Date: 19 Jan 2022
Avocado Q & A
Sensation: Avocado 2.5 y.o seedling just bloomed!
Ed's Avocado seedling blooming at age 2.5 years old... Go figure!
Q: Can I plant a seed from a store bought avocado and expect it to bear fruit?
A: Avocados grown from seed do not always come true, meaning being the same as the avocado that produced the seed being planted. Also, avocados grown from
seed will take upwards of 8 years to flower and bear fruit unless grown by Ed Jones and his witchcraft. Ed Jones, the Avocado Guy... Yes,
he is also the Mango Guy, and the Booster Guy... We don't know how he does it. He grows the most beautiful fruit trees, many of them from seed and they all
seem to flower within two years! (See his blogs about his Star Fruit, Olive trees, and video about Shaping Mango Trees). All we know for sure, he uses
Sunshine Boosters for all his plant experiments.
As far as Avocado
, we recommend a grafted variety, where a scion, or branch tip, of a known cultivar is grafted to good rootstock. These trees will usually flower right away and bear good amount of fruit within a couple
of years of being planted in the ground.
It's a good chance now to get a good grafted Avocado on our special Happy Value Sale
Date: 13 May 2022
New Video:
Golden Sugar Apple - Pineapple Annona
In this video we talk about a rare hybrid of Annona - Golden Sugar
Apple. This rare Annona is a species originally brought to us from Costa Rica. We
believe it to be a natural hybrid between A. muricata and A. glabra...
Fast growing, it forms a nice bushy specimen. It has a large, up to 1 lb
fruit, green when unripe, turning dark yellow to orange on ripening. The pulp
is golden to orange when ripe, with a strong Pineapple scent, and resembling
Jackfruit in texture. Flavor is like the custard apple but with pineapple,
papaya, apricot and melon overtones. Note that some people dislike the taste,
others find it good...
The tree tolerates flooding. It is also cold hardy! The plant would be very
interesting for rare fruit collectors as it offers a large, exotic fruit of
unusual color and taste, and appears to be much more hardy and water tolerant
than similar looking but sensitive A. muricata, A. montana and Rollinia.
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Date: 12 Jul 2022
The Milkweed and the Monarch, how to raise your own
by Ed Jones, the Booster Guy
...How to attract butterflies in your garden? What plants do butterflies
love? How to grow those plants when butterfly larvae keep eating them?...
Many gardeners ask these questions and butterfly attracting plants always
have been very popular. But did you know that you could actually turn your
garden into a little butterfly farm?...
Find out from Ed and Juvonda's butterfly mini-farm experience!
CONTINUE READING >
See full list of butterfly attractors
Date: 10 Oct 2025
Surinam cherry salsa: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
Surinam cherry salsa
🍴 Surinam cherry salsa: quick-n-fun exotic recipes
- 🔴Dice Surinam cherries (Eugenia uniflora) with red onion, cilantro, and lime 🍒🔴
Surinam Cherry Salsa:
Ingredients
- 1 cup diced Surinam cherries (Eugenia uniflora)
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Remove seeds and dice Surinam cherries.
- Mix with onion, cilantro, and lime juice.
- Add salt to taste and stir gently.
- Serve chilled with grilled fish or chips.
🛒 Plant Surinam Cherry: Red and Black (Lolita)
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Date: 4 Nov 2025
Do you have Shampoo Ginger in your garden?
Zingiber Zerumbet, Shampoo Ginger, Pine Cone Ginger
💄 Do you have Shampoo Ginger in your garden?
💄Pine Cone Ginger (Zingiber Zerumbet), is called Shampoo Ginger due to its unique, milky substance found in the cones. If you squeeze these bright red cones, a fragrant, milky liquid seeps out - traditionally used in Asia and Hawaii as a natural shampoo. Even today, you’ll find it in commercial shampoos.
🛒 Grow your own Natural Shampoo Ginger
📚 Learn more:
- 🟡 Free natural shampoo: squeeze it and see what comes out!
- 🟡 What Ginger makes a natural shampoo?
- 🟡5 most spectacular Ginger species
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