Mango Rainbow - Valencia Pride 🥭🌈< < 🥭 Valencia Pride is big, bold, and impossible to miss.
< 🔸Classic sweet tropical mango flavor
&🔸Juicy, smooth, nearly fiberless flesh
&🔸Large, colorful fruit with that signature S-shape
< One of Florida’s classic mangoes, known for size and reliable production. The tree grows fast and big - perfect for shade, but give it space. If you want a mango that looks impressive and delivers every year, Valencia Pride is a strong pick. More 👉< < 🛒 Shop Mango varieties< < 📚 Learn more:
Want Massive Mulberry Harvests? Do These 5 Things Before May Ends
🍇 Want Massive Mulberry Harvests? Do These 5 Things Before May Ends
Don’t let your mulberry tree
Paper Mulberry Plant Facts
Botanical name: Broussonetia papyrifera, Morus papyrifera Also known as: Paper Mulberry
USDA Zone: 6 - 9
Highligths
fool you. While they are incredibly low-maintenance, what you do in May dictates your summer harvest. Avoid these common mistakes for a bumper crop of juicy berries.
Mulberry trees are famously bulletproof, handling intense heat and pumping out massive crops with little care. But May is the month that decides it all. Right now, they are pouring energy into fruit development. A few simple mistakes this month can quietly sabotage your harvest.
Fortunately, maximizing your crop is easy if you follow these five simple rules:
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1. The Deep Soak Rule
WWhile established mulberries tolerate drought, moisture stress causes them to drop young berries early. Drop the sprinkler—frequent, shallow watering only wets the surface. Instead, give the tree a slow, deep soak that penetrates the root zone. Check the soil two inches down; if it’s dry, water thoroughly.
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2. Lock it in with Mulch
LLate spring heat evaporates soil moisture fast. Apply a 2-to-4-inch layer of pine bark or compost to keep roots cool and suppress weeds. Crucial rule: Leave a 4-inch gap around the base of the trunk. Piling mulch against the bark traps moisture and invites devastating fungal rot.
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3. Don't Over-Fertilize
MMulberries are naturally vigorous. If you feed them this month, use a balanced, slow-release organic plant food. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers. Excess nitrogen triggers a massive explosion of green leaves, causing the tree to completely forget to grow fruit.
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4. Put the Pruning Shears Away
HHeavy spring pruning clips off active fruiting wood and decimates your harvest. Mulberries are also notorious "bleeders" - cutting now causes them to lose significant sap, stressing the tree during fruit set. Only remove dead or damaged wood. Save major shaping for winter dormancy.<
5. Exploit the Softwood Cuttings Window
Want more trees? May is prime time for softwood cuttings. Cut a few 6-inch flexible green stems, strip the lower leaves, dip in rooting hormone, and tuck into moist potting mix in partial shade. They root incredibly fast!< < 🛒 Choose from Mulberry varieties<
9 awesome accent plants and vines that love heat and dry conditions
☀️ 9 awesome accent plants and vines that love heat and dry conditions
The hardest spots aren’t for trees - they’re for everything else. The toughest areas are often smaller spaces - along walls, patios, containers, or rocky patches where soil dries out fast. This is where most plants fail quickly. These picks don’t just survive - they stand out. They bring texture, color, and structure - without needing constant watering or perfect soil.<
Why containers are the toughest of all in heat
Growing in pots in hot, dry conditions is a different game. The soil heats up fast, roots can literally overheat, and moisture disappears much quicker than in the ground. If you’re using containers, protect the root zone - group pots together, tuck them into partial shade, or shield the container itself from direct sun. Choosing drought-tolerant plants helps, but don’t assume they can go totally without water - even tough plants in pots can dry out quickly, so check regularly and don’t let them go bone dry.<
🔥 9 best smaller plants and vines for hot, dry spots
< ☀️ 1. Adenium - Desert Rose 📸
SStores water in its caudex and thrives in heat - one of the best flowering plants for dry conditions.
Adenium Plant Facts
Botanical name: Adenium sp. Also known as: Adenium, Desert Rose, Impala Lily
Smokey: Desert rose. One caudex. Multiple grafts. Different
flowers. Sunshine: So it is a team plant. Everyone blooms, nobody agrees. Smokey: Yet it grows just fine. Sunshine: That is the secret. Coffee and donuts.
🌸Featured Adeniums
Recommended by our Horticulturist, Tatiana
Anderson
Moung Kusuma
Deep magenta flowers with a velvety look and a darker, almost black edge. A
bold, elegant adenium that stands
out immediately.
Sunshine
Bright yellow and mauve swirls across layered petals create a warm,
cheerful bloom that lives up to its name.
White Rabbit
Clean white petals brushed with playful pink streaks. A reliable bloomer
with soft ruffled flowers.
Thong Samsee
Known for its three-color effect, shifting from yellow to pink to nearly
white on the same plant.
Candy
Cheerful yellow petals dipped in cherry red with bold ruffled layers.
Bright, playful, and impossible to miss.
Black Sheep
Nearly black petals with a glowing red center. Dark, dramatic, and
different.
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PeopleCats Botanical Garden Grand Opening
Guided tour with Mark Hooten
Top Tropicals Garden Center is pleased to invite you to visit our new PeopleCats Botanical Garden on the grounds of Top Tropicals in Ft
Myers. It is named in honor of the relationship with our beloved Cats, who we treat like People. You'll see our Garden PeopleCats roaming the property. As a matter of fact, they rule
the garden!
The Garden has many mature trees and plants so you can see what they look like before your purchase them in our Garden Center. And of course, our
PeopleCats will be guiding you in the Gardens!