It has warmed up again, and the himidity is cranking, so plants that I thought would stall are pushing out new growths. My eugenias that had sun damage are pushing out new leaves, which is good. Leaves me less worried for how they’ll do when winter comes along. My soursops and sugar apples are still growing and I need to seperate my cherimoyas.
Planted some cinnamon seeds I got from a tree at Plant City’s community garden. It was labeled as c. verum (true cinnamon) but after watching some videos, I think the leaves looked more like c. Cassia. I’d have to go back a look, took a picture of the sign not the leaves. I hope it grows like a weed like its cousin the camphor tree. I love cinnamon.
Same here back in the 80s. I got some seeds I may start now also, Joshua tree, Blue sausage tree, mysore raspberry and Japanese raisin tree (needs cold stratification first) and Himalayan dogwood
Your inga is doing way better than my two in ground ones. My potted ones are both pretty big for less than a year old, but once I put the two in the ground they have not grown more than an inch. They kinda just push new leaves at the same height as the other leaves.
Is yours a first year seedling or is it older?
Second year in ground. My others in ground died back some so are quite small but this one didn’t. I have a few in pots that are about this size but a bit smaller I think. Also a couple in pots that haven’t grown a bit since sprouting
23 leafed-out cherimoyas that I seperated. Theres more they don’t have leaves yet or are still seeds, but I didn’t count them. Supposedly they can’t fruit in Florida because of elevation requirements, but someone in my area has a video of one fruiting, and he unironically said it was because he was at a higher elevation of 70ft. We are just over 100 where I live, so if that mild elevation (under the grand scheme of things) is enough, then they should do fine.
I am also attempting to cross my cranberry hibiscus with roselle pollen. The goal would be to have a cranberry hibiscus with roselle-style calyxs, but I’ve never crossed anything before, so any sign of a successful hybridization would be seen as a win. I decided to go with cranberry hibiscus as the mother plant so that my roselle seeds will still be pure so I can grow them again next year, and I’ll just overwinter some cranberry hibiscus cuttings in the green house.
USF plant sale was today. It was postponed because of Milton so it wasnt as big as it usually is. Less vendors and the RFC and Native Plant Society werent there like they usually are. But I was still able to get some things.
Got a decent sized unamed loquat, a black pepper vine for the greenhouse, a Sundrop (Eugenia victoriana), some tomatoes, a groundcherry and a “Townsend Pink” dragonfruit. Not a giant hull, but got enough that I’m happy.
Greenhouse packing time. Its only going to be in the high 40s, but I wanted as much stuff in the greenhouse as possible to help keep it warm for the soursops and vanilla. While I was adding plants I could feel the humidity raising in there. Should be pretty good for the season.
I left out 1 longan, 12 cherimoyas, some phalsa, some blue guarra, some feijoa, moringa, and my tea. Just some test seedlings to see how they do. If theres a freeze on the forecast, I’ll put everything in, but its been a few years since the last freeze.
I am doing the same when I get home from work, low of 43 on Wednesday night but back to the 60s. 43 wouldn’t hurt anything I have but if they are off by 5 degrees and we get a light frost I’d rather not shock anything
Do you eugenias regrow the roots if you accidently break it off when planting the seed? I know they regrow stems all the time, hoping the roots are the same way. I accidently knocked off my e. Langsdorfii root when planting the seed. Hopefully it survives, its a really small plant perfect for my porch. I want to do a raised bed either on or just in front of my porch, have my two e. Langsdorfii and my two e. Hirtas in it (which are both supposed to stand around a foot high) with wonderberries (solonum burbankii) around them in the summer, and some small flower herbs in the winter.
I also got some berry seeds in, mostly doomed to fail species that I’d rather spend 2.50 on 25 seeds that might climitize as opposed to plants that definitely won’t. But I did pick up mysore raspberry seeds, and I’m unsure if I should stratify them or not. Says they have a long germination time either way. I might take like 5 seeds and put them in the fridge and see if it helps (an inconclusive experiment but it would make me feel better about it).
My second batch of cherimoyas and purple sugar apple seeds fresh from fruit are sprouting right now as well. I also had a stem of something pop up, but it has no leaves and a little dead spot on the top I hope whatever it is is able to get itself growing. I never saw a seed or leaves on it, so hopefully this is just how it sprouts. I have two atemoya seeds and African Miracle Fruit/Katempfe (Thaumatococcus daniellii) soaking in some water right now. The cherimoya and sugar apples sprouting so fast, they got me excited for the atemoyas. Hopefully they sprout quickly too!
Not sure I’ve never broken roots, only stems, hopefully it survives tho @sharq
When moving stuff I found a e. hirta I had forgotten about haha so I was pleased. I bought so many seeds this year and many didn’t germinate
Chañar and Sete Capotes haven’t germinated still, abiu also
My abius were very fast germinators. One kinda got sickly and is maybe dead (stalk is still green but its been leafless for 4ish months now). The other is doing pretty good, about a half foot tall.
If the branch starts callusing, you can cut it off and keep the fruit on it. I see that alot at fruit markets for citrus and other things that only ripen on branches.
I hope whatever it is is able to get itself growing. I never saw a seed or leaves on it, so hopefully this is just how it sprouts. I have two atemoya seeds and African Miracle Fruit/Katempfe (Thaumatococcus daniellii) soaking in some water right now. The cherimoya and sugar apples sprouting so fast, they got me excited for the atemoyas. Hopefully they sprout quickly too!
