Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 31 Aug 2025

Zero Sugar fruit: forget lemonade - new perfect summer drink discovered!

Costa Rican Guava, Cas Guava - Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Zero Sugar fruit: forget lemonade - new perfect summer drink discovered!

  • 🍋 Costa Rican Guava, or Cas Guava (Psidium friedrichsthalianum) is the boldest fruit you can grow for refreshing drinks. Its flavor is sharp, tangy, and unforgettable - perfect for anyone who loves acidic fruit. Cas Guava has sugar at all, unless you decide to add some.
  • 🍋 The trees are super prolific - even young ones fruit heavily, and we make gallons of juice at Top Tropicals.
  • 🍋 The best part? You can freeze the fruit or boil it into a concentrate with a bit of sugar. That drink lasts in the fridge for months without going bad, thanks to Cas Guava’s natural antibacterial punch.
  • 🍋 Cas Guava juice is Costa Rica’s traditional Agua de Cas - tart, refreshing, and perfect for summer heat. And if you save enough, you’ll still be sipping it through the winter.


♨️ Agua de Cas Quick Recipe


We boiled this fruit and the drink lasted for months!
  • Boil halved fruits in water with sugar to taste
  • Simmer 5-10 minutes, let sit, then mash the softened fruit to release all the flavor
  • Strain through a colander, bottle, and refrigerate - just dilute with water when serving


✔️ Why choose Cas Guava?

  • • Packed with vitamin C - four times more than lemons - for a powerful immune boost.
  • • Rich in antioxidants to combat stress and inflammation.
  • • Hardy and low-maintenance, thriving in poor soils and resisting pests.


🛒 Grow your own Cas Guava

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Date: 30 Aug 2025

Guava grilled cheese: quick and fun exotic

Guava grilled cheese

Guava grilled cheese

🍴 Guava grilled cheese: quick and fun exotic recipes

  • 🔴Spread fresh mashed guava (or guava paste) between slices of bread with cheese
  • 🔴Grill until golden.
  • 🔴Sweet and savory twist on a classic sandwich!


🛒 Explore Guava varieties

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Date: 28 Aug 2025

Avocado pineapple salsa: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Avocado pineapple salsa

Avocado pineapple salsa

🍴 Avocado pineapple salsa: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

  • 🟢Dice avocado, pineapple, and red onion.
  • 🟢Toss with lime juice and cilantro.
  • 🟢Sweet, creamy, tangy, and perfect on fish or just with chips.


🛒 For home-grown ingredients you will need:


Home grown Avocado
Home grown Pineapple

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Date: 26 Aug 2025

Papaya lime smoothie: Quick-n-Fun exotic

Papaya lime smoothie: Quick-n-Fun exotic

🍴 Papaya lime smoothie: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes


  • 🟢Blend ripe papaya with fresh lime juice, a splash of coconut water, and ice.
  • 🟢Super refreshing and naturally creamy, no dairy needed.


🛒 Pick a perfect Papaya variety for your yard

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Date: 24 Aug 2025

Katuk egg stir-fry: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Katuk egg stir-fry: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

🍴 Katuk egg stir-fry: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes


  • 🟢Saute chopped Katuk leaves (Sauropus androgynus) with garlic and a touch of soy sauce
  • 🟢Shen scramble in eggs.
  • 🟢Fast, simple, healthy, and full of flavor!


🛒 Add healthy Katuk to your perennial vegetable garden

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