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Posted on 6/16/26 at 8:50 pm to Neauxla
Zone9Tropical on Etsy has some very premium guava cultivars back in stock. All air layered rare varieties. They don't last long as she only does a few each year. Can vouch for her, she is legit and very easy to work with. Got my jalisco roja from her.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 9:44 am to Tigerlaff
Just a reminder that the Mango Festival in West Palm is on the 27th. They have tastings, scion exchanges, etc.
Mango Fest Website
I had hoped to go this year, but I have an event at work that is going to prevent it unless I fly out Friday and come back Sunday. I lived in the area for a few years, so I really want to spend a few days there if I go. I am putting it on my list for next year though.
I did order a Carrie and a Maha tree to make up for me not making it this year. It sounded like a reasonable consulation idea.
Mango Fest Website
I had hoped to go this year, but I have an event at work that is going to prevent it unless I fly out Friday and come back Sunday. I lived in the area for a few years, so I really want to spend a few days there if I go. I am putting it on my list for next year though.
I did order a Carrie and a Maha tree to make up for me not making it this year. It sounded like a reasonable consulation idea.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 9:48 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 12:37 pm to TimeOutdoors
Wish I could go to the Fest. Kids too young and too much work to take a vacation that weekend. One day I'm definitely doing it.
Y'all be sure to get ready for the weather tonight. Probably a ton of rain and high winds, so get your things staked if needed.
Y'all be sure to get ready for the weather tonight. Probably a ton of rain and high winds, so get your things staked if needed.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 1:34 pm to Tigerlaff
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Wish I could go to the Fest
I’ll be there and will give ya’ll a report when I get back.
In the meantime; found some mangoes today. At $8.50lb I do believe I’m going to start cutting back or being more selective.
Got Harvest Moon, Florigon, Glenn, CAC and STEP. STEP is a new one for me. They had also just brought in some Sweetheart Lychees so I had to grab some of those too.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 2:54 pm to wiltznucs
Peaceful Heritage is opening its annual grafted pawpaw sale tonight. There will be some premium cultivars available.
8pm CDT
8pm CDT
Posted on 6/17/26 at 3:59 pm to wiltznucs
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Harvest Moon, Florigon, Glenn, CAC and STEP.
Never had Step but I remember Alex talking about it on a Fruitful Trees video. Never had harvest moon either. Not a fan of Florigon.
Love a good Glenn and CAC is elite!
On the lychees, I now have some pretty well-established opinions about the Florida varieties:
Sweetheart: the best, hands down. The sweetest and best flavor along with by far the best seed to flesh ratio due to the aborted chicken tongue seeds. You honestly barely notice the seed. Also the most expensive.
Hak Ip: almost identical to Sweetheart but the seed seems to be just slightly larger. I can't tell a flavor difference.
Brewster: very good flavor, but not approaching Sweetheart or Hak Ip. Huge seed, little flesh. The flesh is also somewhat clingstone and a lot sticks to the seed.
Mauritius: worst in terms of flavor, but the flavor is still very good. If you've never had a lychee you're going to give Mauritius an 8.5-9 out of 10 on taste. Medium sized seed with acceptable seed to flesh ratio. Significantly cheaper than all other varieties.
My recommendation for those curious would be to buy small orders of Sweetheart and Mauritius at the same time. If you eat the Mauritius and decide you can live without Sweetheart, that's the ticket. Have some in the fridge now but I'll never buy Brewster again. Still have not had Emperor which ironically is the only one I'm growing. Would also like to try the tropical varieties like Kaimana one day.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 4:52 pm to cgrand
I put the beautyberry next to my patio. It'll get about 6 hours of sun in the summer.
I spend about 3 hours clearing the bermuda out of this bed a few weeks ago. The shite is still coming up through 2 layers of weed barrier and 2 inches of mulch.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 5:02 pm to Tigerlaff
Crazy find at Home Depot today. I have a bunch of desert roses already but loved this thing. I found one like this a few months back at another store, but it was damaged pretty bad on the main Stock. I was just going to buy that one and cut it off, but I held off and did not buy it. Today I found this one and it is absolutely perfect and very healthy looking. Never seen one that tall. I don't even know at this point what the hell I'm gonna do with it, but it looks way different than my other ones are.
Its in a 5 gal pot and 54" tall.
Its in a 5 gal pot and 54" tall.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 6/17/26 at 5:22 pm to Loup
if you like it I have plenty more. And I’d say water the shite out of it for a few days but it looks like Zeus is gonna take care of that tonite and tomorrow
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:33 pm to cgrand
Well, at least I don't have to worry about it getting enough water this week.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 6:54 pm to Tigerlaff
man I am jonesing to see some banana hands. I went ahead and planted four dwarf cavendish pups around the yard today that I had in pots. Can’t wait to see yours in progress
We need a loup banana update too
We need a loup banana update too
Posted on 6/17/26 at 7:08 pm to cgrand
Loup has a better chance than me of actually harvesting. I really want to see him pull it off especially because he's never had a non-Cavendish banana.
I recently dropped my veinte cohol pup in a 20g pot and it's now pushing leaves. I am extremely optimistic about this variety and I'm finally sure I've got the real thing. What I envision is digging a pup in the fall every year and putting it in a pot. Then you only protect it from freezes, not trying to achieve active growth in the winter. You basically leave it dormant in your garage, etc. Then you plant it out in March when it's 3-4 feet tall and it's off to the races. Plenty of time to flower and harvest.
I recently dropped my veinte cohol pup in a 20g pot and it's now pushing leaves. I am extremely optimistic about this variety and I'm finally sure I've got the real thing. What I envision is digging a pup in the fall every year and putting it in a pot. Then you only protect it from freezes, not trying to achieve active growth in the winter. You basically leave it dormant in your garage, etc. Then you plant it out in March when it's 3-4 feet tall and it's off to the races. Plenty of time to flower and harvest.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 4:59 pm to cgrand
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We need a loup banana update too
They're still there. They haven't grown very much. I fertilized the tree a couple of weeks ago, probably about time to do it again.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 5:01 pm to Tigerlaff
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. I really want to see him pull it off especially because he's never had a non-Cavendish banana.
I'm pretty damn excited about it. My wife's dog will probably figure out how to climb trees and eat them right before they're ready to pick. Fricker is criminally insane.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 6:30 pm to Loup
Looks good.
Opinions vary on whether or not you should cut the banana flower off if it’s no longer producing additional fruits. Anecdotally, I now tend to cut them off once they look like yours. It’s my experience that this will focus the trees energy on making the fruit that is there larger in addition to taking some weight off the branch.
Opinions vary on whether or not you should cut the banana flower off if it’s no longer producing additional fruits. Anecdotally, I now tend to cut them off once they look like yours. It’s my experience that this will focus the trees energy on making the fruit that is there larger in addition to taking some weight off the branch.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 6:55 pm to wiltznucs
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Opinions vary on whether or not you should cut the banana flower off if it’s no longer producing additional fruits. Anecdotally, I now tend to cut them off once they look like yours. It’s my experience that this will focus the trees energy on making the fruit that is there larger in addition to taking some weight off the branch.
Best thing to do is cut the flower off, but not the tail. That way you redirect the energy and if a fungal infection sets in it is far away from the rack and you can remove and treat.
That thing looks amazing. You're gonna do it. Hell yeah!
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 6:10 am
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:04 pm to Tigerlaff
Aight thanks for the tip on the flower Wiltz. I had seen something about that somewhere and had been meaning to ask. I'll hack it off tomorrow
Posted on 6/18/26 at 7:09 pm to Loup
Found a golf ball sized atemoya hiding in the tree today. All the rest are way behind this one.
Nice to have some good news because all the pawpaws I grafted flooded and look like they have snapped. I knew that was a possibility when I planted them near the bayou. All my purchased grafted varieties are higher and safe. Just sucks to see something you created get whacked.
Nice to have some good news because all the pawpaws I grafted flooded and look like they have snapped. I knew that was a possibility when I planted them near the bayou. All my purchased grafted varieties are higher and safe. Just sucks to see something you created get whacked.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 7:48 am to Tigerlaff
Well for the last two days my pawpaws were laying down parallel to the ground with fast moving water whipping them around. And today?
Shenandoah graft
Staked
Avery Island seedling
Collins seedling with Shenandoah graft
Looks like they're gonna make it! I was certain they were done for being completely underwater in strong current for that long. They were literally laying flat on the ground.
Taiwan ruby seedless guava has completely recovered from repotting, flushed all new leaves, flowered, and is now setting fruit.
And finally...
Shenandoah graft
Staked
Avery Island seedling
Collins seedling with Shenandoah graft
Looks like they're gonna make it! I was certain they were done for being completely underwater in strong current for that long. They were literally laying flat on the ground.
Taiwan ruby seedless guava has completely recovered from repotting, flushed all new leaves, flowered, and is now setting fruit.
And finally...
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 7:54 am
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