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Tropical Fruit Trees in California's Central Valley, USDA Zone 9B.
How Much Water Is Used on 200+ Tropical Fruit Trees in California's Central Valley
8/19/2024 - Insights into my water usage on the more than 200 tropical fruit trees.
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Buying, Transporting, Storing and Planting of Tropical Fruit Trees in USDA Zone 9b
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7/6/2024 - Tips on the buying, transporting, storing and planting of tropical fruit trees in California's Central Valley.
Why You Should Grow Longan Trees in California's Central Valley
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7/26/2024 - Some thoughts on why you should grow longan trees in California's Central Valley.
Shade Loving Tropical Fruit Trees in California’s Central Valley
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7/16/2024 - From personal experience, these are some of the tropical fruit trees that will appreciate some shade protection or filtered sun during the Central Valley’s summer days.
Heat Resistant Tropical Fruit Trees in California’s Central Valley
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7/3/2024 - From personal experience, these are some of the tropical fruit trees that absolutely love the Central Valley’s summer days.
Tropical Fruit Tree Myths Part 2
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6/24/2024 - With myths and conflicting information, hopefully this video will address some of them with growing tropical fruit trees in California's Central Valley.
Why You Should Grow Papaya Trees in California's Central Valley
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6/13/2024 - Some thoughts on why you should grow papaya trees in California's Central Valley.
When Will My Tropical Fruit Trees Produce Fruits in California's Central Valley?
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6/3/3024 - When you can realistically expect your tropical fruit trees to produce fruits for you in California's Central Valley.
Ground Covering for Tropical Fruit Trees in California's Central Valley
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5/23/2024 - In addition to wood chip, serving as mulch, an often forgotten option is the use of plants as a living ground cover.
Spring Time Flowering and Fruiting of Tropical Fruit Trees
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5/10/2024 - A quick view of some of the tropical fruit trees flowering and setting fruits.
Why You Should Grow Mango Trees in California's Central Valley
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4/25/2024 - Some thoughts on why you should grow mango trees in California's Central Valley.
Spring Time Growth of Tropical Fruit Trees
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4/10/2024 - As the temperature continues to warm up, many of the tropical fruit trees are pushing out new growth as well as flowering.
Spring Time Preparations for Tropical Fruit Trees
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3/24/2024 - With the threat of frost gone, these are the activities I perform to ensure the tropical fruit trees are ready to battle California’s Central Valley summer: Plant new tropical fruit trees Fertilize the tropical fruit trees Resume regular watering on non-raining days Remove any flowers from recently planted tropical fruit trees
UPDATE - Successfully Growing Purple Mangosteen, Rambutan and Durian in USDA Zone 9b
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3/12/2024 - An update to the growing of purple mangosteen, rambutan and durian in California's Central Valley.
6 Year Old Tropical Fruit Tree Forest in California's Central Valley
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2/23/2024 - Growth comparison of some of my tropical fruit trees when first planted in the ground, to how they are today, in the middle of California's Central Valley winter.
Realistic Expectations of Growing Tropical Fruit Trees in USDA Zone 9b Winters
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Realistic Expectations of Growing Tropical Fruit Trees in USDA Zone 9b Winters
The 6 Major Obstacles to the Growing of Tropical Fruit Trees in USDA Zone 9b
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The 6 Major Obstacles to the Growing of Tropical Fruit Trees in USDA Zone 9b
Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Frost Protection!
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Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Frost Protection!
Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Microclimate!
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Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Microclimate!
Winter Harvest of Tropical Fruits in California's Central Valley
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Winter Harvest of Tropical Fruits in California's Central Valley
Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Mulch!
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Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Mulch!
Winter Fruiting Tropical Fruit Trees in California's Central Valley
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Winter Fruiting Tropical Fruit Trees in California's Central Valley
Tropical Fruit Trees - Winter Preparations
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Tropical Fruit Trees - Winter Preparations
Rare Tropical Fruits in Portland, Oregon
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Rare Tropical Fruits in Portland, Oregon
Manila Tamarind & Inga - Best Nitrogen Fixing Tropical Fruit Trees
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Manila Tamarind & Inga - Best Nitrogen Fixing Tropical Fruit Trees
How To Turn Clay Dirt into Nutritious Soil for Tropical Fruit Trees
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How To Turn Clay Dirt into Nutritious Soil for Tropical Fruit Trees
What Can’t Grow in USDA Zone 9b, Seriously.
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What Can’t Grow in USDA Zone 9b, Seriously.
This gives me hope I live in moreno valley and Visalia has similar climate.
This was a good point, I should consider finishing my drip system, it needs work. Right now I hand water and I am taking a lot of time to really soak everything. I think this would definitely benefit my garden.
Totally, I too once hand watered my trees and it took hours. Adding to this, that process was a bit wasteful as the water simply dried up before the trees even had a chance to uptake the water.
Hi..whrre do you get your longan tree?
If you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/video.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/video.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/video.html
How close together in the ground do you plant them?
About 3-6 inches, in some cases.
@@TropicalCentralValley And they’re kept permanently that far (fusing) or you space out later?
Yes. They’re in the ground.
@@TropicalCentralValley Thank you
You’re very welcome.
I have eugenias, jabos, lychee, june plum and some cherimoya with alot of other trees in pots. My mix is usually peat moss based mixed with a good amount of pearlite and other stuff. The soil stays pretty moist for a couple days even with the summer heat here in socal after a deep watering. I keep most of my plants under a 30% shade cloth. Would setting up a drip irrigation and follow a schedule like this but watering less be good still?
That’s a nice set of collections. As your climate is about 15°F to 20°F cooler than mine, your container trees will definitely benefit from bubbler style frequent by small amount irrigation.
You have a great tropical food forest there. Your orchard is such a good inspiration for me. I have a guava tree already, but Id like to have anonas, mangoes and avocados as well. Good job sir
Thank you. Guava trees are a gateway to other tropical fruit trees. This was the case for me in the very beginning.
@@TropicalCentralValley yes indeed! Guava, mango, soursop, papaya, etc bring me so much childhood memories! I've also noticed that you have paw-paw trees, where did you find those here in California?
I had purchased my pawpaw tree from an online seller years ago. It’s perhaps one of the slowest growing trees.
My sodium ppm was tested from 39-103 in 2023 and chlorine residuals average was 1.1. I am in Anaheim. Is that pretty good?
Your sodium is practically nonexistent; for reference, mango trees start exhibiting negative signs when the sodium is higher than 2,000 ppm. The chlorine mostly “harms” the soil life, but, there’s not much that can be done. Bear in mind, water is just one piece of the puzzle. Your soil’s composition plays an even more important role.
Thank you for this amazing video! I am starting slowly to work towards a food forest like your. Start with the wood chips right now. Your videos inspired me!
Thank you. It’ll find that the entire process is mostly hands off. Once the irrigation, mulch and trees are down, it’s mostly just sitting back and waiting for the trees to produce fruits.
Great garden iv just started mine in Australia.we are using grey water from house and rain watee catchments.only nees water 4 months till winter
That’s awesome. Although great in theory, I get nervous about the soap and other chemical’s impact on the soil life.
Thanks for the video. Can you provide links to the irrigation components that you use? There's so many choices out there. Thanks.
Melnor Bluetooth Timer www.lowes.com/pd/Melnor-BT-1-Zone-Timer/1002888324 Faucet Connector www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-Universal-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-Female-Adapter/3326118 Primary Tube www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-5-8-in-x-200-ft-Polyethylene-Drip-Irrigation-Distribution-Tubing/3125827 Primary Tube End Cap www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-5-8-in-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-End-Cap/3406906 Irrigation Distribution Tube www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-1-4-in-x-50-ft-Vinyl-Drip-Irrigation-Distribution-Tubing/999994766 Irrigation Tube Connectors www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-5-Pack-Drip-Irrigation-Connectors/3653816 Bubblers www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-5-Pack-29-GPH-Full-circle-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Bubbler/3133823 Sprinklers www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-28-2-GPH-Half-circle-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Multi-Stream-Dripper-Stake/3577316 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-28-2-GPH-Half-circle-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Multi-Stream-Dripper-Stake/3577316 Accessories www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-20-Pack-Drip-Irrigation-Goof-Plugs/3407278 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-5-8-in-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-Coupling/3136519 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-5-8-in-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-Tee/3407818 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-10-Pack-1-4-in-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-Tees/3136237 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-50-Pack-1-4-in-Polypropylene-Drip-Irrigation-Couplings/3151607 www.lowes.com/pd/Raindrip-28-2-GPH-Half-circle-Spray-Drip-Irrigation-Multi-Stream-Dripper-Stake/3577316
I just wanna give this guy 10 acres and see the magic!!!!
The guy thanks you for the offer, but will respectfully decline.
Next year i'm setting up a drip system too. It's going to be a pain but hopefully a pain suffered just once.
It’s well worth it. Once you have the main line down, you can add more smaller lines going to each tree. It’s super easy.
21,000 gallons a month?
Just about. It’s a lot, but much of the water does get recycled back into the ground, and hopefully replenishing the aquifers.
@@TropicalCentralValley Excellent points!
Gorgeous garden. Looks like Thailand.
Thank you.
The density and tree cover must also help retain soil moisture vs having just an open shadeless lawn or low density tree cover. I tried to explain this to my wife when did our landscaping. She wanted a big green lawn in the background of the pool with all my plantings at the very back of the property line where it was closer to some neighbor's giant oak trees and shaded. I kept telling her my fruit and ornamental trees would not perform well under oak trees and the lawn would struggle in the summer without afternoon shade. The parts of my yard that are more shaded in the afternoon stay green all summer while the shadeless areas turn bright yellow. My fruit and ornamental trees near the oak trees are very slow growing but the full sun ones have taken off. Lawns are a pain.
Absolutely. The density of my trees helps to create humidity which helps nearby trees and plants. Additionally, although not mentioned in this video, the amount of mulch I have (about 1 foot high) serves to prevent moisture loss at the ground level.
what trees would you grow if you dont have very much shade around in order to create shade in order to plant trees that dont like direct sunlight?
Giant timber bamboo for sure. Other trees include the Capulin Cherry, Ice Cream Bean and Jamun trees.
@@TropicalCentralValley Very cool! Thank you! Is there a good place to order young starts of the more rare varieties?
Yes. If seeking rare tropical fruit trees, there are numerous tropical fruit tree nurseries in the Southern California region, especially in the Los Angeles area. Alternatively, if possible, I would visit a local ethnic grocery and see what rare tropical fruits are available. From there, there’s a good chance the seed may germinate from the fresh fruit.
I didnt think Mangos could grow in Sacramento CA great to know they can!
Not only grow, but they thrive in the Central Valley, including Sacramento’s dry summer sun.
We should be focusing on the millions of walnut trees that just soak up water to produce little. Stop focussing on the homeowner directly. County Parks never stop watering there weeds
I agree. Parks are nice, but seem wasteful. In lieu of grass, native plants should be planted in city parks.
What about fertilizer?
Definitely. The feeding of trees is another piece of the puzzle to ensuring they thrive in non-native region. Here’s a dedicated video I did covering that topic: Organic Fertilizer Tips for Feeding your Tropical Fruit Trees czcams.com/video/5ePGUBhOj-w/video.html
I also live in visalia I hope to one day run in to you 😂 teach me how to grow a mango tree
Nice. Yeah, I’m not sure why very few folks grow tropical fruit trees in our area, but the majority of tropical fruit trees perform very well here. Specific to the growing of mango trees, I would recommend you grow them from store bought fruits as the seedlings acclimate so much better than grafted, mature trees. Here’s an earlier video that I made that touches on this topic: Successfully Plant and Grow Mango Trees in Clay Soil czcams.com/video/z5nZjteXbVM/video.html
@TropicalCentralValley thanks ill check it later love vids.
You’re very welcome.
Hi, enjoy watching your garden! Thx for sharing!Tropical fruits nurseries: magnolia nursery (garden grove),O2 (across the street from magnolia nursery), EKT (Lakewood), Kim le(la puenta?), lai thieu (santa ana), mimosa in LA s the cheapest (they have all of tropical fruits and flowers trees.
Thanks for the tip. I have not been to other tropical fruit tree nurseries in the LA region besides Mimosa, Champ and Emily. Given that they all pretty much source their trees from wholesalers in Florida, I’ve just been going to the ones that have the most inventory so I can pick the best tree from the lot.
Brotha u have the best house on the block. 💯
It’s different for sure, especially in my neighborhood. It’s something you don’t expect in a “newer” neighborhood.
Great video, love it.
Thank you.
Lol your water bills are insanely cheap over there, i did some calculations and your same water usage here would cost you at least 500 bucks a MONTH 😂
Wow, and it rains quite a bit where you are. Mines actually a bit expensive when compared to folks with well.
@@lyonheart84 Ha yeah we are also ripped off here as Sewage use is calculated on water use. They used to charge me last as most of my water use was on garden not sewer so I said stick a metre on my dunny pipe don't guess with some stupid formila lol
It’s always interesting to see how other parts of the world handles water usage. I do feel mine is a bit on the pricier side as I’m using the sanitized water from the city. That said, I do know of folks living on the edge of the city that uses their own water from the well, and they’re basically getting unlimited amounts of water.
@@TropicalCentralValley Here in Oz the authorities are taxing well water as it's affecting the artesian basin. in Western Australia CocaCola are stealing that water and bottling it for free and selling said water for $3 a bottle rotten scammers
I've some of my friends in new jersey and they are not allowed to grow fruit trees in their front lawn. I live in India....we had no such rules. You could grow anything and everything in your frontyard or backyard and nobody would bat an eye. But now times have changed. In many up and coming Indian localities, the builders and developers are following the same US model. It's such a shame!
I went into more details on your other comment, but, I totally agree.
Thank you for making such relatable videos. In my case, I use less water compared to my grass lawn as there are some tropical plants that can survive without water for weeks like mangoes, guavas, figs, citruses, grapes. However, some need water every alternate days like purple caimito, water apples, coconut etc. Maintaining lawn is such a task. Whereas, these forests? you can leave them wild and free! The more lazy I get, the more beautiful and dense they become
That’s interesting. I think California is different in that, we’re known for growing fruits for the rest of the United States and the world. Due to our most sunny days, it makes perfect sense that trees grow easily in California. Additional, California is super friendly to anything (particularly trees) that is seen as helping the environment, especially with cleaning the air.
We’re all on well water and my neighbor waters their lawn everyday for hours year round sometimes for 24 hours straight. I planted a bunch of fruit trees along the property line to put the water to better use 😂
Benefits of personal well water, but, the well can go dry, particularly in drought years. I know some parts of Porterville, CA went dry and were completely reliant on bottled water serval years back.
Can you talk about how do you get rid of rotten mice rats squirrel gophers all these little guys are smart and eating my fruits 😢 i know we have to share but fruits take a long time to grow and when they're ready to eat they're gone 😂
I had rat issues, and the old fashioned rat traps took care of them. I do not have personal experience with the other critters, but have heard that bubble gum takes are of gophers as they’re unable to digest them.
Wow your water bill is cheap I use half of what you use and mines 300+
In my case, it definitely helps that I’m surrounded by lawn folks.
4 mins an hour is perfect with for your clay soil. It can’t absorb much more than that.
The clay soil isn’t really the issue, it’s the oxygen, or lack thereof. With about 95% of the tree’s feeder roots being near the top 1 foot of soil, where there’s plenty of oxygen, it only makes sense to water frequently but in small quantities.
@@TropicalCentralValley 4 mins an hour, how many hours per day? Drip emitter 1 gallon per min?
12 times per day; basically 7am to 7pm. My bubblers are independently adjustable, with larger trees receiving more water. My garden hose pressure is 9.286 seconds to fill up 1 gallon.
Thanks for posting this. I'm glad you shared your actual consumption. Mine was 50k this last month (inside and out)! Inside is only about 1/3 of total usage for my property. You are fortunate to have inexpensive high-quality water. In my area, the utilities charge 2.5 times higher than yours and we have high salt. Not much I can do about those factors. I just keep up the hydration and the trees seem to be doing well despite non-optimal minerals. And I agree, when I grew just grass, I was using about the same amount to keep my summer lawn looking good. Growing food, providing wildlife respite, pumping oxygen into the air, and adding shade and humidity are priceless.
Totally. My yard is extremely small when compared to yours. If any larger, I too may be reaching the 50,000 gallon per month range.
Where do you get all your plants?
If you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/video.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/video.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/video.html
@@TropicalCentralValley Mahalo 🤙🏾
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Definitely agree on the value of automated irrigation. Hand watering takes way too long, and if you go on vacation, there’s nobody to care for the trees. Much better to set up a drip system early so that as you add new plants, you are only needing to add a few new feeder lines.
Totally. My only concern is the automated system breaking, which has happened to me, but most are relatively reliable.
I agree. Setting up an irrigation system is high on my priority right now. Watering for an hour in the summer sun is definitely not a good time 🤣
Yeah, I too hand watered all of my trees in the old days. The process took several hours.
@@TropicalCentralValley it’s twice a day for me now 😭
Yeah, I’ve been there, especially during the super hot days.
Is there a reason why you don’t grow jackfruit trees
No reason, that’s why I got a bunch of jackfruit trees in my yard. I haven’t talked about them too much yet as they are still a bit young, but I’ll cover them in future videos.
Love them videos bro keep them coming 👍💪
Thank you.
Where can I get a mango tree in the Central Valley
There’s really none, however, if you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/video.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/video.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/video.html
Thank you. Always a reference :)
You’re very welcome.
Anyone else notice the guy just sitting in the black car behind him? Lol😂
Yup, that would be the neighbor.
❤❤❤ beautiful
Thank you.
Hey I’m in the Central Valley and I want to start my fruit forest. Where do you prefer to purchase your fruit trees?
That’s awesome. You’ll find that they do great here, with some techniques. If you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/video.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/video.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/video.html
@@TropicalCentralValley thank you!
You’re very welcome.
What part of the Central Valley are you in? Also do you sell any trees?
Visalia, CA. Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc. If you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/video.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/video.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour czcams.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/video.html
@@TropicalCentralValley ok thanks. OK I live in Visalia. Also that’s good to know that these fruit trees is gonna be grown here thanks. Do you have any videos of you slicing the fruits open?
Yes, in some of my videos that covers the topic of propagating mango trees.
Welcome back brother
Definitely.
Love the shirt my man! Great lesson, I want to try some of these exotics. I keep seeds from asian store fruit. What do you recommend starting with? I have lychee and Logan seeds and I just picked up the Bhutan.
Thank you. I would NOT recommend growing lychee from seeds as they can take 25 years to produce fruits. The longans, definitely.
@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks Gromie. J? Mystery Genetics
You’re very welcome.
How much can you bench? 😤
I’m more of a dumbbell guy, due to the range of motion.
Vawieties 😂
Yup, varieties.
You are doing great job 👏 🎉
Thank you.
I love your topical garden ❤
Thank you. This was an old video. My little tropical fruit forest has changed a lot since.
When does the Manila mango ripen? And what zone is Central Valley?
Typically around September to October, but the fruit can be left on the tree until the cold months, into December. Mostly USDA Zone 9a and 9b. Specific to my location, I’m in USDA Zone 9b.
do u wrap those mango trees during winter? I am east bay and zone 9b and hope it will thrive.
It depends, but I have not been, and instead, relied on the microclimate. Having said that, the trees will always welcome any form of protection against the elements.
What is the big green leaf plant at min 14:32 next to your beautiful papaya tree?
Taro. We had bought the taro roots (meant for consumption), but decided to plant it in the ground and it grew. From there, we simply propagated the pups.