Wow!!! I love all your tropical fruit trees and plants. You did an amazing job growing them. Your taro plants are growing everywhere too. Most of my tropical trees/plants were destroyed by either cold or hot weather. Watching your videos gave me hope though, so this coming spring I’m gonna try to reorder more plants similar to yours and keep on getting ideas from your videos on how to care of them. We live in Hanford so they should survive here also. Thank you so much for the encouraging videos.
Thank you. Totally, I’d give it another try again, given that you’re only 17 miles away from me. It’s really all about the creation of a microclimate, with nearby trees (and structures) helping out the more sensitive trees.
Your intro with the Christmas tree vs fruit tree had me chuckling. Excellent taste in your fruit tree selections, Sir. Your Copper Marans are also a breed I admire.
Your garden is exelent! Thank you. You provide so much practical information in your videos, you have inspired me to try and grow some of these tropicals in north/central Portugal zone 9b
Thank you. It’s always nice to see other parts of the world with similar climate grow these tropical fruit trees. You’ll find that the majority of the trees are quite forgiving and will adapt easily.
We are looking beat up with some of the tropicals here in 10b South Florida, but everything is hanging in there and the mango blooms are coming out in force! Always nice to see your trees doing well. Merry Christmas!
It’s cool too see all your trees doing so well in the winter. My trees aren’t quite the right size to go out in our weather I feel like, but I’m hoping I can get them all set up and ready for experimental planting this next year maybe? I’ll have to see. I may only have cherimoyas ready at that point, and I’m not so sure I’ll have a shaded spot for them. I’m worried about them sitting in the open during 90-110 degree weather all summer… I may wait till I find me a more permanent home…we shall see… I got to try a Sanford Jaboticaba (plinia phitrantha) for the first time! It was a very interesting experience. The flesh of those is quite tasty… if you find a Sanford variety, I recommend picking it up! I’m definitely planting the seeds and hoping for solid genetics.
Thank you. Spring, or April is perhaps the best time to put the tropicals in the ground, and as the temperature goes up, you can always throw a shade clothe as protection. I have not tried the Sanford variety, but it does sound interesting.
@ I’ll have to give that a try. I’ll talk to the landlord about doing that. If I can get one established here, he might be happy about that. I know I would be.
In Texas, specifically in zone 8, this winter has been relatively mild and temperatures are rising each year. In the coming years, we will be cultivating tropical fruits and vegetables just like you do!
Always encouraging to see your winter videos. You are inspiring. I've got a bunch of ataulfo mango seedlings and papaya seedlings and plan to try planting them in the spring, here in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, 9b. Also considering planting some of by potted plants in the ground: a Suebelle white sapote, an Alano sapodilla, and a black sapote. Based on your videos, it looks like they should make it.
Thank you. Yeah, based on your inventory, all of your tropical fruit trees, including the seedlings will thrive in your climate. Having been to LeBallister's Seed & Fertilizer, you are extremely lucky to have such a nice fertilizer store nearby.
@ thanks. I’ll check them out. Oh, and I realized one big difference between our climates - 10 inches vs 30 inches of rain here. That may be a stress on the tropicals during the winter. Will work on giving them good drainage.
Concerning rainfall, in many ways, your climate should be much more favorable to the growing of various tropical fruit trees due to rainfall, and therefore, likely better soil, especially the pH.
Hi, awesome garden! Can you make a video or provide information on how to plant a mango tree in the ground? I have several Manila that I want to plant this coming spring, but I have heavy clay soil. Thank you.
Thank you. Absolutely, you’ll want to check out some of my previous videos touching on this topic. I made one that was specific to the in ground planting of mango fruit trees in clay soil.
Hello my friend.... I'm in Venice, Florida (10a or b.... 🤷♂ who knows now-a-days) and have about a 10,000 sqft lot. Was wondering if I could get in touch with you and maybe get your opinion on what I should plant where, and your opinion on how I should set up my irrigation. It's only a 2 bd/2 bth home and I have some plants already, e.g. soursop in pot, acerola, olive, pomegranate, coconut and a few banana trees but I really love how you managed to squeeze in 170+ trees into your yard. I could send you a few photos or a drone shot from above. Look forward to hearing from you.
I suppose I’m not clear on your concerns. If you’re planning to put super chill requiring fruit trees such as apples in the ground, you may find it tough to produce fruits due to the lack of chill hours in your climate. Beyond that, from my 1 week experience in Orlando, FL in 2022, when I was there in April, the region was super humid with some light showers. This indicates to me your soil is likely more on the acidic side and with Florida’s history, this also tells me your soil is more on the sandy side, indicating excellent drainage. This concludes your region and climate is nearly perfect for the growing of virtually all tropical fruit trees. I may keep an eye out on the wind though, due to your sandy loam soil and history of high wind such as hurricane. For this, the planting of simple Giant Timber Bamboo serving as a wind blocker should be sufficient.
Yes. Water as often as possible, assuming your growing medium is super well draining. This is like asking how much water does a person need, it’s all going to depend.
Hope you're having a Merry Christmas!Everything is looking amazing, this winter sure has been rather pleasant so far for us here and the rain is much appreciated, just 2+ months to go,😃 By the way how's your Inga Laurinas doing?
Great winter video. I actually think winter is a great time to acclimate to the sun so long as the species is hardy enough due to the low UV light levels and cooler temps. Just my theory but helps them be better prepared for when the intense sun and hot weather returns
This is true, though it really depends on the species of tropical fruit tree. For instance, many of the annona varieties such as the cherimoya and atemoya will completely shed their foliage around April and new ones grow to take their place.
I have some papaya plants growing in 52 litre or 14 U.S. gallon containers & 3 of them are about 1-1.5 metres tall (up to about 5 ft tall excluding the containers) & they seem to flourish in spring time but during summer time their growth seems to be stunted when we started having 37-40°C (100-104°F) days during the day. I have been watering & fertilizing them As well as mulching them, it seems that a 14 U.S. gallon container isn't big enough for them despite someone on RUclips saying that they should flower then fruit, the flowers keep dying when we get those hot days, I live in a 10b cold hardiness zone in Australia & it's summer time at the moment over here. I honestly think that it has been too hot for them to flower then fruit & maybe I will get better results once I plant them because once I move I will plant them in the ground !
I concur, putting them in the ground would be much better for them. Being crazy fast growers, the 52 liter container you have is not enough, and if growing in containers, you’re going to want to upsize them just about every other month. Realistically, the smallest container size for a fruit producing papaya fruit tree would be around 94 liters. Unfortunately, papayas are one of the few trees that do not perform well in containers.
Merry Christmas to you as well. Specific to the growing of papaya fruit trees, they perform incredibly well in the Central Valley, including the Sacramento region. Additionally, they germinate crazy easily from seeds and will begin to produce fruits in about a year or two. Here’s a dedicated video I made earlier on this topic: ruclips.net/video/xOKz0E6Q5dc/видео.htmlsi=iT6nvR5nNf5RjtzL
I have not been, and have never lost one to the frost, but your “mileage may vary”. The thing with papaya trees is that they grow so fast that by the time winter comes, the trees are too large to protect, unless you don’t mind constructing a large, temporary greenhouse around the tree. I got most of my Ice Cream Bean trees from the Mimosa Nursery in the LA region. Luckily for you, they just opened their newest location up in Sacramento, in your neck of the woods.
Not really. You’ll have to wait until it flowers, even then, they can change sex depending on a variety of environmental factors. You may want to check out my other videos specific to the growing of papaya fruit trees.
I can’t say any variety will thrive in your region, as they need the intense summer heat. That said, although not thriving, they’ll do just fine, regardless of the variety.
Although I have heard of extremely crazy HOA horror stories, I’m fairly certain the growing of tropical fruit trees can be made aesthetically pleasing and in compliance with HOA guidelines.
@@dynamiscr yeah that’s why I was asking if he had an HOA, because where I’m at here in Fenix our HOA‘s have an approved plant list lol if it’s not on the list, you can’t plant it
The approved listing of which tree species to plant is a bit much. I’m all in for keeping them aesthetically pleasing and uniformed, but see little to no difference between a mango tree and a myrtle tree.
Wow!!! I love all your tropical fruit trees and plants. You did an amazing job growing them. Your taro plants are growing everywhere too. Most of my tropical trees/plants were destroyed by either cold or hot weather. Watching your videos gave me hope though, so this coming spring I’m gonna try to reorder more plants similar to yours and keep on getting ideas from your videos on how to care of them. We live in Hanford so they should survive here also.
Thank you so much for the encouraging videos.
Thank you.
Totally, I’d give it another try again, given that you’re only 17 miles away from me. It’s really all about the creation of a microclimate, with nearby trees (and structures) helping out the more sensitive trees.
You inspired me too plant tropical plants
Thank you.
You’ll find that the majority of tropical fruit trees are quite forgiving.
Your intro with the Christmas tree vs fruit tree had me chuckling. Excellent taste in your fruit tree selections, Sir. Your Copper Marans are also a breed I admire.
Thank you.
Luckily for us, we’re able to have them all.
This is a real treat for me to watch your video on Christmas!! Thank you 😊
Thank you.
So good to see. Thank you!
You’re very welcome.
Your garden is exelent! Thank you. You provide so much practical information in your videos, you have inspired me to try and grow some of these tropicals in north/central Portugal zone 9b
Thank you.
It’s always nice to see other parts of the world with similar climate grow these tropical fruit trees. You’ll find that the majority of the trees are quite forgiving and will adapt easily.
Great video. I love your yard.
Thank you.
Looks nice! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thank you. You and your family as well.
Very nice intro! Merry Christmas!
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you as well.
We are looking beat up with some of the tropicals here in 10b South Florida, but everything is hanging in there and the mango blooms are coming out in force! Always nice to see your trees doing well. Merry Christmas!
Thank you. Merry Christmas to you as well.
Luckily, this winter has been relatively warm when compared to previous winters.
It’s cool too see all your trees doing so well in the winter. My trees aren’t quite the right size to go out in our weather I feel like, but I’m hoping I can get them all set up and ready for experimental planting this next year maybe? I’ll have to see. I may only have cherimoyas ready at that point, and I’m not so sure I’ll have a shaded spot for them. I’m worried about them sitting in the open during 90-110 degree weather all summer… I may wait till I find me a more permanent home…we shall see… I got to try a Sanford Jaboticaba (plinia phitrantha) for the first time! It was a very interesting experience. The flesh of those is quite tasty… if you find a Sanford variety, I recommend picking it up! I’m definitely planting the seeds and hoping for solid genetics.
Thank you.
Spring, or April is perhaps the best time to put the tropicals in the ground, and as the temperature goes up, you can always throw a shade clothe as protection.
I have not tried the Sanford variety, but it does sound interesting.
@ I’ll have to give that a try. I’ll talk to the landlord about doing that. If I can get one established here, he might be happy about that. I know I would be.
Awesome. Although you’ll want to definitely speak to them, I would imagine any landlord will love tropical fruit trees in their property.
Your garden never seizes to amaze and inspire me. Are those elephant ears in your backyard or taro? What variety is it?
Thank you.
They’re a combination of elephant ears and giant taro plants.
In Texas, specifically in zone 8, this winter has been relatively mild and temperatures are rising each year. In the coming years, we will be cultivating tropical fruits and vegetables just like you do!
That’s awesome. Same here, as the global temperature rises ever so slightly each year, it’s becoming easier and easier to grow tropical fruit trees.
Always encouraging to see your winter videos. You are inspiring. I've got a bunch of ataulfo mango seedlings and papaya seedlings and plan to try planting them in the spring, here in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, 9b. Also considering planting some of by potted plants in the ground: a Suebelle white sapote, an Alano sapodilla, and a black sapote. Based on your videos, it looks like they should make it.
Thank you.
Yeah, based on your inventory, all of your tropical fruit trees, including the seedlings will thrive in your climate.
Having been to LeBallister's Seed & Fertilizer, you are extremely lucky to have such a nice fertilizer store nearby.
@ thanks. I’ll check them out. Oh, and I realized one big difference between our climates - 10 inches vs 30 inches of rain here. That may be a stress on the tropicals during the winter. Will work on giving them good drainage.
Concerning rainfall, in many ways, your climate should be much more favorable to the growing of various tropical fruit trees due to rainfall, and therefore, likely better soil, especially the pH.
Hi, awesome garden! Can you make a video or provide information on how to plant a mango tree in the ground? I have several Manila that I want to plant this coming spring, but I have heavy clay soil. Thank you.
Thank you.
Absolutely, you’ll want to check out some of my previous videos touching on this topic. I made one that was specific to the in ground planting of mango fruit trees in clay soil.
Hello my friend.... I'm in Venice, Florida (10a or b.... 🤷♂ who knows now-a-days) and have about a 10,000 sqft lot. Was wondering if I could get in touch with you and maybe get your opinion on what I should plant where, and your opinion on how I should set up my irrigation. It's only a 2 bd/2 bth home and I have some plants already, e.g. soursop in pot, acerola, olive, pomegranate, coconut and a few banana trees but I really love how you managed to squeeze in 170+ trees into your yard. I could send you a few photos or a drone shot from above. Look forward to hearing from you.
I suppose I’m not clear on your concerns. If you’re planning to put super chill requiring fruit trees such as apples in the ground, you may find it tough to produce fruits due to the lack of chill hours in your climate.
Beyond that, from my 1 week experience in Orlando, FL in 2022, when I was there in April, the region was super humid with some light showers. This indicates to me your soil is likely more on the acidic side and with Florida’s history, this also tells me your soil is more on the sandy side, indicating excellent drainage. This concludes your region and climate is nearly perfect for the growing of virtually all tropical fruit trees.
I may keep an eye out on the wind though, due to your sandy loam soil and history of high wind such as hurricane. For this, the planting of simple Giant Timber Bamboo serving as a wind blocker should be sufficient.
Great video! Question, will a cherimoya fruit in a container? And how often should it be watered ?
Yes.
Water as often as possible, assuming your growing medium is super well draining.
This is like asking how much water does a person need, it’s all going to depend.
Hope you're having a Merry Christmas!Everything is looking amazing, this winter sure has been rather pleasant so far for us here and the rain is much appreciated, just 2+ months to go,😃 By the way how's your Inga Laurinas doing?
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.
The Inga Laurina seedlings are doing awesome.
Great winter video. I actually think winter is a great time to acclimate to the sun so long as the species is hardy enough due to the low UV light levels and cooler temps. Just my theory but helps them be better prepared for when the intense sun and hot weather returns
This is true, though it really depends on the species of tropical fruit tree.
For instance, many of the annona varieties such as the cherimoya and atemoya will completely shed their foliage around April and new ones grow to take their place.
Thats a hard choice , the indoors tree🎄 is beautiful but I pick the outside trees with the edible ornaments 🥭🍈🍌🍊🍒🍋
I’m lucky to be able to have both.
I have some papaya plants growing in 52 litre or 14 U.S. gallon containers & 3 of them are about 1-1.5 metres tall (up to about 5 ft tall excluding the containers) & they seem to flourish in spring time but during summer time their growth seems to be stunted when we started having 37-40°C (100-104°F) days during the day.
I have been watering & fertilizing them As well as mulching them, it seems that a 14 U.S. gallon container isn't big enough for them despite someone on RUclips saying that they should flower then fruit, the flowers keep dying when we get those hot days, I live in a 10b cold hardiness zone in Australia & it's summer time at the moment over here.
I honestly think that it has been too hot for them to flower then fruit & maybe I will get better results once I plant them because once I move I will plant them in the ground !
I concur, putting them in the ground would be much better for them.
Being crazy fast growers, the 52 liter container you have is not enough, and if growing in containers, you’re going to want to upsize them just about every other month. Realistically, the smallest container size for a fruit producing papaya fruit tree would be around 94 liters.
Unfortunately, papayas are one of the few trees that do not perform well in containers.
Merry Christmas, how do you get your papaya to grow so well? I live in the Sacramento Elk Grove area.
Merry Christmas to you as well.
Specific to the growing of papaya fruit trees, they perform incredibly well in the Central Valley, including the Sacramento region.
Additionally, they germinate crazy easily from seeds and will begin to produce fruits in about a year or two.
Here’s a dedicated video I made earlier on this topic:
ruclips.net/video/xOKz0E6Q5dc/видео.htmlsi=iT6nvR5nNf5RjtzL
Do you need to protect them from frost? Also where did you get your ice cream bean tree from? I want to get one someday.
I have not been, and have never lost one to the frost, but your “mileage may vary”. The thing with papaya trees is that they grow so fast that by the time winter comes, the trees are too large to protect, unless you don’t mind constructing a large, temporary greenhouse around the tree.
I got most of my Ice Cream Bean trees from the Mimosa Nursery in the LA region. Luckily for you, they just opened their newest location up in Sacramento, in your neck of the woods.
Also, how do you know if a papaya is a hermaphrodite when it’s young?
Not really. You’ll have to wait until it flowers, even then, they can change sex depending on a variety of environmental factors. You may want to check out my other videos specific to the growing of papaya fruit trees.
Which variety of papaya is more friendly to Bay Area?
I can’t say any variety will thrive in your region, as they need the intense summer heat.
That said, although not thriving, they’ll do just fine, regardless of the variety.
I want a star fruit tree but I don’t think I have anymore room for one 😂
This is what I keep telling myself, but I always end up getting more trees.
What town are you from Merced or fresno
Neither. Visalia, CA.
Lol why is that front door like 8 feet tall, is that normal in California
The front doors are actually 8’ 6” tall. Super normal.
You ever have any issues with possums or squirrels? Any other pests?
Fortunately, no.
@@TropicalCentralValley WOW! I want to be your neighbor!
Anytime.
do you have an HOA?
Luckily, no.
And unluckily, no. I say this because an HOA would benefit my neighbors with them keeping their lawn mowed and kept clean.
@@TropicalCentralValleyan HOA won’t allow the amazing forest you have in your front yard. Happy holidays!
Although I have heard of extremely crazy HOA horror stories, I’m fairly certain the growing of tropical fruit trees can be made aesthetically pleasing and in compliance with HOA guidelines.
@@dynamiscr yeah that’s why I was asking if he had an HOA, because where I’m at here in Fenix our HOA‘s have an approved plant list lol if it’s not on the list, you can’t plant it
The approved listing of which tree species to plant is a bit much. I’m all in for keeping them aesthetically pleasing and uniformed, but see little to no difference between a mango tree and a myrtle tree.
How are your soursops doing?
Great, though they’re in a heated greenhouse.
@@TropicalCentralValleycan’t wait to see your soursops plant growing in zone 9b! ❤
Yeah, I originally had a pretty mature one that fruited but was killed off in a nasty winter.