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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE - Happy Gardening Tips

Seven rules of cold protection for tropicals - Date: 6 Dec 2018, Entry id: 1544097062-1
Why starting tropicals from seed indoors is better than outside? - Date: 6 Dec 2018, Entry id: 1544097062-2
Mangosteen fever: how to get a Mangosteen tree - Date: 29 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1543550763-1
Calathea x roseopicta Dottie, Prayer Plant - Date: 29 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1543550763-2
Vigorous flowering vines - which one to choose? - Date: 23 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542951962-1
Spectacular Philippines Elephant Apple. - Date: 23 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542951962-2
Secrets of turtle tank propagation - Date: 18 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542550862-1
How to grow the biggest fruit on Earth - Date: 18 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542550862-2
Recovering Soursop after shipping - Date: 14 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542178862-1
Scorpio Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 14 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1542178862-2
Taste of Mango - Date: 9 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541750162-1
Mark your calendar: Christmas Countdown at Top Tropicals - 12/1/18 - Date: 9 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541750162-2
Elephant Foot Yam seed production - Date: 6 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541496362-1
6 important steps for successful Holiday Gift Plant Shopping - Date: 6 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541496362-2
Amazing root growth after treatment of SUNSHINE-SuperFood! - Date: 2 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541138163-2
Happy Hobby: growing tropicals from seeds - Date: 2 Nov 2018, Entry id: 1541138163-1
Lighting for overwintering tropical plants indoors - Date: 29 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1540991000-1
Flacourtia indica - Governors plum - Date: 29 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1540991000-2
Alyogyne: Blue Hibiscus with prismatic effect of peacock feathers... - Date: 26 Oct 2018, Entry id:
Improving cold hardiness before winter: fertilizer and micro-elements - Date: 26 Oct 2018, Entry id:
Bilimbi, Cucumber tree, Tree Sorrel - Date: 20 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1540024103-2
Butterfly Garden from Anna Banana - Date: 20 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1540024103-1
October Tropical Garden: to do list - Date: 16 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1539779162-1
Dobi Duck @ Top Tropicals - Date: 16 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1539779162-2
Portlandia - rich hot chocolate with vanilla - Date: 12 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1539341162-1
Top Tropicals Powerpoint Presentation "Let's grow something different!" - Date: 12 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1539341162-2
Lovely Jasmine Belle of India makes you feel pretty and loved! - Date: 7 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1538910096-2
Multi-flowering Hoyas. - Date: 7 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1538910096-1
FREE STARTER KIT with a FREE Happy Mile Card - Date: 1 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1538419100-2
Sweet Chempedak. - Date: 1 Oct 2018, Entry id: 1538419100-1
How to get Passion Vine to flower? - Date: 25 Sep 2018, Entry id: 1537878361
A Sacred Earthworm: benefit or damage? - Date: 19 Sep 2018, Entry id: 1537349763
Season Colors - Date: 13 Sep 2018, Entry id: 1536827762
6 reasons to buy tropical plants in Fall Date: - 7 Sep 2018, Entry id: 1536319861
Checklist - Preparing for winter in subtropical areas - Date: 4 Sep 2018, Entry id: 1536054061
6 Things to Do on Labor Day Weekend - Date: 30 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1535620862
When and How Much to Water? - Date: 24 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1535113261
6 things NOT to do in Summer planting - Date: 20 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1534757461
How to care for a Baobab Bonsai - Date: 15 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1534332662
Shipping and planting during hot weather - Date: 11 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1533963362
Monstera deliciosa - Swiss cheese plant - Date: 3 Aug 2018, Entry id: 1533305162
Fragrant garden - Date: 29 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1532860561
Stifftia chrysantha - Pompom, Rabo-de-Cutia - Date: 25 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1532503562
How to get shade quickly... and stay away from oaks - Date: 20 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1532079662
How to grow a Dragon Fruit - Date: 14 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1531560062
Care of mail-order plants during hot summer - Date: 9 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1531131662
Shipping plants during hot weather - Date: 3 Jul 2018, Entry id: 1530612962
How to grow Brugmansia (Angel Trumpet) in the ground outside. - Date: 27 Jun 2018, Entry id: 1530089162
Adenium: a Rose by any Other Name - Entry id: 1529840134
How to deal with heat waves - Entry id: 1529839997
The Enchanting Datura - Date: Entry id: 1529839858
We can ID plants for you! Even Mango Elephant... Entry id: 1529839765
How to choose the right Mango for your garden - Entry id: 1529839657
How to grow Plumeria from seed - Entry id: 1529839537
Cold hardy tropical fruit trees - Entry id: 1529839495
Repotting plants - Fall or Spring? - Entry id: 1529838961
How to raise a fallen tree and how to tell if it can be saved,
TopTropicals on NBC News 10/2/2017 - Date: 10 Oct 2007, Entry id: 1529838883
Plants that make you feel better - Entry id: 1529838796
Care for ultra-tropical plants - Entry id: 1529838764
National Sweetest Day - 100th Anniversary! - Entry id: 1529838666
How to grow Carambola (Star Fruit) in winter - Entry id: 1529838592
Tropical Planting Breaks the Rules - Entry id: 1529838550
How to grow Mangos in portable garage - Entry id: 1529838467
Winter coming tips - Entry id: 1529838414
White Sapote from under graft - Entry id: 1529838311
Honest advise on Holiday Gift Plants - Entry id: 1529838201
Winter Flowering Plants - Entry id: 1529838056
Florida winters and gardening - Entry id: 1529837955
How much water? - Entry id: 1529837911
Overwintering tropicals indoors and air humidity - Entry id: 1529837858
Winter mulching in Southern landscapes - Entry id: 1529837807
Happy Hobby: growing tropicals from seeds - Entry id: 1529837762
January 24 is Global Belly Laugh Day! - Entry id: 1529837428
New 2018 release: SUNSHINE SuperFood - Entry id: 1529837425
Full Sun Garden vs Shade Garden - Entry id: 1529837339
Spring is coming, plants need food! Time to fertilize... CHECK LIST - Entry id: 1529837241
How to keep your plants green - Entry id: 1529837237
SUNSHINE-SuperFood for your plants health - Entry id: 1529837093
Growing tropicals from seeds - Entry id: 1529837048
Secrets of perfect mulch - 24 Jun 2018, Entry id: 1529836984
How to make a Mango tree bloom and fruit - Entry id: 1529836914
What you need for successful growing Adeniums - Entry id: 1529836863
Avocado, Lychee and Mango setting fruit... give them some FOOD! - Entry id: 1529836826
When does the Spring begin? - Entry id: 1529836680
Varieties of Guava - Entry id: 1529836573
Grafted Gardenias: what is the trick? - Entry id: 1529836513
Cleanest fruit? - Entry id: 1529836449
Mango Fralan - a new exciting discovery - Entry id: 1529836247
Multi-grafted "fruit cocktail" trees - Entry id: 1529836241
Elephant Foot, Turtle Shell - Entry id: 1529835919
How to grow Bougainvillea and Plumeria in Florida - Entry id: 1529835662
SUNSHINE boosters for recovering plants after shipping - Entry id: 1529835424
Fruitful Fruit and SuperFood... - Entry id: 1529835361
How to grow mysterious Night Blooming Cactus - Epiphyllum - Entry id: 1529835167
Urban Tropical Gardening:
10 secrets how to griw Container Mango on a balcony - Entry id: 1529834427
Forget the gym and get to gardening? - Entry id: 1495277462
Secrets of flowering of Jasmine Sambac - Date: 9 May 2017, Entry id: 1494323162
Condo Mango - Date: 22 Mar 2017, Entry id: 1490180462
How to take care of Guanabana (Soursop) after shipping - Date: 7 Mar 2017, Entry id: 1488882661
Easy flowering plant for a front yard - Date: 20 Feb 2017, Entry id: 1487571905
5 reasons why the best tree ever is a Mango tree. - Date: 7 Feb 2017, Entry id: 1486474503
Spring Check List. Overwintering Magnolia (Michelia) - Date: 4 Feb 2017, Entry id: 1486217702
Plants of Love - Aphrodisiacs - Date: 31 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1485864604
How to grow a coconut palm - Date: 21 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1485005404
3D garden ideas and winter cold protection - Date: 18 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1484721902
Tropical Plants in Winter - Date: 13 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1484319902
6 easiest fruit trees and 5 spices to grow in containers indoors - Date: 6 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1483702204
Update on SUNSHINE in a Bottle - Date: 19 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1482151503
SUNSHINE in a Bottle - Date: 15 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1481801706
Holiday Best Gift suggestions - Date: 10 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1481363708
Soursops fruiting in Virginia?! - Date: 7 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1481124901
Growing tropical fruit trees in containers in winter - Date: 23 Nov 2016, Entry id: 1479902702
Winter coming tips - Date: 18 Nov 2016, Entry id: 1479468603
SUNSHINE in a bottle, your help during winter - Date: 15 Nov 2016, Entry id: 1479239103
SUNSHINE boosters for small and large gardens - Date: 3 Nov 2016, Entry id: 1478162707
Devil Flowers - Bat Lilies - for Halloween! - Date: 28 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1477688102
Overwintering Adeniums outside of tropics - Date: 24 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1477357802
Checklist - preparing for winter in subtropical areas. - Date: 18 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1476790202
Cold protection - winter action for your plant collection - Date: 10 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1476098405
Plants for happiness and joy - Date: 4 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1475575207
Helping plants to survive winter - Date: 28 Sep 2016, Entry id: 1475070302
About Cold Protection... - Date: 18 Sep 2016, Entry id: 1474217404
Organic remedy for indoor plants insect protection - Date: 10 Sep 2016, Entry id: 1473506404
How to plant bare-rooted succulent plants - Date: 5 Sep 2016, Entry id: 1473078303
Hardy avocados - Date: 31 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1472646002
Useful information on Grow Lights - Date: 24 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1472037002
Growing Mexican Flame Vine as an annual - Date: 19 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1471601403
Grow lights overview - Date: 12 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1470981002
How to grow mango in hot Arizona - Date: 8 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1470642908
Growing gardenias indoors - Date: 1 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1470050105
Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug - Date: 28 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1469701204
Calories Burned Gardening - Date: 20 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1468999205
Care of mail-order plants during hot summer - Date: 15 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1468570509
Rare African Gingers - Date: 12 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1468324502
Growing fruit trees in containers - Date: 7 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1467888920
Coastal plants - Date: 24 Jun 2016, Entry id: 1466768703
How to get Clerodendrum to bloom? - Date: 8 Jun 2016, Entry id: 1465419003
Desert rose winter care - Date: 4 Jun 2016, Entry id: 1465034407
Care of mail-order plants during hot summer - Date: 19 May 2016, Entry id: 1463659506
Taking care of Soursop after shipping - Date: 6 May 2016, Entry id: 1462528204
Scotch Bonnet Hot Sauce for Your Fiesta - Date: 3 May 2016, Entry id: 1462273805
The most effective herbs to help you sleep - Date: 26 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1461664504
5 secrets of propagation - Date: 20 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1461208502
Seeds germination in summer - Date: 18 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1460974503
Hot novelty plant for hot Arizona - Date: 12 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1460517004
Growing by the sea - Date: 10 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1460287205
Care for ultra-tropical plants - Date: 7 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1460023505
Jungle on Windowsill 101 - Date: 5 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1459851902
Erblichia or Flor de Fuego - Apricot fragrance and sunny color - Date: 2 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1459594201
Spring time fun: fertilizing and pruning - Date: 30 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1459334702
Growing Exotic Adeniums - Growing Exotic Adeniums - Date: 26 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1458991204
Easter Lily Vine - a fragrant privacy fence of unlimited size - Date: 20 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1458469204
How to grow Vanilla Orchid - Date: 13 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1457867102
Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit - Date: 10 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1457657703
How to grow Black Pepper Vine - a real spice at home - Date: 7 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1457349002
How to grow tropical plants from seeds - Date: 4 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1457143612

Zodiac plants (see also Plants for your Horoscope Page):

Capricorn Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 24 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1482579904
Aquarius Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 26 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1485428708
Pisces Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 24 Feb 2017, Entry id: 1487927709
Aries Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 22 Mar 2016, Entry id: 1458639305
Taurus Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 22 Apr 2016, Entry id: 1461349202
Gemini Zodiac lucky plants - Entry id: 1529835029
Cancer Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 2 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1467454506
Leo Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 23 Jul 2016, Entry id: 1469267704
Virgo Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 27 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1472296802
Libra Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 25 Sep 2016, Entry id: 1474783202
Scorpio Zodiac lucky plants - Date: 22 Oct 2016, Entry id: 1477121404
Sagittarius Zodiac lucky plants - Entry id: 1529838312
Asian New Year started! Year of Down to Earth Dog... - Entry id: 1529837162

New Video announcements (full list of videos here):

Tour of Top Tropicals - Part 2 - Nursery - Entry id: 1529838060
Slideshow: Top Tropicals - We Grow Happiness! - Entry id: 1529836720
Chanel No5 and the story of Ylang-Ylang - 13 Jun 2017, Entry id: 1497350762
10 plants that will make you happy, Plant #2 - Candle Tree. - Date: 13 Feb 2017, Entry id: 1486988104
TopTropicals at TPIE show in Ft Lauderdale. - Date: 26 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1485428708
10 plants that will make you happy. Part 1. - Date: 18 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1484721902
Meet Top Tropicals Team. Part 1 - PeopleCats! - Date: 13 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1484319902
Top Tropicals Showcase: Coffee plant - Date: 10 Jan 2017, Entry id: 1484057104
SUNSHINE Plant Boosters - Date: 31 Dec 2016, Entry id: 1483168804
Orchids 101. Part 1. - Date: 4 Aug 2016, Entry id: 1470324003
Pesticide 101 Safe and Easy. - Date: 18 Jun 2016, Entry id: 1466284202
Jasminum Sambac - Absolute Flower - Date: 13 Jun 2016, Entry id: 1465820103
Gardenias - how to grow them and make them happy - Date: 26 May 2016, Entry id: 1464257403
Ambarella - delicious June Plum - Entry id: 1463217005
Doctor Noni - life sustaining plant. - Date: 11 May 2016, Entry id: 1462968002

more entries

	Planting instructions (PDF)
	Seed germination instructions (PDF)
	Tropical fruit trees and their cold hardiness (PDF)
	Very cold hardy avocadoes (PDF)