Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 5 Jan 2025

What are the Condo Mangos?

Mango tree with fruit

Mango tree with fruit

🥭 What are the Condo Mangos? A Practical Guide.

  • 🟠 What Are Condo Mangos?


    Condo Mangos, also known as dwarf mango trees, are perfect for small spaces. These trees can be grown in containers, making them ideal for balconies, greenhouses, or small suburban backyards. With proper care, they can be maintained at a manageable height of 6–10 feet through regular pruning. Some plant enthusiasts even manage growing Mango tree as an indoor plant!
  • 🟠 The term “Condo Mango”


“Condo Mango” refers to mango varieties that thrive in containers and are small by nature, allowing them to be easily kept even smaller with selective pruning.
  • 🟠 Size and Growth


    Unlike traditional mango trees, Condo Mangos are compact. They naturally grow to around 6-10 feet, but with proper pruning, they can be kept small, making them an excellent choice for limited space.
  • 🟠 Growing in Containers


· Condo Mango trees thrive in pots and containers.
  • · A 15-20 gallon pot is ideal to give the roots enough room to grow.
  • · Ensure your container has drainage holes to prevent root rot.


🟠 Planting Tips

  • · Plant Condo Mangos in full sun, where they’ll get plenty of heat and light.
  • · Use well-draining soil for optimal growth.
  • · Fertilizer regularly with quality plant food. Out best choice is Sunshine Mango Tango for edibles.
  • · Late Winter to early Spring is the best time to plant in containers, before the rainy season starts.
  • · Mangoes grow well in USDA zones 9-10, but if you live in cooler climates, you can grow them indoors or in a greenhouse, as long as you meet their heat and light needs.


🟠 Pruning and Maintenance

  • · Prune Condo Mango trees once a year to keep them at the desired height (6–10 feet), right after harvesting (late Summer to Fall)
  • · Trim the tips of the branches to maintain a compact shape and encourage healthy growth.
  • · Regular pruning will help keep the tree manageable and ensure better fruit production.

  • 📝 See most popular Condo Mango varieties in the next post 👇


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📝 Earlier posts on #Mango:
#Food_Forest #Mango

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Date: 13 Jan 2025

What are these beautiful trees blooming right now?

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree, flowers

💌 What are these beautiful trees blooming right now?



🎈 If you happen to be in Florida during Winter months, you must have noticed Orchid trees in full bloom, and the most beautiful of them - Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree.

📚 More from previous posts:


The best shade tree
The most beautiful of all orchid trees
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#Trees #Fun_Facts

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Date: 3 Mar 2025

What Fertilizer to Use Now and How?

Sunshine Megaflor - Bloom Booster

Sunshine Megaflor - Bloom Booster

Sunshine C-Cibus - Crop Booster

Sunshine C-Cibus - Crop Booster

Sunshine Pikake - Fragrant Plant Booster

Sunshine Pikake - Fragrant Plant Booster

Sunshine Mango Tango for Mango and Avocado trees

Sunshine Mango Tango for Mango and Avocado trees

Sunshine Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster

Sunshine Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster

🍲 What Fertilizer to Use Now and How?
Part 2. Macro elements, or everyday plant food



Sunshine Booster for different types of plants can be applied as often as with every watering.
  • ✔️ For Rapid Growth


    Sunshine Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster: general fertilizer for both foliage plants and small starters that need an extra boost.
  • ✔️ For Flowers


    Sunshine Megaflor - Bloom Booster: boosts flowers on established plants; and Sunshine Pikake - Fragrant Plant Booster: best for fragrant flowers.
  • ✔️ For Fruit Trees


    Sunshine C-Cibus - Crop Booster: contains all necessary elements for fruit trees and their production.
    Sunshine Mango Tango - specifically formulated for Mango and Avocado trees, and Sunshine Citron - ideal for citrus trees.
  • ✔️ For Tender Perennials


    Sunshine Orchidasm - Orchid Total Feed and Sunshine Ananas - Pineapple and Bromeliad Booster: mild formulas for these tender perennials.
  • ✔️ Microelement Supplements Are a Must



    Besides macronutrients, plants need additional microelements, just like humans need vitamins. We will explain in details about micro-elements in our next post 🔽


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#Fertilizers #How_to

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Date: 10 Mar 2025

What are the flowers of Macadamia nuts

Macadamia flowers (Macadamia integrifolia)

😘 What are the flowers of Macadamia nuts

  • 🌰 Macadamia trees are in full bloom now at our farm! The trees have stunning panicles of flowers.
  • 🌰 Macadamia trees (Macadamia integrifolia) are known for their delicious flavor and high price tag, but you can grow these sweet nuts right in your garden!
  • 🌰 Cold-Hardy and Productive: Thrives in all Florida soils, and can tolerate both flooding and drought once established.
  • Beautiful Flowers: The tree features stunning panicles of flowers, adding beauty to your garden.
  • 🌰 Water & Soil Tolerance: Macadamia trees like water, but can become drought-tolerant once mature. Adapts well to all soil types.
  • 🌰 Nutrient-Rich: Macadamia nuts are packed with healthy fats, vitamins, and antioxidants, promoting heart health, digestion, and more.
  • 🌰 Fun Fact: The hardest-shelled nut in the world, macadamia nuts may help with weight management while offering numerous health benefits.


📚 More about Macadamia tree:
Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes. # 6: Macadamia Nut Tree.
How to grow your own Sweet Macadamia Nuts

🛍 Plant a Macadamia Tree

#Food_Forest

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Date: 14 Mar 2025

When young Carambola trees are covered with fruit

Carambola trees

😎 When young Carambola trees are covered with fruit



😇 Young Carambola trees, planted just last year (2024) at Top Tropicals garden, have been fruiting non-stop since fall! Though small, they’re loaded with fruit, and with so many trees, we’ve had more than we knew what to do with. So, we turned our bounty into jam - and it came out absolutely delicious! Stay tuned for the recipe in our next post. 👎

🛒 Plant your own Carambola Tree

#Food_Forest

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