’t keep soil soggy.
• ▫️Pollination matters - flowers open at night. Some varieties are self-fertile, but planting a few different types boosts fruit set. This is why it helps to keep several varieties close together.
• ▫️Feed well - use organic liquid fertilizers like Sunshine Boosters C-Cibus with every watering, or Green Magic controlled-release fertilizer every 6 months.

With these steps, dragon fruit quickly rewards you with flowers, followed by colorful, delicious fruit. Few exotics are this easy - or this fast!

🛒 Start your fast-growing Dragon Fruit production

📚 Learn more:

• · Pitaya vs Dragon fruit - what is the difference and how to grow it. Varieties.
• · The secret to abundant dragon fruit harvests
• · How to grow Dragon Fruit from a cutting - Quick Guide
• · How to grow Dragon Fruit 📱
• · Planting your own Dragon Fruit plantation
• · Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit
• · Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden
• · Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: Dragon fruit
• · What does Dragon Fruit Flower look like?
• · Why you need to grow your own dragon fruit
• · Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?
• · What to do with a lot of Dragon Fruit

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🍯 Shana Tova from TopTropicals PeopleCats!

🐈📸 Cats Macaron and Jim II are celebrating Jewish New Year 5786 at PeopleCats.Garden

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🍯 Shana Tova!

🍎Today marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year 5786.

🎉 Shana Tova u’Metuka to everyone celebrating! Wishing you a sweet and happy new year filled with health, joy, peace, and prosperity.

🛒 Explore our extended selection of fruit trees (beyond pomegranates) and bring prosperity to your garden

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🍴 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

1. Heat oil in a skillet. Saute onion until soft.
2. Add tomatoes and sliced hot peppers, cook for 2 minutes.
3. Gently fold in the boiled ackee, stir carefully to avoid breaking it up.
4. 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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