You’re very welcome. Spring is just around the corner.
@xeso926 ай бұрын
When are you going to trim the guavas?
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
After the threat of frost is gone; likely near the end of March.
@sushidawgz6 ай бұрын
tysm for consistently putting out such informative vids. its much appreciated from this norcal tropical fruit grower =)
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome. In the grand scheme of things, we really only have 3 “real” winter months where it typically dips below freezing. This leaves 9 months where the trees can grow.
@bigg3686 ай бұрын
Gorgeous garden.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@JamesEndo16 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your tropical fruit garden during winter conditions and talking us off the ledge as we see brown and fallen leaves! I'm in San Jose 9B and it has been very mild this year so good time to grow!
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome. With the mild (and wet) winter this year, this gives the tropical fruit trees a break, enabling them to spend less resources on damage repairs and instead, focus more on growth and fruit production.
@CuocSongQue-BoaoNha-tm5gw6 ай бұрын
Look awesome 👍! Great channel and I have learnt so much from you! Just bought and started a transformation of my orange orchard into a fruit forest like yours. Luckily I have some shelter from the existing trees where I will plant new trees in between. Can't stop planting because it is so addictive. 😂 I am in similar climate like yours, occasionally frost in the winter. Seeing your canistel in the greenhouse, I will have to plant mine in a very protected area in the spring.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
That’s wonderful. You’ll find that both types of trees (deciduous and tropicals) co-exists and will compliment each other. If you’re able to strategically plant various types of tropical fruit trees that produce fruits in different months, you can have year round harvests.
@joweb13206 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome.
@caligirl50136 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the helpful tips, subscriber here from Delano!
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome. You’ll find that we’re able to grow just about anything, with a high level of success.
@xeso926 ай бұрын
Fruitopia just lost his Inga ice cream bean tree to 60mph winds /: love how you pruned yours up
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
That’s a bummer. For several hours, we had gusty wind, but nothing near 60mph.
@alaskanprideseafoods17666 ай бұрын
I sadly lost my Kohala Longan a couple weeks ago. 2nd winter, hit 24-25 one night, and poof done. Was covered and shouldn't have been any colder than the previous year, but maybe it came down to just a degree or two difference. A couple experimental seedlings, one in a pot and one in ground, suffered no damage. Might have to try grafting at some point.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
That’s a bummer. I know the feeling of loosing a tree. I agree, grafting a mature scion onto your seedling rootstock would be a great option as growing from seeds may take a decade before the tree produces fruits.
@themangovista6 ай бұрын
Looking good 👍 We are having a mild winter as well. Are your Mango trees flowering?
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
So far, only the Keo Savoy is flowering. The majority of my mangoes will flower around April, as the temperature warms up.
@marytanner67186 ай бұрын
I’m in Florida and your papaya look better than mine. They look like hot garbage everywhere I think. 😂
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
That’s interesting. The good news is that spring is just around the corner.
@Prismaguitars6 ай бұрын
Do you prune out the frost damage on your mangos or leave the branches to potentially bounce back?
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Absolutely. I’m just waiting for spring to do my pruning.
@reyn666 ай бұрын
I threw a translucent trash bag over my soursop and hoping for the best. Mine is smaller that your sousop and still is holding its leaves so far.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Nice. In the end, as long as the cambium layer of the bark is green when scratched, there’s a very good chance it’ll be fine.
@xeso926 ай бұрын
I just noticed there is a bit of sodium in the unsulphured molasses we use for compost tea / foliar spraying, this isnt an issue right? I never noticed any negatives last season.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
I’m curious to see where the sodium is coming from. The molasses should not have any sodium. If you’re mixing in fish emulsion, that explains it, and should be fine.
@xeso926 ай бұрын
@@TropicalCentralValley Grandmas unsulphured, which you use as well.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
If referring to the 5mg, it’s not perceivable by the trees. Any organic fertilizer, particularly fish, blood meal will contain magnitude more sodium. Keep in mind too, for foliar application, the molasses and fish emulsion is heavily diluted.
@xeso926 ай бұрын
@@TropicalCentralValley intersting info, makes sense! Thank you
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome.
@TacticalMayo6 ай бұрын
I live in South Florida and the one thing that grows here is all types of tropical fruit.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Having been to Homestead, I agree. That said, while there, I did not see any deciduous/stone fruit trees. The cool thing about USDA Zone 9b is the fact that we’re able to have the best of both worlds.
@TacticalMayo6 ай бұрын
@@TropicalCentralValley well I live in 11 b and we grow the most exotic stuff here. I got soursop, American mamey sapote, custard apple, wax jambu June plums Barbados cherry star apple carambola fruit I mean pretty much everything in the world here. You know it's crazy in South Florida because since it doesn't snow we end up having mango fights instead of snowball fights LOL!!!🤣
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
That’s amazing. Your climate is very comparable to Southeast Asia where everyone’s yards have some sort of tropical fruit trees growing. While in the region a few years back, the stone fruits and other deciduous fruits (imported) were carefully packed, protected and were three times the price of the exotic locally grown fruits.
@UberGastronomer6 ай бұрын
@@TropicalCentralValleyIn a sense you guys get to grow citrus (citrus greening ruined it for us) and stone fruit which we don’t get in South Florida. So your zone is probably optimal for people who want to grow a mix of temperate and tropical fruit. Whereas south Florida is strictly tropical fruits and thats it. Also you get to grow better quality avocados. Everything is a tradeoff.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Totally agree. Speaking of trade offs, we’re beginning to get some “hurricane” and tropical rainstorms, causing havoc in our coastal cities. We were okay with the ground shaking, wild forest fire, but we now need to sharpen our driving skills as we’re not accustomed to driving in the rain.
6 ай бұрын
So atemoya will survive and have fruit in zone 9b. Thank you
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Absolutely, at least mine has been.
@johnnymoua806 ай бұрын
How can I come visit you? Wanna get an ice cream bean and star fruit from you.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Anytime.
@chinatownboy74826 ай бұрын
It must be cold. This guy usually wears a t-shirt.
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
Excellent observation.
@caleblivaudais75736 ай бұрын
What was the coldest it got this winter for your trees?
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t focus on the absolutely “coldest” as there are so many variables to ensuring the survival of tropical fruit trees, as outlined in my previous video. That said, it was about 31°F, an extremely mild winter for us.
@caleblivaudais75736 ай бұрын
@@TropicalCentralValley Thank you
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome.
@susannapetrosyan13696 ай бұрын
How's your tamarind
@TropicalCentralValley6 ай бұрын
It ultimately succumbed to the frost, however, I do have another one growing in a container. The main issue with the growing of tamarind trees in the ground is the fact that they require super hot days to wake up, if still alive from winter. This means waiting until July days, which only gives it 4-5 months before winter hits again.