Transcript Dooryard Tropical Fruits by Master Gardener, Dale Galiano

Dooryard Tropical Fruits
by Master Gardener, Dale Galiano
Choosing the Right Plant
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Do your homework
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Right plant for right place
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LOOK UP & Out – Get the dimensions
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Varieties – do some taste testing
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When does it fruit - harvest
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Choosing a plant
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Planting
Mango
MANGO
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Bloom from Dec. to April depending on
climate and variety.
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Can get to 30 ft. but prune to 12 – 15 ft.
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Can take most soil types but not wet feet.
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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.
Carambola – Star Fruit
Star Fruit
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Grafted Tree
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Height up to 20 but best topped at 12-15 ft.
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Main fruiting area 3 to 7 foot
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Season 2 per year fruiting Aug/Sept and
Dec/Feb. Some year round
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Well drained soil – use compost
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Regular watering during bloom and fruiting
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Fertilize monthly then 4 to 6 times a year.
Passion Fruit
Passion Fruit Vine
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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.
Papaya
Blooming Papaya
Papaya Stats
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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.
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Start ¼ pd. Fertilizer up to 1-2 pd. In a year
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Pollination......lets talk.
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Water regularly, no wet feet but no dry outs
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Harvest when 1/5 to 1/3 yellow.
Monstera Deliciosa
Swiss Cheese Plant - Vine
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Excellent hedge, cover on fence or up trees
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Leaves 3 ft. vine up to 70 ft.
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Slight shade but can take full eastern sun.
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Fertilizer not high requirement 2-3 per year
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Drought tolerant but regular gives bigger
better fruit.
Best eaten fresh
Grumichama Cherry
Tropical Cherry
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A large shrub to medium tree
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Spring bloom and fruit
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Max. 20 ft but top at 12-15 for easy harvest
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Fruit has 1 to 3 seeds, thin skin.
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Has high root system so regular watering
needed along with fertilizer during fruit
development.
Cold tolerant to 26F
Banana
One Banana Two Banana
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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.
Yes We Have More Banana's
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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.
Peaches-Plums-Nectarines-PearsApples.......Yes We Can!!!
It's All In The Chill Hours
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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.
Other Goodies
Things To Remember
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We are in Zone 9B-10A don't get creative.
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Re-think citrus
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How much can you eat or preserve
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Do your homework before buying and
planting
When in doubt.....call the Master
Gardeners.
Attend Treasure Coast Rare Fruit Club
meeting.
THANK YOU AND HAPPY
GARDENING !!
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Fort Pierce, 34945
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