34952 Port St. Lucie
- St. Lucie County Master GardenersGemeinnützige Organisation
- Tropical Ranch Botanical GardensSchulwesen
- HopCat (Port St. Lucie)Bierbar
April meeting: Thursday 4/19/2018 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
How to open a coconut husk
Life at the edge of the Tropics "Who doesn't have a pickaxe in South Florida?"
RFCI member, Dr. Stephen Vernon demonstrating a quick, easy & safe Coconut openin...g technique at our tent this weekend at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Fall Garden Festival featuring the 77th Annual Ramble! Take his advice, nothing is tastier than fresh coconuts.
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March meeting: Thursday 3/15/2018 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
February meeting: Thursday 2/15/2018 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
My White Sapote is just starting to flower, something that may happen twice a year, and different varieties can bloom at different times.
It is unrelated to the previously mentioned Black Sapote. Sapote is an Aztec word that means "soft sweet fruit". Black Sapote is in the Ebony family, related to persimmon; White Sapote is in the Rutacaea family and a distant cousin to citrus. If you aren't already confused, Mamey Sapote, Chiku Sapote (Sapodilla) and Yellow Sapote (Canistel) are all in the Sapotaceae family.
Back to the White Sapote, this article may pique your interest:
http://articles.latimes.com/…/la-lh-white-sapote-tree-20120…
Yes, you can grow it in the Treasure Coast. It is much more cold tolerant than the Black Sapote. It is also a very fast grower, and the roots can be aggressive, so plant it some distance from your house.
Black Sapote is a fruit that is producing right now! (December through February) Does it taste like Chocolate Pudding? The color, the silky smooth texture, especially when stirred, makes it easy to imagine it does. Add a dash of vanilla and a little cocoa mix to hide the fruity overtone, and you will be sure it *is* chocolate pudding. With vitamins A & C, plus potassium and low fat, you can enjoy it guilt free.
You will know it is mature (but not yet ripe) when the little ruf...fle around the stem end lifts away from the fruit. Let it sit on the counter for several days. The skin will change from Granny Smith green to olive then dark olive. When it is so soft there is about a 2" flat spot on the bottom and you think it may be ready for the compost heap, it is perfectly ripe. Cut around the "equator", remove and discard the seeds and seed casings. Now scoop out the pulp being careful to leave the skin behind.
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January meeting: Thursday 1/18/2018 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
December meeting: Thursday 12/21/2017 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
RSVP to TCRFClub@gmail.com, thanks.
November meeting: Thursday 11/16/2017 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
UPDATE: I am disappointed to announce that Dr. Ledesma has had to cancel her talk with us this Thursday. Instead, I will go over how to winterize your cold sensitive tropical fruit trees to keep them as healthy as possible when we get severe winter weather.
October meeting: Thursday 10/19/2017 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
Homework assignment for next month:
Force your budwood into growth mode prior to grafting.
Note the three swollen buds in the photo. There are three others not visible on the other side. About a week before cutting off the leaves, the buds were barely visible and flush with the base of each leaf. Be sure to watch the linked videos to see how grafting is done.
September meeting: Thursday 9/21/2017 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
UPDATE: Click the link below to get your homework assignment in preparation for next month's grafting theory workshop. Also click the links in the homework to the videos on how to graft.
August meeting: Thursday 8/17/2017 at 7:00 PM
At the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden
2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. Port St. Lucie
