cyclonenat

 

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Hi i was wondering how these plants survive the cold winters? I have a lucuma,icecream bean and avacados.

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cyclonenat wrote:Hi i was wondering how these plants survive the cold winters? I have a lucuma,icecream bean and avacados.

They survive just fine outside in CA grow zone 10a. Believe its a sunset zone 21.

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Are those the Yangmei from that order that came in? Nice! Nice Lucuma too.

Get a Black Sapote. I suspect they'd do well in a pot.

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Brian wrote:Are those the Yangmei from that order that came in? Nice! Nice Lucuma too.

Get a Black Sapote. I suspect they'd do well in a pot.

I have a friend that has black sapote seedlings. Problem is I am running out of room. I can't really add anymore unless they are climbers.

Yeah those are the Yangmei from the order. Lucuma is doing pretty good, it has been slow growing though. Perhaps the Lucuma will find its stride and flush again soon.

cyclonenat

 

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Will they survive in a glasshouse during winter in a zone equivalent to zone 9. What is a sunset zone? Here there are 1661 sunshine hours annually. Any help would be good cheers we had a frost yesterday of -5C

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cyclonenat wrote:Will they survive in a glasshouse during winter in a zone equivalent to zone 9. What is a sunset zone? Here there are 1661 sunshine hours annually. Any help would be good cheers we had a frost yesterday of -5C

The Yangmei (Myrica rubra) will survive in a zone 9a. Lucuma may not be able to handle temps much below freeze 32F. Avocado some varieties can handle down to 19F, so zone 9a should be fine. Ice cream bean will have trouble below 32F.

cyclonenat

 

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thanks for the info, my coffee plants leaves are a bit brown but its doing ok in the laundry with all the other plants

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Some updated photos of the garden;

Bee pollinating seed started mountain mint flowers


Cherry of the Rio Grande, new addition planted up recently in its new mix and container size.


'Elixir' Cherimoya, like the spreading growth habit.


'Dang Rasimi' Jakfruit (center), Yacon (middle right), 'Chocolate' persimmon (left)


Surinam Cherry (center), 'Silas Woods' Sapodilla (lower left), 'Dwarf Cavendish' banana (background).

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'Dwarf Orinoco' banana, with 'Baco Noir' grape.


'Manila' mango


'Ewais' mango


Overview of garden #1


Egyptian walking onion patch

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Just curious, but do you have to water everyday in summer like I do?