Re: Rain now tropical fruit

Ok- I am game too... when are we meeting there? Can
you guys pick me up at an airport there?

LOL!

Donna

--- Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:

> LOL - If you're driving Theresa, swing by and pick
> me up!!
> :-)
> 
> 
> On 6/1/06, Theresa <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > That's it!  I'm moving to Jim's house and going to
> gorge myself on
> > exotic fruit!    Sounds wonderful.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > james singer wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Bonnie. Well, for starters, here's what the
> lychee tree looks
> > > like: http://snipurl.com/r80z [that picture is
> of only a small section
> > > of the tree; the whole thing looks like that]
> Fruit needs to be a bit
> > > darker red to pick; probably next week. I may
> try canning some of them.
> > >
> > > Avocado has 100 or more fruits this year. This
> variety keeps on the
> > > tree for a limited period--and has practically
> no shelf life once
> > > picked; this is our biggest worry at the moment
> because they should
> > > start to ripen in mid June.
> > >
> > > "Tommy Atkins" mango has, maybe, 50-60 fruits.
> These are those very
> > > colorful mangos one sees in the
> supermarket--bright red, yellow, and
> > > green all at once. Quality is only so-so [slight
> resinous taste if not
> > > fully ripe, flesh tends to be fibrous]. These
> are great for pies and
> > > cobblers and for making Indian pickles, but they
> are not worth much in
> > > the ex-supermarket market. So we will probably
> ripen fully them in the
> > > garage then can and/or pickle them.
> > > Our "Carrie" and "Alanpur Banishan" mangos, both
> premium varieties,
> > > are very young and will have maybe a dozen
> fruits altogether--no
> > > problem disposing of those!
> > >
> > > The black sapote--a subtropical relative of the
> persimmon--must have
> > > had 1,000 blooms this year; absolutely a mass of
> flowers that were
> > > swarmed daily by bumble bees. The ground under
> the tree is now black
> > > with dead flowers. I don't know what the
> pollination rate has been,
> > > but if it;s as high as 1 percent, we could have
> a problem.
> > >
> > > But what Squints and I spent some time examining
> was the two sugar
> > > apples and the atemoya [a cross between a sugar
> apple and a
> > > cherimoya]. These may be the most delicious
> fruits that will grow in
> > > the Lower 48. Many of the flowers on the three
> trees have yet to open,
> > > but of those that have opened, many have set.
> It's still early, so how
> > > many make it to maturity is questionable.
> > >
> > > On Jun 1, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Is that a bad thing, Jim?  A farmer's market
> may give you some exotic
> > >> plant
> > >> money for something special.  What all is
> shaping up in your fruit
> > >> trees?
> > >>
> > > Island Jim
> > > Southwest Florida
> > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > Hardiness Zone 10
> > > Heat Zone 10
> > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
> > >
> > >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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