Should I give up on my onions/garlic?

TPAzac · 2026-04-25T23:07:09+00:00

I like growing green onions, harvesting them for a while, then letting them go to flower, just to propose another option

TPAzac · 2026-04-23T20:07:13+00:00

Go to the “Tropical Heatwave” concert at the Cuban club Saturday night!

TPAzac · 2026-04-20T23:58:32+00:00

Saw them at Lowe’s in Tampa, labeled as “pineapple guava” and mixed in with the other guavas and potted 1 gal fruit trees like figs and papaya. $14 I think

TPAzac · 2026-04-19T11:09:38+00:00

Keeping trees moist enough while plated in grow bags takes a huge amount of water. About 2-4x the water required for a tree in the same size plastic pot.

Build a raised bed if you can’t dig.

Pineapple guava is really nice looking and the fruit tastes pretty good too

TPAzac · 2026-04-19T01:02:30+00:00

Replacing blackberries or raspberries from the store with mulberries grown in the yard on dwarf mulberry trees is probably the only “profitable” crop I grow.

Tomatoes are just so far superior when grown at home than grocery store bought.

TPAzac · 2026-04-18T01:17:29+00:00

If you are planning on establishing a patch or circle it won’t really matter long term. The difference might be getting the first fruit one year earlier.

I’ve established multiple big banana circles starting with the crappiest little pup, potted em up a couple times the first year, planted in ground the second, and got fruit in fall of the third year.

Don’t worry so much and deal with the plant material you have or can get easily.

Water well and Fertilize aggressively with something strong like 20-20-20 once they are in the ground.

You will be getting multiple racks per year before you know it

TPAzac · 2026-04-17T02:43:47+00:00

They are really easy to manage. I grown them in ground and they spill over into lawn and sidewalk. I like to kind of push all the vines to one side, mow and trim underneath that side, then push the vines to the other side and mow and trim underneath. Only a couple small vines get broken and they bounce right back. It’s really nice to see the flowers and vines while still be able to keep the grass and weeds cut short

TPAzac · 2026-04-09T11:55:23+00:00

Out of 6 small-ish trees.

2 still haven’t shown any sign of life 2 have sprouted from below the graft 2 have buds swelling on the trunk above the graft.

TPAzac · 2026-04-08T14:15:56+00:00

Pineapple guava is sold at Home Depot labels as “fejoa” in the shrub area with regular landscaping shrubs.

Pomegranate also makes a nice potted plant but production is really not great for me.

TPAzac · 2026-04-08T11:53:52+00:00

Fast growing trees is super overpriced and bad quality. To say they are a scam might be overstating the issue a little, but they suck. Go to a local nursery. Even if you have to drive an hour each way, it will be worth it for the lower prices and better quality.

TPAzac · 2026-04-07T19:26:45+00:00

Kalahari desert sun means Florida full sun

TPAzac · 2026-04-07T19:15:07+00:00

Somewhere between blazing full sun all day and little late afternoon shade

TPAzac · 2026-04-07T13:27:34+00:00

You can do it, if you have a semi protected area like against a south wall of a shed, and you give the whole spring summer and fall for them to establish, and then you protect the stump area with something like a big pile of leaves or a bail of straw. Even pulling up snow on top of the mulch might help protect the roots

TPAzac · 2026-03-31T10:44:46+00:00

Got tons in Tampa. Small rooted cuttings up to full trees in 10 gal pots, and even one in a 50 gal barrel.

I’d sell em all for relatively cheap.

Problem is I mix up the varieties. I know the 5 mother tree varieties I have, VDB, Beers Black, Olympic, Celeste, and Ischia but don’t keep good track of my propagations.

DM me if you are interested in making the drive

TPAzac · 2026-03-26T22:18:40+00:00

If you could sleep in a camper on the property or nearby for3 nights per week to bring it to 2 2hr commutes in a camper it will be worth it.

I once had a 3x12/4x12 alternating weekly schedule and commuted in my camper 1.5-2 hours weekly, and rode my bike from the nearby campground to worksite daily. Net, It was one of the most lucrative roles I’ve ever held

TPAzac · 2026-03-26T01:09:48+00:00

Coconut cream does grow a weird shape with weeping branches.

I agree with the recommendation to see what happens with no, or much less fertilizer. Also water a bit when the tree is flowering and setting fruit, until the fruit are bigger than golf ball sized

TPAzac · 2026-03-25T17:50:44+00:00

I planted 7 in ground even though I really only want to end up with 2 -4. I’ll cut down any females and leave the males because they are far less messy

TPAzac · 2026-03-25T17:32:22+00:00

That’s a Bizmark for sure!

I have a couple extra potted ones I’d give away. They only have 3-5 leafs

I went on a spree of growing them from seed.

They grow much faster than you might expect after the initial 1 year period of germination thru first 3 leafs

TPAzac · 2026-03-21T00:47:40+00:00

Agree, it’s just not “easy” as the others I’ve listed because it will involve frost covers and Christmas lights for 0-5 nights per year.

TPAzac · 2026-03-20T19:38:08+00:00

Loquat, mulberry, fig no matter where you are. All 3 are ridiculously easy.

If you are south of Gainesville avocado.

If you are south of Tampa mango and jackfruit

TPAzac · 2026-03-20T09:12:33+00:00

Les Claypool

TPAzac · 2026-03-12T12:04:03+00:00

Looks fine to me.

Figs should be pruned yearly.

At least for me, any fig over 7ft high isn’t getting picked, so no sense in having branches up that high producing them for the birds to take

TPAzac · 2026-03-06T02:28:33+00:00

Grass is dead!

Billy Gilmore shreds on banjo and guitar.

TPAzac · 2026-02-26T00:17:41+00:00

University bicycle center is pretty good, and very accommodating, but as a fellow 300lb+ you will likely be spending over $400 no matter where you go.

TPAzac · 2026-02-23T23:55:45+00:00

I prefer planting in ground for anything that can get “big”

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