Fruits and veggies?

[JScott]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

oooooh J! that post has me HUNGRY


have you ever tried to grow Barbados cherry? it is NOT the same as a black cherry but they are delicious and a super source of Vit C and they can grow pretty hot...might be a fun plant to play around with

i just pitted a gallon bag of cherries for my daughter last night (purchased, cant grow them at all) and i am about to go and destroy that bag LOL

I'll look into the Barbados cherry. I love cherries so much. The hardest thing about making a pie with them is that as I'm pitting them, I'm also sitting there eating them, and so I have to buy more than I know I'm going to need for the pie, because I know I'm going to eat half of them before they even make into the pie crust hahahahaha

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I looked it up just now, and it says that temperatures below 28 will kill the tree. It rarely gets that cold here, but we get two or three nights a year in the 20s most years, but I could certainly give it a shot. It sounds like it doesn't get particularly huge, so maybe I could cover it with a big tarp if it's going to get below freezing. If it dies, well then I know it won't work out here, but there's a chance it might do fine here, and I think I'm willing to take the chance. They are really nice looking fruit, and I bet I could eat the heck out of those just standing outside by the tree haha

[kvet]

Originally Posted by JScott

I'll look into the Barbados cherry. I love cherries so much.

J and DC: A couple months back I was reading about tropical fruits, and ran across something I've never heard of before called tropical cherries. There's a variety called a "Rio Grande", then there is something called "surinam". I've never had them, but they seem like interesting non-cherry-cherries to check out, maybe they'd grow in your areas?

[kvet]

Another update for the white alpine strawberry bushes: I'm harvesting more than a dozen or so berries at a time every 3-4 days. The texture is meh, while the aroma is quite amazing, I can smell them from a couple feet away. Many are tiny, maybe the size of a pinky nail. They are only mildly sweet, continue to be tropical. I like them with oatmeal for breakfast. When I began growing these, I had this romantic idea to make jam, but there just won't be enough, and also they turn a rather unpleasant brown color with heat.

I am also growing two kinds of tomatoes, Black Krim and Tasmanian Chocolate. Following final potting to containers, the BK began strong but this weekend the tops balled up?? I'm concerned. The TC is very strong and healthy so far. Any ideas?

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by kvet

Another update for the white alpine strawberry bushes: I'm harvesting more than a dozen or so berries at a time every 3-4 days. The texture is meh, while the aroma is quite amazing, I can smell them from a couple feet away. Many are tiny, maybe the size of a pinky nail. They are only mildly sweet, continue to be tropical. I like them with oatmeal for breakfast. When I began growing these, I had this romantic idea to make jam, but there just won't be enough, and also they turn a rather unpleasant brown color with heat.

They smell great, but how do they taste?

Originally Posted by kvet

I am also growing two kinds of tomatoes, Black Krim and Tasmanian Chocolate. Following final potting to containers, the BK began strong but this weekend the tops balled up?? I'm concerned. The TC is very strong and healthy so far. Any ideas?

Do you have a close up of that twisted top? It generally looks like that plant is in an excessively vegatative state (super thick stem, large busy leaves near the top), which can lead to the stem curling back on itself at the top.

[kvet]

Originally Posted by camille1585

They smell great, but how do they taste?

more like a tropical berry than a straw berry

Originally Posted by camille1585

Do you have a close up of that twisted top? It generally looks like that plant is in an excessively vegatative state (super thick stem, large busy leaves near the top), which can lead to the stem curling back on itself at the top.

Interesting. Here is a closeup. All of the black krim are growing like this. I did send an email to the seed company (renee's gardens) as well, curious what they say. Maybe they'll open up like batman wings.. afterall.. they are.. nightshades

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by kvet

Interesting. Here is a closeup. All of the black krim are growing like this. I did send an email to the seed company (renee's gardens) as well, curious what they say. Maybe they'll open up like batman wings.. afterall.. they are.. nightshades

I also have some Black Krim (called Noire de Crimée in French) and I've never seen mine do that either!


I'm still thinking that the plant is massively out of balance. How are your conditions? (temp, humidity, watering/rainfall) How are you fertilizing? Lots of water, cool-ish temps, high humidity, low light (so all conditions during a period of stormy overcast weather) and too much N in the fertilizer can cause plants to be very vegetative.

[kvet]

Originally Posted by camille1585

I'm still thinking that the plant is massively out of balance. How are your conditions? (temp, humidity, watering/rainfall) How are you fertilizing? Lots of water, cool-ish temps, high humidity, low light (so all conditions during a period of stormy overcast weather) and too much N in the fertilizer can cause plants to be very vegetative.

You pretty much summed it up!

We've had "june gloom" for last four weeks, which is how long the tomatoes have been in these containers. Temps have been very moderate 62-72F for the most part. I'm less than a mile from the ocean, so consistently humid. DIY self-watering containers. Overcast mornings until noon. Breezy afternoons. It rained this morning (!!). Forecast shows increased temps and full sunshine ahead for a normal southern California summer beginning this weekend.

Each container has a couple tablespoons each of dry organic fertilizer and same amount of worm castings, all added when I mixed up the soil a couple months ago. I've been feeding with a liquid fert with each watering but now after re-reading the label that's a little too much!

I wonder why the other type didn't behave like this? Because it is a determinate variety?

[WaterWitchin]

I usually grow Black Krim (not this year though) and have never seen them do that. Interesting.

[WaterWitchin]

I want me some bird seeds and monkey seeds!! First in blue, the latter in neon pink please?

[DirtyCoconuts]

i'll confess, i was burned once...i was ignorant and ordered some adenium seeds and i basically got a baggie of air with black dust specks....i have since learned of my folly LOL