The blueberries are next in line. This will be my first harvest, so I’m very excited!
Hopefully this will be “the year” for my navel oranges. It produced a handful of oranges last year for the first time but they weren’t very good. This is its 3rd year in the ground.
The tree is COVERED with buds right now!
And baby oranges!
The mango is also blooming, showing hopeful signs of a first harvest. It produces a few mangoes last year but they fell off the tree prematurely.
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The coconuts will be a while before we can count on fruit from them.
The Meyer Lemon is in full bloom and producing sweet baby lemons. This tree has been a reliable and heavy producer of very sweet, juicy fruit!
The Ponderosa lemon is also bearing fruit and blooms at the moment. The Ponderosa is very large, juicy, a bit seedy and ever bearing. It’s actually a cross between a true lemon and a citron. One lemon can produce enough juice to make 2-3 pies!
I did have Muscadine grape vines, but I ripped them out last weekend in favor of a Lady Margaret passion vine. Although some vines produce yummy fruit, I don’t think Miss Maggie does.
Finally, it’ll be quite a while before I enjoy some wonderfully sweet bananas and beautiful tropical foliage again. The cold brought the adult stalks to the ground, including 2 banana bunches.
The good news is that babies are poking their heads out of the ground!
And hopefully they’ll show off their tropical flare by July. This is what they looked like after recovering from last year’s freeze.
This year, I plan on adding some papaya to the mix.
I’m running out of space, but I’m sure I can find a place for more fruit somewhere!
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My papaya got hit hard, as did my neighbor's that were loaded with fruit. She had the tiny very sweet ones. I have a huge one that doesn't have much taste, but the birds and squirrels seem to like them. It will come back, but I'm thinking of digging it up and planting another kind.
It's been so windy today, I'm hoping the blooms didn't get blown off my citrus!
i'll send you some great papaya seeds and nice and sweet if you want :)
You have lots of fruit trees in your garden. I only have papaya trees which got hit by the freeze. Not sure if I can have any fruits out of it this year (the first year).
Mmmmmmm, I only wish I could grow half the fruit you do. I'm so jealous. At least we have the maple syrup which is also yummy.....Wonderful blog.
Amazing! You're at the other end of the world, yet we seem to growing the same plants and trees! :)
Wow, what a lovely variety - oh your fig looks so tasty! How much space to you have? you seem to have a lot of trees.
Dear Kimberly, What a wonderful harvest you will have. It is almost unbelievable that you are able to grow such a range of fruit, but then I write from a rather chilly Europe. As for picking one's own bananas from one's own tree - that is so very, very stylish!
Kimberly, you're not that far south of me (in Orlando) but your garden is way ahead of mine. The citrus are all still in bud and the figs haven't even started leafing out yet! My mango got hit hard by the freeze so I'm not expecting any fruit this year. In fact they're predicting frost for tonight! Won't this winter ever end?
Wow, you have a regular Garden of Eden! It must smell wonderful in your yard. Your lovely orange picker looks like she is happy to be a part of it all.
My fig tree is just starting to get leaves and my bananas - well...I am hoping for new pups this spring. When is spring?
I wish I could grow all of those fruit trees :D Figs do well here though, and I love the foliage on them. :) I'm jealous of your lemons! (that sounded weird, didn't it? lol)
Hiiiiiiiii, I see so many similarities here with my post @ Tootie fruity ; http://mye-musings.blogspot.com/2010/02/tootie-fruity.html
Its so good to see that we grow the same fruits though we are so far apart. Hopin for a promising fruity spring season ahead.
Oh Dear! I'm a bit embarrassed and MUST apologize first to Evergreen Tree for our similar post theme and title! I'll be more careful from now on. BUT...if anyone hasn't checked out EGT's post, please do!!! http://mye-musings.blogspot.com/2010/02/tootie-fruity.html Be sure to leave EGT a message!!
Many people are sharing how they've lost their papaya this year to the cold. That's my one fear, but will have to give it a try anyway. I'll be sure to plant in an area that provides some protection.
Noel, I would LOVE some of your yummy Hawaiian seeds! I'll email you! How kind of you!
Africanaussie, I don't have a lot of space...just under 1/2 acre (shared by a house and pool, mind you!). BUT, I've been careful to choose predominantly compact plants/trees. The large ones are located toward the perimeter of the property where they have room to spread.
GrowerJim, the main difference between our zones may not be as much a distance issue as it is an "inland" issue. I'm 1-1/2 hours SE of Orlando, and about 10 miles from the coast. Inland seems to get more extreme temps, both hot and cold, than the coastal regions.
NanaK, you wouldn't believe the lovely perfume in my yard! Between the citrus and the Jasmine, it's heavenly! I've added Plumeria/Frangipani to the mix, too. Woo Hoo! If I could bottle it, I'd be rich!
Kyna, you crack me up! Actually, the lemons are fabulous (those on the trees, that is)! :)
The frost hasn't stopped up here in Jax, so none of my tropical fruits have rebounded yet. My passionfruit is about to leaf out thought! Oh yeah, I think my loquats about to flower too.
I need to move to a warmer climate...I think I have fig envy! I shouldn't complain, our tree is only a year old. Maybe it will look more impressive this year :)
I'm envious of your fruit trees! I planted blueberry bushes several years ago and they promptly died. I need to give them a try again.
I'm very impressed your variety of fruit trees, Kimberly. You are very fortunate. I would especially love to step outside and pick Meyer lemons, a favorite!
I didn't know that you could grow Blueberrys in Florida. Is that a special type for here?
What beautiful fruit! We're enjoying all the citrus from your state right now, after it takes a long cross-country trip. Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
That's it...I'm done...move over I'm coming cross country (diagonally to be exact) I want oranges in my yard!!!
I am blown away by the variety you get to grow. I think that I might just have to move also.
Jen
What a paradise you have there Kimberly! How I would love to walk out into my garden and pick figs and bananas and all the other fruit you grow! Great post! ;>)
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