Date: 10 Aug 2025
🍈 We Cut Open a 37 lb Jackfruit - You Won't Believe What's Inside!
🍈 Cutting into a 37-pound Jackedak Jackfruit with Chiane and Ashley!
🍈 Join us at Top Tropicals as we explore one of the largest fruits on Earth - the mighty Jackfruit. From golden, juicy bulbs bursting with tropical sweetness to edible seeds and the soft “rag” with hints of bubblegum, pineapple, and custard, this giant fruit has more surprises than expected.
- ✔️Learn how to cut and clean a jackfruit
- ✔️See which parts are edible (you might be surprised!)
- ✔️Why it's a favorite for exotic fruit lovers
- ✔️Hear our taste-test reactions: bubblegum, custard, pineapple?
🍈 Whether you're into exotic fruits, cooking, or growing your own tropical trees, this is one tasty experience you don't want to miss.
🍈 Want to grow your own Jackfruit? We've got you covered!
Date: 10 Aug 2025
Why every garden needs a banana tree (or three!)
Bananas
🍌 Why every garden needs a banana tree (or three!)
- 🍌 Peel this: Banana secrets revealed. The truth about bananas is - Bananas are everyone's favorite snack. Sweet, nutritious, and loaded with potassium. They're great for muscle cramps, post-workout recovery, and quick energy. But did you know you can grow your own bananas, even in a small backyard or container?
- 🍌Banana Trees (Musa x acuminata) are:
- 🟡Super easy to grow
- 🟡Fast-growing and low maintenance
- 🟡Clumping and self-reproducing
- 🟡Beautiful and tropical-looking with their big, tropical leaves and showy, exotic flowers
- 🍌Dwarf varieties fit in tight spaces, and rare types like Red Bananas or the creamy Banana Ice Cream bring flavors you’ll never find at the grocery store. Plus, your own bananas are organic, fresh, and way tastier.
- 🍌 Start your banana patch today - and enjoy your own homegrown fruit all year long!
🛒 Explore Banana Varieties
📚 Learn more about Banana varieties:
- The best varieties of edible Banana to plant
- What banana fits anywhere - Banana Truly Tiny
- How to double your banana crop without extra space - Banana Double Mahoi
- Which Banana has red fruit and leaves - Banana Bordelon
- Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan - Banana Lakatan
- Is Blue Java Banana really blue? - Banana Blue Java Banana (Ice Cream)
- More about #Bananas
📱Red Leaves, Red Fruit, Real Wow Banana
#Food_Forest #Bananas
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Date: 19 Aug 2025
You wont believe what was hiding inside this Siamese twin Valencia Pride mango!
Valencia Pride mango
Mango Rainbow🌈
🥭 From our Valencia Pride tree that you saw in earlier video came this giant double mango - two fruits fused into one! On the outside it looked bizarre, but the real surprise came when we cut it open. Want to see what a twin mango looks like inside? Watch the video and find out!
🛒 Shop Mango varieties
📚 Previous posts: #Mango_Rainbow - varieties you should try
#Food_Forest #Mango #Mango_Rainbow
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Date: 31 Aug 2025
🌿 The Jungle Cactus with a secret life
Jungle cactus collage: top left Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa (Curly Locks Orchid Cactus), top right Epiphyllum oxypetalum (Queen of the Night), bottom left Cryptocereus anthonyanus (Zig-Zag Cactus), and bottom right Disocactus ackermanni (Red Orchid Cactus)
Most people picture cactus as desert plants: hot sun, sharp spines, dry sand. But that’s only half the story. There’s another branch of the family that lives in the shade of rainforests. These are the jungle cacti — epiphyte plants that climb trees, trail from branches, and throw out flowers so big and showy they look closer to orchids than to cactus blooms.
See one up close and it’s a surprise. The stems can be flat, zig-zagged, or even curly. Some trail like ferns, others pile into a shaggy basket. And when the flowers open — often at night — they’re wide, fragrant, and gone by morning. It’s no wonder gardeners like them from a first sight.
✔️ Jungle Cactus Q&A
Aren’t all cacti desert plants?
Not these. Jungle cacti are epiphytes and grow in rainforests, clinging to trees and catching rain. They never touch desert sand.
What kind of light do they need?
Outdoors, filtered sun under a tree works best. Indoors, give them bright but indirect light — east or north windows are usually safe. Direct summer sun can scorch the stems, whether inside or out.
How much water is safe?
They take more water than desert cactus but still hate wet feet. Outdoors, a rain shower is fine if the pot drains fast. Indoors, water when the top inch of soil feels dry. Always use a loose mix like Adenium mix so roots get some air.
Do they bloom indoors?
Yes. In fact, many bloom better inside where conditions are steady. They set buds when a little root-bound, and cooler nights help. Outdoors in frost-free zones, flowers come with seasonal shifts. Indoors, expect surprise buds after a cool spell by the window.
Best way to display them?
Hanging baskets show off trailing stems both inside and out. Shallow pots work well on shelves or ledges indoors. In warm climates, they can even be tied to a tree branch outside — exactly how they grow in the wild.
Extra note on indoor vs. outdoor care?
Indoors, watch for dry heated air in winter — they like a bit of humidity. A tray of pebbles and water under the pot helps. Outdoors, protect from heavy midday sun and bring them in if nights dip below the mid 30s F.
Jungle cacti are easy to keep and full of surprises. Whether trailing from a basket or blooming after dark, they prove that not every cactus belongs in the desert.
Date: 15 Sep 2025
Free natural shampoo: squeeze it and see what comes out!
Pine Cone Ginger - Zingiber Zerumbet, Shampoo Ginger
💄 Free natural shampoo: squeeze it and see what comes out!
- 💄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.
- 💄 But there's more to it than hair care. All parts of the plant carry a spicy fragrance, the cones make striking, long-lasting cut flowers, and the whole plant adds a tropical vibe to your garden.
- 💄 And here's a fun history twist: Pine Cone Ginger is a "canoe plant", carried across the Pacific by ancient Polynesian voyagers. Imagine - this little shampoo factory traveled the ocean in canoes centuries ago!
Would you try washing your hair with this tropical ginger?
🛒 Grow your own Natural Shampoo Ginger
📚 Learn more:
#Shade_Garden #Container_Garden #Remedies #Food_Forest
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