Pics of the Garden

lonewolfrissy Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:05 pm

FINALLY! Some pics at least of the current garden. Smile

4 week pumpkins Pics of the Garden 418736_472466869430299_14525757_n

Hot Pepper Mix/Jalapenos Pics of the Garden 548976_472466906096962_1327960349_n

Avocado tree Pics of the Garden 376186_472466916096961_275899758_n

Mango Trees Pics of the Garden 580902_472466929430293_1351995100_n

2 week pumpkins Pics of the Garden 552310_472466959430290_1839148355_n

Large Cherry Tomatoes Pics of the Garden 524443_472466946096958_2110561440_n

cheyannarach Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:15 pm

Great pics, Mango trees Very Happy

how fun!

lonewolfrissy Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:16 pm

Oh yes!

I hope both trees produce edible fruit. It'd be really nice to have fresh avocados and mangos.

cheyannarach Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:24 pm

Oh yum~ I I love you

avocados!

lonewolfrissy Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:31 pm

Me too.

I wonder if I'll need a second avocado tree... =d I don't have any good producing trees around here for me to try and graft..

southern gardener Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:33 am

lonewolfrissy wrote:Me too. I wonder if I'll need a second avocado tree... =d I don't have any good producing trees around here for me to try and graft..

Im not positive, but I think you need two avocado trees for pollination?

**Turan** Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:43 am

My sister raised an avocado from a pit in her house in NY and it gave them fruit. Not much. but it DID fruit.

lonewolfrissy Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:56 pm

southern - I think so too... haven't had another avocado come into our hands yet though.

Turan - It did? How was the fruit?

**Turan** Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:56 pm

lonewolfrissy wrote:Turan - It did? How was the fruit?

I do not know, she lives on the other side of the country from me. I have heard of others raising them in windows and getting fruit that was useable though.

I used to live in San Diego where there are lots of avocados. I was told that avocados have both male and female flowers, but they open at the other opposite part of the day from each other. So the pollination occurs where there is some over lap in the middle of the day I guess. Some types open males in the morning and females in the afternoon and then some vice versa. So to get a greater yield you need one of each type. But only one tree will still have fruit, and sometimes lots of it.

lonewolfrissy Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:40 pm

hmmm... I guess I'll keep an eye out for avocado seeds.

LittleGardener Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:51 pm

lonewolfrissy wrote:
hmmm... I guess I'll keep an eye out for avocado seeds.

Well, the seeds, that you now show growing, where did you get them? - at the Grocery-store?, or from a friends tree?, or where else? - most likely you can get all you want Smile

When we lived in Fla. mom decided to try planting one, "just one" she said, from the Supermarket. Oh sure, in a couple years she had no less than 6 bounce

trees each of Avocado & Mango. Good Lord! we had them coming out of our ears, & they are so Yummy. Good for you too. - Now I see in this thread they even grow in NY ? - Well in that case, I'm starting some right now Very Happy

**Turan** Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:26 am

NY in a pot in front of a window, taking up most of the dining room. Laughing

LittleGardener Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:09 am

Turan wrote:
NY in a pot in front of a window, taking up most of the dining room.

Experimenting, mom preferred Avocado-seeds that already had the Sprout peeking out for greater success. She poked 3 toothpicks into each seed, and set it in a one ounce water-glass with the Seed-bottom barely contacting the water, in a shaded East-kitchen window. Daily she'd talk Wink

to all her over 200 various plants: always remember this successful ingredient. And honest engine they grew like gangbusters.
(off-topic:
she also resuscitated dead plants. Nobody believed that, 'til she proved it. That lady had talent oozing outa her like no tomorrow). Oopps, okay back on topic Smile

Chopper Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:31 am

Although a lot of trees like a pollinator, often they do fine by themselves. Not always critical. I want avocado, orange, lime, and apple. Banana and mango would be nice but too much frost. The only problem with growing avocados by seed is that they take so long to grow.

lonewolfrissy Sat Jul 28, 2012 3:46 pm

I agree they are taking so long to grow from seed. I want my fresh fruits now darn it! lol As for where we got our first seed, I'm not a 100% sure where we got it anymore. I think we got it from a friend but I couldn't tell you which friend or where they got it from.

We got apple seeds planted too. In three separate places. Two sets are indoors and one is directly in the ground outside. The seeds we got from a customer's place who got the apples from farmer's market I believe.

I want to grow at least two of every fruit trees. I like variety in my fruit.

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