http://www.askextension.org en-us http://www.askextension.org ActiveKB NX sfyl@pinellascounty.org Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:55:13 EDT 20 http://www.askextension.org/questions/661/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/661/ 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 m ... Betty Lipe Thu, 27 May 2010 17:52:46 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/653/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/653/ 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, p ... Betty Lipe Thu, 13 May 2010 17:19:39 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/362/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/362/ 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 wi ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:41:53 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/323/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/323/ 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 ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:41:38 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/318/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/318/ 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 ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:41:23 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/350/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/350/ 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 R ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:41:06 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/473/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/473/ 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 ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:40:54 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/331/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/331/ 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 l ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:40:45 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/360/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/360/ 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 appl ... Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:40:35 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/577/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/577/ 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. Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:40:01 GMT http://www.askextension.org/questions/641/ http://www.askextension.org/questions/641/ 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. Betty Lipe Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:39:51 GMT