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@gardeningwithstaceyJamaica 6 сағат бұрын
The fruits look amazing💖💖
@VirginiaFruitGrower 23 сағат бұрын
Cute kiwi 🥝. Also very nice tamarillo you sent to Peter
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Күн бұрын
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@trishwarnes4035 6 күн бұрын
That was so interesting. I've only just found a fruit for the first time on my vine! Didn't even know. Thanks for posting.
@gardeningwithstaceyJamaica 8 күн бұрын
Awesome! This is fabulous! You're doing a great job💖💖
@SuperPro0910 9 күн бұрын
u need to use some incandescent christmas ligjts
@myexoticfoodplants6727 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I do have Lights on some of my other citrus collections. This is an endurance exercise.
@VirginiaFruitGrower 11 күн бұрын
Whoa they really got a frost on them
@VirginiaFruitGrower 11 күн бұрын
Great harvest. Gonna be some tasty raisins!
@PeterEntwistle 12 күн бұрын
Your citrus trees are looking really healthy, Mike! It's great to see so many fruits on your Kiwi vine, too! I need to plant my Jenny Kiwi vine in the ground somewhere this year. I've had it in a pot for almost exactly two years, and it's in desperate need of repotting.
@lyonheart84 12 күн бұрын
Everything looks great Mike. Have those Jenny kiwi gone a bit soggy from freeze damage ?
@myexoticfoodplants6727 12 күн бұрын
Some of them are soft but not soggy Brett. The hairs on the Jenny kiwi is like and insulating blanket and provides a good level of protection against cold and environmental stress.
@raregrowsNJ 13 күн бұрын
great use of a southern exposure and the enclosures youve built for the more tender stuff. that fuzzy kiwi is hardy to my zone, might have to check it out!
@myexoticfoodplants6727 12 күн бұрын
I highly recommend this fuzzy Jenny Kiwi 'raregrows', it is self fertile and planted in the right location, it needs minimal maintenance.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 13 күн бұрын
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@beckiel3211 13 күн бұрын
Wow, I like it.will try this. From borneo
@myexoticfoodplants6727 13 күн бұрын
Great, let us know your progress.
@beckiel3211 13 күн бұрын
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 sure
@beckiel3211 13 күн бұрын
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 I have done it. How I wish I can show u how I did mine. 😂
@VirginiaFruitGrower 16 күн бұрын
Ill be heading there next month
@VirginiaFruitGrower 16 күн бұрын
Pretty Chilean guava!
@VirginiaFruitGrower 16 күн бұрын
That's amazing! I actually hadn't heard of that cross. Wow
@myexoticfoodplants6727 16 күн бұрын
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@stewartwaine6351 17 күн бұрын
Fallgold seems to have a more orange tint in colouration than the Allgold , this has helped in an Identification issue
@PeterEntwistle 17 күн бұрын
I hope none of your citrus trees have taken any damage, Mike 🤞. It does look pretty with the frost on though.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 17 күн бұрын
They have taken damage Peter, as I expected. The roots are well protected so they will not die. But no worries, it is work in progress. I have the same varieties under cover in my Grow tent and in the orangery.
@topofthehillgarden6161 21 күн бұрын
Jesus those plants 🪴 look super frozen my goodness will they survive 😳 😢! Try amd cover them with some plastic to protect them.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 20 күн бұрын
Many of the citrus trees I have highlighted were exposed to the freezing conditions of winter 2022-2023, when temperatures in my garden dropped to -8°C, causing dieback in some trees. I believe a hardening process is at work, where the surviving parts of the tree gradually adapt and become more resilient to cold with each successive winter-a phenomenon known as acclimatization. However, this is a high-risk strategy, as most citrus species have limited cold tolerance, generally around -5°C to -7°C. To mitigate this, fleece coverings should be used in the early years whenever temperatures fall below -6°C.
@topofthehillgarden6161 17 күн бұрын
@myexoticfoodplants6727 good strategy 👏🏿 👌🏿 and I wish you only the best.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 17 күн бұрын
@@topofthehillgarden6161 Thank you
@sello-lawrence 22 күн бұрын
I would like to grow them as well🤔
@myexoticfoodplants6727 20 күн бұрын
Can be easy as growing tomatoes if you can get plug plants.
@lyonheart84 23 күн бұрын
The fruits and leaves look so pretty covered in frost, hopefully you won't get too much long term damage 🤞
@myexoticfoodplants6727 22 күн бұрын
I hope they will Brett. They were damaged in the winter of 2022-2023 and slowly bounced back. I suspect this will be the process until they reach the size of some hardy citrus to be found growing in some London gardens.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 23 күн бұрын
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@kkn0304 24 күн бұрын
It looks like they're dying down for the cold. Those you picked are not even fully developed or ripe yet. The fully developed will have all white seeds filled inside the fruit. Ripe ones will be yellow filled fluid sac surrounding the black seeds and highly fragrant. It makes sense when my mom complained that my sister picked a whole bag of empty ones for her. My mom was so mad.😂I was like I don't know, maybe she doesn't know how to pick them. When I picked them, I would smell for their fragrance before picking them or wait till they drop off. The ripe ones are more heavy and yellow green tone skin. If you water them regularly, they'll rewards you with lots of ripe fruits.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 23 күн бұрын
Thanks for that tip kkn, regular water was an issue last year. Hope the vines will take off quicker this year.
@AaronZiegman 24 күн бұрын
Beautiful grape Vines
@myexoticfoodplants6727 24 күн бұрын
Thank you
@pussfoot3213 24 күн бұрын
Fever grass and lemon grass is two different thing, lemon grass is much taller.. hazel
@LC-wv7tz 25 күн бұрын
Passiflora Incarnata is native to temperate regions of north america. It grows wild in my back yard, USDA zone 7 on the east coast. Winters are colder here than most of England. The plants usually turn yellow and die in the fall going deciduous. They explode back in the spring. Ive never seen fruits in the ones that grow in my yard. Be careful with them. In the US they are EXTREMELY aggressive growers. They are known to really take ovwr and can spread 30+ feet through underground rhizomes showing up where you wouldnt expect. You may lack the intense heat and humidity of our summers so mayne theres less risk of them taking over, just be warned they might take over!
@myexoticfoodplants6727 25 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info LC. One of my reason for growing my Passiflora incarnata in a container is to control invasion via the roots.
@LC-wv7tz 25 күн бұрын
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Good luck. I've never tried one myself still, but the flowers are gorgeous. The bumblebees love them and bury themselves in the pollen.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 25 күн бұрын
@LoganShelton-rh3lp and @lyonheart84. Here is a reply to my post in a ‘Cold Hardy Passiflora group’ from Raphael Maier. “Ok so I am the breeder who selected the Passiflora Cooltropics Snowstar. So let me explain a few points: (1).Both Snowstar and EiaPopeia are pure P. incarnata and no hybrids. They are only selections out of seedlings. (2).Then your fruit were not hallow, they were simply not ripe. In the UK climate P. incarnata fruits need to form at the latest in July, every fruit which formed later will not ripen. They need under good conditions, 3 months to ripen. The seeds form quite late and the yellow arils (which you eat) form at the end. So, your fruits were simply far from ripe. By the way they will fall off when ripe. So, what I would advise you to do is either grow them in a greenhouse or in a really sunny and hot spot. In general, Passiflora incarnata is not well suited for the UK. The problem is not the winter cold but the lack of summer heat.
@lyonheart84 26 күн бұрын
Not surprised they were hollow Mike, thats a common problem with passiflora in this country. If they had set properly I'd say they would have ripened and fallen in October / November 😁
@myexoticfoodplants6727 26 күн бұрын
I think the short growing time from July to October when the weather started to get really cold may be the main factor Brett. Passionflowers need a long growing season with warm temperatures to produce high-quality fruit. In the UK, the growing season may be shorter or cooler than ideal, impacting the fruit's interior development.
@LoganShelton-rh3lp 26 күн бұрын
Edulis x. Incarnata? Whats the expected cold tolerance?
@lyonheart84 26 күн бұрын
As far as I know Edulis and incarnata pollen is not compatible Logan so they unlikely to be hybrids from those two, more likely to be hybrids created from crossing with other hardier varieties
@myexoticfoodplants6727 26 күн бұрын
From what I have read, the Cooltropics (hybrid P. incarnata) is the combination of P. incarnata (which can withstand temperatures as low as -15°C) X (typically tropical Passiflora edulis (the purple passionfruit) or Passiflora quadrangularis (the giant granadilla), which contribute tropical traits like larger flowers, showy colours, and distinctive flavours in the fruit. P. Snowstar is the combination of P. incarnata X P. caerulea which can (withstand temperatures as low as -15°C) and the potential to bear edible fruits. The hybrid P. incarnata and the P. Snowstar are not self-fertile, but they are good cross pollinators for each other.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 27 күн бұрын
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@Dexplay 29 күн бұрын
tell Krysta to prune those mangoes..they aren't supposed to grow tall but grow bushy
@Dexplay 29 күн бұрын
unc they have certain avacodo that does better in cooler weather
@Dexplay 29 күн бұрын
Hay Kysta!!!
@lyonheart84 29 күн бұрын
Incredible you have fruit so late, mine were finished in September / October 😱
@myexoticfoodplants6727 28 күн бұрын
It might be a location or variety difference Brett. The 2021 harvest was similar, in December 2021.
@lyonheart84 28 күн бұрын
@ certainly very unusual to see them so late but ideal I would say
@MoebiusUK 29 күн бұрын
That's a really impressive crop of Chilean guava you have there. I've only ever tasted a single Chilean guava berry, it was on a plant at the nursery in France and was delicious. Thats a really great idea to make a liqueur, I'm sure it'll taste really good too 👍🏽
@myexoticfoodplants6727 28 күн бұрын
It a great plant Dominic with great smelling flowers and fruits. The fruit are delicious and this time round I am going to use them to make "Chilean guava raisins" I have also ordered a variegated variety called Flambeau, to replace a plant I lost in 2023, due to the heat wave and following cold spell in December 2022.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
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@lyonheart84 Ай бұрын
I love cape gooseberries Mike, just cant find any space to grow any 😢
@joestropicals6760 Ай бұрын
Amazing job you’ve done there Mike 🤩🌱🙌🏾
@lyonheart84 Ай бұрын
What a fabulous sight that makes in your garden Mike 👍
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Thanks Brett. Yes the grow tents with the light looks fabulous; like a Jewel at night, and the fruits on some of the citrus trees looks like baubles on a Christmas tree.
@PeterEntwistle Ай бұрын
It's great to see your setup is working well again, Mike 👍
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Thank you Peter. I am experimenting with various growing conditions with some of my Citrus plants this year. Some are growing in unheated grow tents, whilst some of my older established citrus are growing without cover. However, I have frost cloths ready to throw over if temperatures approach -6C.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
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@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 Ай бұрын
Fabulous size Michael. Look forward to seeing it in the summer, fingers crossed for it flowering and fruiting for you
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Thanks Louise. Joe has a similar tree and his flowered and fruited this year, so I am hopeful.
@LadyMoringaAndTheCallalooMan Ай бұрын
I will try that banana trick! I have so many cape gooseberries outside that won’t ripen in time and It’ll be below zero in a few days
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
The use of ripe banana to help ripen your Cape gooseberries works LadyMoringa. Please ensure that you use a brown paper bag rather than a plastic bag where condensation could lead to fungal attack.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
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@barringtonclarke7140 Ай бұрын
The name is Saint Julian mango and not Julie
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the correction. Julie is the common name you will hear regarding this Mango in Jamaica.
@AkebiaReviewer Ай бұрын
I wish I was able to try some!
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Hi AkebiaReviewer Have you tried growing the Chocolate vine?
@AkebiaReviewer Ай бұрын
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 Yes I am growing many plants but they never fruit. I don't have two varieties where I live.
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
@@AkebiaReviewer Sorry to hear that your plants have not fruited for you. My experience is that a chocolate vine of a different variety is definitely needed for cross pollination and hence fruiting.
@AkebiaReviewer Ай бұрын
@@myexoticfoodplants6727 I wrote the entire wiki pages for every Akebia species in the genus. It's a plant I studied botanically and have visited other growers with fruit. You're correct it needs two varieties, hence why I mentioned I lack two separate varieties.
@saundrayork1654 Ай бұрын
I would love to learn more about chayotes. I hope you show some videos on how to prepare these. Thank you so much!
@lyonheart84 Ай бұрын
They look very healthy for December Mike, hopefully they will indeed ripen up for you 🤞
@myexoticfoodplants6727 Ай бұрын
Thanks Brett