I am loosing young fruit from my mango tree. Is there something needed to "set" the fruit?
Mangos can drop some to many of the immature fruits for several reasons. Some varieties tend to drop the majority of fruits that set, carrying as few as one fertilized flower out of 150 to fully mature fruit. Insufficient soil moisture, some diseases and also low (below 40 degrees F.) temperatur ...
- What would be the best type of banana tree to plant in this area?
Several banana varieties can be successfully grown in our area. Perhaps the easiest to grow and usually the most readily available is the ‘Dwarf Cavendish’. Information on selecting, planting and care of bananas can be found in this fact sheet: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg040
- When I cut my Papaya open, I find little white worms inside. What are these and how can I control them?
The worms you are seeing inside your fruit are the larvae of the Papaya Fruit Fly. Commonly mistaken for a wasp due to its size, coloration, and behavior, the papaya fruit fly is yellow, marked with black. The female, 1/3” to nearly 1/2” in length, has a very long, slender abdomen wi ...
- Most of the flowers turned black and fell off of my Mango tree, and many of the leaves were black-spotted. What happened, and how can I correct this problem?
It appears your tree was affected by anthracnose, the most important fungal disease of mangos in Florida. Infections on the flower clusters start as small, dark brown or black spots which can grow in size and kill the flowers. On the leaves, the lesions start small but can enlarge to form extens ...
- I’ve seen people sprouting avocado seeds on their windowsills. How do I do this and will this grow into a tree with fruit?
It’s fun to grow plants from seed. Remember, however, that avocado trees grown from seed will take 8-10 years to produce fruit, while those professionally grafted onto rootstocks will yield fruit within 2-3 years. Also, seed grown trees may not produce the most desirable fruit. First, was ...
- What are some of the more common tropical fruits that can be grown in the central Florida area?
There are many fruits that can be grown here, including including several varieties of banana, mango, avocado, carambola or starfruit, papaya, lychee, and pineapple Additional Resources http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruitscapes/tropical.html http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG269 http://dixie.ifas.u ...
- When do Avocados and Mangos ripen?
The kinds of avocados that are commonly grown in Florida can ripen as early as late May (such as ‘Donnie’) to as late as early March (such as ‘Brookslate’). Avocado fruits do not ripen on the tree but will ripen to eating quality if picked after the fruit is mature. In g ...
- The leaves of my frangipani are turning yellow and dropping. On the undersides there are clusters of yellow-orange powdery dots. What can I do about this?
When humidity and temperatures are high, frangipani leaves are often attacked by a rust fungus that produces massive numbers of yellow-orange spores on the undersides of the leaves. The affected leaves turn yellow and brown and drop from the plant prematurely. In order to reduce the spread of th ...
- What’s a good fertilizer to use on my papaya?
Papayas are fast growing plants which require an abundant supply of nutrients if they are to be highly productive. Fertilize the plants monthly using a 4-6-8- or 10-10-10 mixture. Frequent applications of small amounts of fertilizer are best for continuous papaya growth and fruit production. Yo ...
- What are those green watermelon looking fruit on that palm tree?
The tree is actually not a palm tree, it is a papaya, The female or bi-sexual trees produce fruit that matures after 9 to 12 months.
- Our avocado tree has lost half its leaves. New blooms are still present--what is happening?
Avocados generally drop large numbers of leaves in the spring around flowering time naturally. This occurs even on the healthiest of trees. New growth soon follows.
