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Dooryard Tropical Fruits by Master Gardener, Dale Galiano

Dooryard Tropical Fruits by Master Gardener, Dale Galiano. Choosing the Right Plant. Do your homework Right plant for right place LOOK UP & Out – Get the dimensions Varieties – do some taste testing When does it fruit - harvest Choosing a plant Planting. Mango. MANGO.

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Dooryard Tropical Fruits by Master Gardener, Dale Galiano

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  1. Dooryard Tropical Fruitsby Master Gardener, Dale Galiano

  2. Choosing the Right Plant • Do your homework • Right plant for right place • LOOK UP & Out – Get the dimensions • Varieties – do some taste testing • When does it fruit - harvest • Choosing a plant • Planting

  3. Mango

  4. MANGO • Bloom from Dec. to April depending on climate and variety. • Can get to 30 ft. but prune to 12 – 15 ft. • Can take most soil types but not wet feet. • First year, fertilize monthly starting at ¼ pound increasing to 1 pound then 3 to 4 times a year there after. • Water daily, 1 - 2 weekly, 1 week for 3 yrs.

  5. Carambola – Star Fruit

  6. Star Fruit • Grafted Tree • Height up to 20 but best topped at 12-15 ft. • Main fruiting area 3 to 7 foot • Season 2 per year fruiting Aug/Sept and Dec/Feb. Some year round • Well drained soil – use compost • Regular watering during bloom and fruiting • Fertilize monthly then 4 to 6 times a year.

  7. Passion Fruit

  8. Passion Fruit Vine • Excellent evergreen for trellis or fence • Purple - flowers early spring and fruit matures in 60 to 80 days. Yellow - spring to late fall. • Likes slight acid soil and loves to be fed but careful not to much or close to roots. 18 in. • Plants from same cutting will not pollinate each other. Purple is self pollinating. • Harvest when they fall. Or woody taste.

  9. Papaya

  10. Blooming Papaya

  11. Papaya Stats • Propagate from root, tissue or seed • Well cared for plants will flower in 4 months and fruit within 7 to 11 months. Giving 60 to 80 pounds of fruit a year. • Start ¼ pd. Fertilizer up to 1-2 pd. In a year • Pollination......lets talk. • Water regularly, no wet feet but no dry outs • Harvest when 1/5 to 1/3 yellow.

  12. Monstera Deliciosa

  13. Swiss Cheese Plant - Vine • Excellent hedge, cover on fence or up trees • Leaves 3 ft. vine up to 70 ft. • Slight shade but can take full eastern sun. • Fertilizer not high requirement 2-3 per year • Drought tolerant but regular gives bigger better fruit. • Best eaten fresh

  14. Grumichama Cherry

  15. Tropical Cherry • A large shrub to medium tree • Spring bloom and fruit • Max. 20 ft but top at 12-15 for easy harvest • Fruit has 1 to 3 seeds, thin skin. • Has high root system so regular watering needed along with fertilizer during fruit development. • Cold tolerant to 26F

  16. Banana

  17. One Banana Two Banana • Sweet or cooking plantain care is the same • Well drained composted soil with consistent watering for best fruit. • Fertilization 6 times a year high in potash/potassium • Cut bloom off after bananas have formed for faster development. • Harvest when the ridges are full – plump. Cut stalk and hang to ripen.

  18. Yes We Have More Banana's • Each banana mat will produce many pseudostem's. Aka suckers. • Sword sucker: 12 to 48 in narrow leaves – fruitful. • Water sucker: same but broad leaf – weak less fruit......Peepers 1 to 12 in, wait. • Once a tree has produced it will die, leaving pups to mature for the next harvest. • Select and prune for best results.

  19. Peaches-Plums-Nectarines-Pears-Apples.......Yes We Can!!!

  20. It's All In The Chill Hours • U of FL has produced low chill hour fruits. • Chill hours are required for blooming and fruiting. • Apple, pear and plum require another tree for pollination. Nectarine, peach do not. • Check the U of FL fact sheets on your selection for soil, watering and fertilization needs. Easy to grow and very tasty.

  21. Other Goodies

  22. Things To Remember • We are in Zone 9B-10A don't get creative. • Re-think citrus • How much can you eat or preserve • Do your homework before buying and planting • When in doubt.....call the Master Gardeners. • Attend Treasure Coast Rare Fruit Club meeting.

  23. THANK YOU AND HAPPY GARDENING !!

  24. Master Gardener Offices • 8400 Picos Road,Fort Pierce, 34945 (772)-462-1660Email: sl-mg@ifas.ufl.edu • Or • Morningside Library2410 SE Morningside Blvd, Port St. Lucie, 34952Website: http://stlucie.ifas.ufl.edu/https://www.facebook.com/MasterGardenershttp://www.treasurecoastrarefruitclub.org/

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