Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 15 Jul 2025

🌱 Bigger Trees, Bigger Benefits

Fruiting  Mango  and  Avocado  Tree  Installed

Why Choose a 15 or 25-Gal Tree?

These are not starter trees — they’re mature, fruiting specimens that give you a head start in your garden or orchard. You’ll enjoy faster harvests, fuller canopies, and a more immediate impact on your landscape.

Top Reasons to Choose a Bigger Tree:

  • Already fruiting – enjoy your own mangos or avocados right away
  • Pre-trained and shaped for strong structure and balanced growth
  • Instant results in the yard – no years of waiting
  • Thicker trunks and stronger roots make transplanting easier

We make it easy for Florida gardeners:

  • Pickup available at two South Florida locations
  • Local delivery and installation services offered – just ask!
See installation and delivery details
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Date: 28 Oct 2025

King is jealous

King the Cat

King the Cat

➕ King is jealous

  • 🐾 Guess who is also helping with shipping plants? King got jealous and told Chiane that it's not fair to give Mittens all the credit for the packing work. He does his share too!
  • 🐾 King is one of TopTropicals oldest cats. He is a veteran of Plant Shipping!
  • 🐾 Check out King's riding a bike and his hobo adventures.


🐈📸 King the Cat is helping Chiane to pack plants at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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Date: 8 Sep 2025

Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic

Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic

🍴 Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes


  • 🟢Cube ripe papaya into bite-sized pieces.
  • 🟢Toss gently with fresh mint leaves, a drizzle of lime juice, and a pinch of black pepper.
  • 🟢Chill before serving for a refreshing, lightly spiced tropical snack.

Papaya Mint Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe papaya, peeled and cubed
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • Pinch of black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cube ripe papaya into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Toss gently with fresh mint leaves, a drizzle of lime juice, and a pinch of black pepper.
  3. Chill before serving for a refreshing, lightly spiced tropical snack.

🛒 Add Papaya trees to your garden

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Date: 10 Sep 2025

Avocado shrimp boats: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Avocado shrimp boats: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

🍴 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

  1. Halve the avocados and scoop out a little extra to make room.
  2. Sauté shrimp in butter with garlic and lime juice until pink and cooked through.
  3. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Fill avocado halves with shrimp mixture.
  5. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

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Date: 14 Sep 2025

Jackfruit curry quickie: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Jackfruit curry quickie: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

🍴 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

  1. Saute young Jackfruit chunks with curry paste and ginger.
  2. Add coconut milk and simmer until the Jackfruit is tender.
  3. Serve hot. Tastes like pulled chicken curry, but completely plant-based!

🛒 Shop Jackfruit varieties

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