Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 16 Dec 2021

Why should you use Sunshine Boosters?

by Ed Jones, the Booster guy

...You have heard it before, but I will tell you again. Sunshine Boosters are safe to use with every watering. It means that you can use Sunshine Boosters amino acid based fertilizers whenever you water your plants, even in the winter. Why is that so important?..

...We normally stop using dry, timed release, fertilizers around the first of November and not resume using them until the first part of March. This is true in many areas of the deep south where the ground stays above freezing year round...

However, it is safe to use Sunshine Boosters during these cooler months... Temperature does not play a role in the absorption of nutrients when using Sunshine Boosters...

To find out how it works, see Ed's new Article Why should you use Sunshine Boosters. If you want to learn even more in depth, check out his blog: Micronutrients Delivery Systems.

As of this writing, all Sunshine Boosters are on Holiday Sale. There are boosters for all different types of plants. Check them out and -

Give your plants a little something extra for Christmas!

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Date: 28 Dec 2025

🎉 2026 Gardening Resolution That Actually Works

According to our experts: Smokey and Sunshine. When we say experts, we do not mean consultants or trend writers. We mean two real gardeners. Smokey watches patterns. Sunshine notices when people rush. Together, they explain what actually works.

Smokey  the  tuxedo  cat  writes  gardening  plans  for  2026  at  a  table  while 
 Sunshine  the  ginger  cat  rides  a  hobby  horse  holding  coffee,  with  donuts, 
 plants,  and  a  fireplace  in  a  winter 
 room.
Sunshine: Smokey, thank you for the Christmas present. I am riding this hobby horse straight into the Year of the Horse!
Smokey: I am making the plans for 2026. Planning makes gardening successful.
Sunshine: Coffee and donuts help too, so please include them in your plan.

Smokey: Hello gardeners. 2026 is the Year of the Horse.

Sunshine: Horses do not garden.

Smokey: Please do not interrupt me. No, they do not. That is just the calendar. What matters is what gardeners do at the start of every new year. They often rush and repeat the same mistakes.

Sunshine: The biggest one is rushing the garden before morning coffee.

Smokey: Correct. Rushing looks like effort, but it is usually just impatience. Gardens punish impatience very reliably.

Most early-season problems come from doing things too soon:
- watering before roots are active
- fertilizing before growth begins
- planting before conditions settle
- poking plants daily to check how the roots are growing

Sunshine: If you are poking the roots, the plant was fine until you started poking it.

Smokey: Good gardening is not constant action. It is knowing when to act and when to stop interfering.
- Plant when the timing is right.
- Let roots work quietly.
- Leave resting plants alone.

Sunshine: Coffee first. Donuts optional, but highly recommended.

Smokey: One last thing, while you are not rushing.

Our gift cards are still on promotion. They do not need planting, watering, or timing decisions today.

A gift card is a symbol of patience. Buy it now. Use it when the moment is right.

Smokey and Sunshine:
Our resolution for 2026 is simple: stop rushing the garden. Wishing you a calm, steady, coffee-fueled 2026 garden 🐾🌿

Date: 1 May 2026

This changes how you feed your plants

Smokey and Sunshine with Sunshine Boosters

Smokey and Sunshine with Sunshine Boosters

This changes how you feed your plants



Stop messing with fertilizers - you’re probably feeding your plants wrong. Keep it simple. Let your plants do the work.
Most gardeners don’t have a plant problem - they have a fertilizer problem. If feeding your plants feels confusing, expensive, or inconsistent, there’s a reason. The way most fertilizers are designed doesn’t match how plants actually grow today. Here’s what’s really going on - and why a simpler system works better.
  • ☘️ A simple way to feed your plants right



    Feeding plants shouldn’t feel like a chemistry class. But somehow it always does. Too many products. Too many formulas. Too many schedules. And somehow - still not sure if you’re doing it right.
    The truth is, growing healthy plants is simple. Good soil. Enough light. Proper care. And the right nutrients.
    That last part is where most people get stuck.

    Sunshine Boosters were made to fix exactly that. It’s a complete nutrition system that gives your plants what they actually need - without all the extra steps and guesswork.
  • ☘️ What Sunshine Boosters are and how they work



    So what is it, really?
    Sunshine Boosters is a new generation of plant nutrients based on amino acids. It includes the main nutrients plants need - nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium - plus all the microelements, already balanced in one formula.

    No extra bottles. No missing pieces.
    It dissolves completely in water, so plants can take it in right away. No buildup in the soil, no leftovers sitting there doing nothing.
    You just mix it with water and use it during regular watering. That’s it. It works through the roots, and even through the leaves if you spray it.
    Instead of trying to manage a whole feeding system - you just feed and grow.
    Less work, better plants.

  • 👉 Stay with us - this is just the start. We’ll break it down step by step so you really understand what your plants need and how to give it to them. 👉 More...


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Get your plants real food

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Learn more:
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Date: 12 May 2026

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes with Smokey and Sunshine - after years of rumors they speak out!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes with Smokey and Sunshine - after years of rumors they speak out!

🎙 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Behind the scenes with Smokey and Sunshine - after years of rumors they speak out!



Many people loved our mascots - Smokey and Sunshine - and kept asking the same questions over and over. So we finally decided to sit them down for an interview and ask everything at once.

Smokey is the tuxedo "engineering cat" with professor glasses, serious plant advice, and strong opinions about fertilizer and soil pH.

Sunshine is the fluffy orange Aloha guy of the group - chubby, relaxed, permanently snack-oriented, and somehow never in a hurry about anything. He approaches life with the confidence of a cat who believes coffee breaks, warm sunshine, and donuts are all basic human rights. He is also the one asking the questions normal people are actually thinking.

Together, they somehow turned gardening into conversations about plants, coffee, cats, donuts, and the meaning of life in a greenhouse.

In this interview, you will find out:

  • 🐾 Are Smokey's glasses fake?
  • 🐾 Are Sunshine's donuts real?
  • 🐾 Are these cats based on real rescued Top Tropicals cats?
  • 🐾 How many cats have been adopted by Top Tropicals over the years and how many are currently living in the gardens?
  • 🐾 Why does Smokey take gardening so seriously?
  • 🐾 Why does Sunshine think every problem can be solved with snacks?

Some answers may surprise you.
Some may explain a lot.

Read the full Smokey & Sunshine interview

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About Smokey & Sunshine

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Date: 27 Jan 2026

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Smokey  and  Sunshine  with  a  blooming  adenium  desert  rose  on  a  worktable,
    surrounded  by  potted  adeniums  in  the  background.
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.

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