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re: Louisiana Tropical Fruit Gardening - Experiences and Updates
Posted on 10/5/26 at 7:40 pm to LanierSpots
Posted on 10/5/26 at 7:40 pm to LanierSpots
Nothing to worry about. Variegated plants are always weaker than normal ones.
Posted on 10/6/26 at 10:51 am to Tigerlaff
this new banana fertilizer is the tits. Rapid Intensification
a flower on the shampoo ginger finally
a flower on the shampoo ginger finally
Posted on 10/6/26 at 11:20 am to cgrand
Yeah that banana fuel is crazy. Used it last year to push a tall namwah to fruit in a 20g pot. It worked. 
Posted on 10/6/26 at 6:59 pm to Tigerlaff
Yellow qinmi passionfruits growing fast!
Cecilove mango (round 2) has been in the ground for 6 months and is really getting its feet under it. Good well paced growth with 6 terminal branches as of today.
Cecilove mango (round 2) has been in the ground for 6 months and is really getting its feet under it. Good well paced growth with 6 terminal branches as of today.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 7:58 am to Tigerlaff
lol. Love the Cecilove in ground!
How many mango are in ground in south LA not inside a greenhouse!
I’m plotting my placement of a yard mango myself, still thinking I will go dwarf variety to help with size control and ability to cover.
How many mango are in ground in south LA not inside a greenhouse!
I’m plotting my placement of a yard mango myself, still thinking I will go dwarf variety to help with size control and ability to cover.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 8:28 am to Tigerlaff
Well, I think I killed my Nono pink banana. I cut those two pups off yesterday and when I woke up this morning, it was laying over on its side. Like the wind had blown it over except we didnt have wind
I put a stake in the dirt and tied it up but I must have cut something off on thge roots that I was not suppose to
I put a stake in the dirt and tied it up but I must have cut something off on thge roots that I was not suppose to
Posted on 10/7/26 at 1:05 pm to Tigerlaff
Zone 9A
I have a fig plant (LSU Purple I think) that has shot up from 1 ft tall to close to 10ft since january this year. It makes hundreds of figs... but they never ripen. I swear I've collected <20 ripe figs this year despite having hundreds of green ones. Lately Its just been growing vertically like crazy
What am I potentially doing wrong? Does it just need more water? I've fertilized well this year so I doubt thats the issue. Its got Full Sun in a very well draining area.
I have a fig plant (LSU Purple I think) that has shot up from 1 ft tall to close to 10ft since january this year. It makes hundreds of figs... but they never ripen. I swear I've collected <20 ripe figs this year despite having hundreds of green ones. Lately Its just been growing vertically like crazy
What am I potentially doing wrong? Does it just need more water? I've fertilized well this year so I doubt thats the issue. Its got Full Sun in a very well draining area.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 5:34 pm to DickTater
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I’m plotting my placement of a yard mango myself, still thinking I will go dwarf variety to help with size control and ability to cover.
Two schools of thought here. Dwarf is absolutely easier to shape, protect, and harvest. But a super vigorous tree is more likely to recover from freeze damage. IMO the kind of cold we get here would be more likely to just kill a monster Valencia Pride outright. It's dwarf for me.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 5:35 pm to LanierSpots
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Well, I think I killed my Nono pink banana. I cut those two pups off yesterday and when I woke up this morning, it was laying over on its side. Like the wind had blown it over except we didnt have wind
I put a stake in the dirt and tied it up but I must have cut something off on thge roots that I was not suppose to
You just removed some roots. Leave it staked it'll be fine in a couple of weeks. As long as it has roots it will fill that pot.
Posted on 10/7/26 at 5:37 pm to SundayFunday
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I have a fig plant (LSU Purple I think) that has shot up from 1 ft tall to close to 10ft since january this year. It makes hundreds of figs... but they never ripen. I swear I've collected <20 ripe figs this year despite having hundreds of green ones. Lately Its just been growing vertically like crazy
What am I potentially doing wrong? Does it just need more water? I've fertilized well this year so I doubt thats the issue. Its got Full Sun in a very well draining area.
A couple of questions. Is this a first year tree or a tree you pruned back to 1 foot last winter?
What did you fertilize with?
Posted on 10/8/26 at 8:28 am to Tigerlaff
technically 2-3rd year but until this past january, It was stunted by poor care and multiple transplants (never moved past about 1.5 feet in height. I've not trimmed it before.
Fertilizer I think I used a standard 10-10-10
Fertilizer I think I used a standard 10-10-10
Posted on 10/8/26 at 5:38 pm to SundayFunday
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technically 2-3rd year but until this past january, It was stunted by poor care and multiple transplants (never moved past about 1.5 feet in height. I've not trimmed it before.
When they get a bad start like this it is very common for them to never thrive. It sounds like yours has finally stabilized by growing large for the first time. I would treat this as a first year tree and I would strip all fruit off of it and water it daily. You are lucky it recovered and should treat it as a new planting that needs to establish.
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Fertilizer I think I used a standard 10-10-10
That's fine for this year but just be aware that the more nitrogen you give any fruit tree the more you encourage vegetative growth instead of flowering/fruiting behavior. That ratio should still be fine for an in ground tree, just don't dial up the nitrogen in the future.
This post was edited on 10/8/26 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 10/9/26 at 4:12 am to Tigerlaff
Will do. I appreciate the tips. Im learning as I go over here
Posted on 10/9/26 at 11:56 pm to Tigerlaff
So I'm in Lexington for the game and of course my namwahs dropped while I'm gone.
They are plenty plumped up enough and should ripen fine. 112 days since fruit set.
Geaux Tigers!
They are plenty plumped up enough and should ripen fine. 112 days since fruit set.
Geaux Tigers!
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 6:26 am
Posted on 10/10/26 at 1:22 pm to Tigerlaff
Things move fast, yo. The rapid ripening in 24 hours means these bananas were 99% done. Should be excellent eating.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 6:44 pm to Tigerlaff
wow that’s fast.
I assume the wind yesterday broke the stem?
It was a blustery day here in the 6 acre wood as well, all the leaves on mine got torn up
I assume the wind yesterday broke the stem?
It was a blustery day here in the 6 acre wood as well, all the leaves on mine got torn up
Posted on 10/11/26 at 7:36 pm to Tigerlaff
My Chambeyronia macrocarpa throwing a new red frond.
Posted on 10/11/26 at 7:41 pm to LanierSpots
Looks fantastic. Can't wait for mine to get to that size.
Posted on 10/11/26 at 7:52 pm to Tigerlaff
My little parlor palm (radicalis) doing great too. That thing is very very green. Im going to plant it next spring. I have it in a 7 gal and its gonna stay right there till next spring. I have a big plan for putting things in the ground out back. Parlor palm, flame thrower, some of my alocasias....
Oh and my banana is holding on. Its not dying. I still have the stake holding it up but the leaves are doing well and its actually spitting out a new leaf. Also, the pup that I cut off of it is also surviving. It only had two small roots but it still alive and spit out a new leaf
Oh and my banana is holding on. Its not dying. I still have the stake holding it up but the leaves are doing well and its actually spitting out a new leaf. Also, the pup that I cut off of it is also surviving. It only had two small roots but it still alive and spit out a new leaf
This post was edited on 10/11/26 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 10/11/26 at 7:57 pm to Tigerlaff
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So I'm in Lexington for the game
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