I planted this Seedling Jaboticaba over 25 years ago. It took 20 years to fruit, but now it loads up every year. Today I discuss the Fertilizer I use. #jaboticaba, #Fertilzer
You bet I'm interested in winning fruit trees, I went over and subscribed to your other channel too, thanks man. I hope you have a great growing season and a great harvest.
Question: What happened to your coconut palm? (Looks like the last update was a year ago.) If anyone could figure out zone pushing to get a coconut palm to survive, thrive, and fruit in California, that would be the Holy Grail. My understanding is no California coconut palms (or similar climate) have thrived to the point of fruiting or achieving their full size yet. Have you tried to get a date palm to fruit? It looks like Palm Springs grows them commercially. It doesn't get to 95 degrees consistently enough where I live to give it a serious try for the hopes of getting fruit. Comment: Jeff, thank you for your great videos and inspiration to try this style of gardening. You do a phenomenal job with this channel. Your example is a major inspiration to my home orchard growing experiment. (Maybe I'll throw our progress up on RU-vid at some point.) Growing these plants has brought my family and I so much joy. It's the most fun I have ever had or can imagine having gardening or in any hobby for that matter. We are enjoying trying to maximize happiness for the bananas, garcinias, annonas, mangos, white sapotes, and avocados. Once something just takes off, it is such a triumph and relief. Avocados were our gateway subtropical. (Your channel and Gary Gragg's provided our initial inspiration. Other channels have helped us greatly along the way, including, Greg Alder's, The Graftman, Tropical Central Valley, and others...)
Thanks sooo much for the kind words. Sadly the coconut experiment was a failure. Last winter we as a heavy chilly rainy winter and the palm got root rot. I still believe that there are a few spots in Southern California where they will survive and possibly fruit, but they will have to be planted near a buildings south side in a location that the soil only drops below 60f rarely. 🌴😎🌴
if I have no access to shade, which of these can tolerate our full sun in Modesto? can they be planted under giant oaks if shade or partial shade is needed? I'm scared of trying Jeff, but you've given me courage. I just need to know which to plant. I don't want the weather, temperatures to be my battle. I already have a never ending battle with gophers.
Mine is a seedling I’ve had for about 18 years and finally just flowered first time ever! In Miami so soil pretty alkaline too. Thanks for information to get more fruit.
Absolutely stunning tree! Have you considered grafting some other varieties on the lower shoots? Seems like there's a crazy amount of varieties coming into the US these days
I think the other side might be getting more dun than the other side. The side with less flowers from videos point of view seem more shaded . In some videos I see one recommended opening up the center to let more sunlight in for more fruit production
