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re: Louisiana Tropical Fruit Gardening - Experiences and Updates
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:53 am to Tigerlaff
Posted on 7/29/25 at 7:53 am to Tigerlaff
I just started putting rat poison out the last 2 nights, and they are definitely eating it.
Had a mouse that the cat brought in and a rat that the dog brought in the house this past weekend.
They have eaten all my cantaloupe, watermelon and bell peppers.
So sick and tired of these damn rodents.
On a positive note, my Mamey and Ice Cream Banana trees came in!
Had a mouse that the cat brought in and a rat that the dog brought in the house this past weekend.
They have eaten all my cantaloupe, watermelon and bell peppers.
So sick and tired of these damn rodents.
On a positive note, my Mamey and Ice Cream Banana trees came in!
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 7:54 am
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Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:03 am to cgrand
Home depot Victor brand. Way better than the old fashioned wooden ones. Those keep getting triggered and not catching anything. This one is 2 for 2.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:11 am to TeddyPadillac
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On a positive note, my Mamey and Ice Cream Banana trees came in
You gotta show us this stuff man! I want to see the mamey. What variety?
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 4:51 pm to Tigerlaff
New passionfruit just arrived. This is Passiflora "Bounty," which is a cross between Passiflora menispermifolia and Passiflora hastifolia. My earlier post was wrong, this is not an edulis plant. This makes me much more confident about cold hardiness but less confident about flavor. We'll see.
Planted a Spice Zee nectaplum from Zaiger Hybrids. This is a peach/nectarine/plum cross with purple spring foliage and allegedly incredible fruit. Stone fruit in LA is always dicey, especially south LA, but this one is on Citation root stock and planted high on a mound that is 1/3 sand. I have automatic irrigation and am hoping I can keep this one root healthy. I foresee a lot of systemic insecticides, systemic fungicides, and bird nets. But at least the cold can't kill it. 200-300 chill hours.
Finally got one of my in-ground Pride of Barbados plants to bloom. Oddly, this one is in half day shade. Root hardy to zone 9 and even some 8b locations like Dallas metro.
Planted a Spice Zee nectaplum from Zaiger Hybrids. This is a peach/nectarine/plum cross with purple spring foliage and allegedly incredible fruit. Stone fruit in LA is always dicey, especially south LA, but this one is on Citation root stock and planted high on a mound that is 1/3 sand. I have automatic irrigation and am hoping I can keep this one root healthy. I foresee a lot of systemic insecticides, systemic fungicides, and bird nets. But at least the cold can't kill it. 200-300 chill hours.
Finally got one of my in-ground Pride of Barbados plants to bloom. Oddly, this one is in half day shade. Root hardy to zone 9 and even some 8b locations like Dallas metro.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 6:13 pm to Tigerlaff
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Planted a Spice Zee nectaplum from Zaiger Hybrids. This is a peach/nectarine/plum cross with purple spring foliage and allegedly incredible fruit.
I swear I end up wanting to buy a new tree every time I open this thread.
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Stone fruit in LA is always dicey
I thought itd be a lot tougher than it has been. I planted 3 peach trees (two Rio Grandes and a flordaking) and the floridaking died year two, not sure why. The last two years I had more peaches than I cared to process from the rios. I spray them a couple times per year and prune once or twice.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 8:48 pm to Loup
What part of the state and what kind of soil do you have?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 4:49 am to Tigerlaff
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What part of the state and what kind of soil do you have
West Fel parish and it is reddish soil, not great. I got it tested a few years ago I'll see if I can dig up the results.
ETA: where did you order the nectaplum from? I'm seeing a couple different nurseries saying they're a Zaiger hybrid.
This post was edited on 7/30/25 at 7:41 am
Posted on 7/30/25 at 7:10 am to Tigerlaff
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Planted a Spice Zee nectaplum from Zaiger Hybrids. This is a peach/nectarine/plum cross with purple spring foliage and allegedly incredible fruit. Stone fruit in LA is always dicey, especially south LA, but this one is on Citation root stock and planted high on a mound that is 1/3 sand. I have automatic irrigation and am hoping I can keep this one root healthy. I foresee a lot of systemic insecticides, systemic fungicides, and bird nets. But at least the cold can't kill it. 200-300 chill hours.
I have one of these (at least I think it’s this variety) from Dave Wilson nursery via Chapple farms. The foliage was absolutely stunning when it first leafed out. I just did the summer prune a couple of weeks ago and it already has new growth.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 8:50 am to Tigerlaff
Stone fruit is higher maintenance than most in South LA due to disease pressure but it can be done. Just have to spray at the right times. Curculio is sprayed for right after bloom drop - important not to miss this window. Dormant applications of oil/drench can also help for the next season. LSU Ag home orchard guide has a schedule for stone fruits. We have a few peaches and plums and they grow very well here if you can mitigate the fungal/insect issues. Good luck and keep us updated! Blueberries, blackberries, muscadines, and figs are just so easy. I’ve been fighting blight on my pear trees this year by pruning.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 9:42 am to AyyyBaw
quote:there was a massive cooking pear tree at my place when I moved in and one of the storms knocked it down. I cut it back and staked it up and it’s doing well but right after fruit set the ends of the branches turn brown and die, and it spreads all over the tree. Is this blight? It looks like shite right now
I’ve been fighting blight on my pear trees this year by pruning.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 10:06 am to cgrand
Sounds like it could be. The branch ends will turn brown/black and curl downwards. Recommendation is to prune the affected branches well below the diseased portion and clean pruners after each cut. It’s a bacterial disease spread during pollination. Fertilome does make a preventative spray but it needs to be applied before fruit set - not sure if it’s before or during bloom - antibacterial. Pears, apples, crabapples, and maybe Mayhaw are susceptible.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 10:49 am to AyyyBaw
quote:that’s it. Thanks I’ll look into a spray for next year
The branch ends will turn brown/black and curl downwards
Posted on 7/31/25 at 6:06 am to AyyyBaw
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Stone fruit is higher maintenance than most in South LA due to disease pressure but it can be done. Just have to spray at the right times. Curculio is sprayed for right after bloom drop - important not to miss this window. Dormant applications of oil/drench can also help for the next season. LSU Ag home orchard guide has a schedule for stone fruits. We have a few peaches and plums and they grow very well here if you can mitigate the fungal/insect issues. Good luck and keep us updated!
Thank you for this. I develop custom plans for all my tricky trees and this helps a lot. I can grow mangos but temperate stone fruit is new to me.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 6:08 am to Loup
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where did you order the nectaplum from? I'm seeing a couple different nurseries saying they're a Zaiger hybrid.
Took forever to ship but very healthy tree. I have bought from him 5 times. His prices are high because his stuff is excellent. These are on citation root stock, which is what you want down here.
Gala Plants - Carlsbad, CA
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 6:09 am
Posted on 7/31/25 at 6:59 am to Tigerlaff
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Took forever to ship but very healthy tree. I have bought from him 5 times. His prices are high because his stuff is excellent. These are on citation root stock, which is what you want down here.
Awesome, thank you. I might wait until the spring to get one but after reading about it I have to have one.
I tried to go back in the thread and find where you linked the rolling bases that you use, couldn't find it. What are they called? I bought a couple of cheap wooden ones on Amazon and both of the trees I have on them have tipped off multiple times.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:48 am to Tigerlaff
thanks!
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:57 am to Loup
Well everybody, your boy did it. Today I harvested the last Pickering mango in south LA zone 9a. Out of three fruit that I allowed the tree to hold in April, this is the only one that I managed to protect from all pest damage. Will update this post later when I slice it.
Next year, I'm letting it hold all the fruit it wants. Thinned off about 25 this spring.
Sliced. Delicious coconut bomb.
Next year, I'm letting it hold all the fruit it wants. Thinned off about 25 this spring.
Sliced. Delicious coconut bomb.
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 7/31/25 at 12:29 pm to Tigerlaff
quote:how old is that tree?
Next year, I'm letting it hold all the fruit it wants. Thinned off about 25 this spring.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:06 pm to Tigerlaff
dude I think you might have the coolest patio in the state.
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