{"id":67,"date":"2011-12-02T16:04:23","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T21:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haughtypenguin.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2012-01-29T22:13:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T03:13:38","slug":"tropical-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haughtypenguin.com\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"Plants: Tropical to Carnivorous"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best resources out there for Tropical plants, well any type of vegetation is the Gardenweb<\/a> forums.<\/p>\n

Tropical Plants<\/h1>\n

Mangoes<\/a><\/h2>\n
\"Mango<\/a>
my baby (free of mites\/scale\/fungi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a little boy I remember going back to Taiwan to my grandmother’s house. There she has this large mango tree. We would pick it and eat the mangos. I always loved mangos. I’ve tried to grow them from seeds ni the past, but whenever I planted them into the gound, nothign ever came up.<\/p>\n

After an interlude, while in college, I finally decided to take a nother stab at growing mangos, but this time I had a revelation. I figured someone else must have tried to grow mangos already. There must be some information online.<\/p>\n

Apparently the seed\/pit that you first see after you eat a mango is a husk. The actual seed is inside, so you have to peel it off.<\/p>\n

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Guava<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Strawberry Guava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I currently have two different varieties of Guava plants. The one pictured is the one I grew from a seed I purchased from eBay. I am pretty sure it is a Strawberry Guava. It is about 6-7 years old now (I think). I started growing it in my apartment down in medical school. This past year (2011) it actually bore fruit! It flowered every now and then, but would never fruit. I don’t know if it is because I bought a Pineapple Guava from Oakland Nursery this year. That one was a more mature plant and also fruited this past year. Rather tastey fruit might I add.<\/p>\n

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Lychee<\/h2>\n

RIP<\/p>\n

Banana<\/h2>\n
\"Musa<\/a>
Dwarf Banana Plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dwarf Lime\/Lemon\/Tangerine\/Orange<\/h2>\n
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finally my efforts bore fruit, literally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pineapple<\/h2>\n
\"Pineapple\"<\/a>
Pineapple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Carnivorous<\/h1>\n

Sundews:<\/h2>\n
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Sundew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I tried my hand with these beauties to help fend off the fungus gnat problem from all the vegetation from my indoor greenhouse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the best resources out there for Tropical plants, well any type of vegetation is the Gardenweb forums. Tropical Plants Mangoes As a little boy I remember going back to Taiwan to my grandmother’s house. There she has this large mango tree. We would pick it and eat the mangos. I always loved mangos. … <\/p>\n

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