Here is a few pics of what has made it through the winter..

Star Fruit...


Guava (pink flesh)


Guava and banana..


Banana..


Bayleaf..


cal orange, curry leaf, avocado


pineapple pup


Orange Jessmine


Natal Plum


Root at the tip of my thumb nail.. air layering..


air layering.. plastic baggie cut and wraped around a peat pellet that was cut to center on one side and slipped over the branch.. tied at ends with rubberbands..


more pics to come...

Gina *BabyBlue*

lower left to right citrange seedling, persimmon seedling, avocado seedling, tangerine seedling..
Middle left to right Persimmon seedling, avocado..
Top left to right trifoliate seedling, tangerine seedling, blood orange seedling (moro i think) trifoliate seedling..



Curry leaf


sour orange cuttings ( i cut roughly 1 inch below the leaf and just above to increase the # of rooted cuttings from one branch..)


coffee


I will get some more pics posted as I get them taken and uploaded..

Gina *BabyBlue*

Gina, you have quite a collection. The coffee plant is one of the healthiest containerized coffee plants that I have seen in a long while. Are you growing the coffee as a shade plant as they do in Columbia or in the direct sun as the Brazilians do? I have grown Star Fruit trees from seed. Star Fruit seedlings generally grow to develop weak spindly trees, especially the trunks. When they are grown in the wind (fan) the resistance to the wind develops a strong sturdy tree. Wind is natures way of developing sturdiness in many types of plants. Your plants always look healthy. Your an inspiration.

Millet

Indded they all look great ! Good job Gina.

Millet,
Thanks for the compliments!! I would not have half of what I have if it weren't for wonderful members in the forum!
The plastic box on the floor with the variety of plants is in front of a box fan set on low.. all of the leaves flicker ever so slightly.. I did this to help circulate the air in the room.. then I read your post about having a fan to help build a stronger trunk.. So I keep the fan on 24/7 and rotate what I keep in the box every other week.. I will be sure to put the star fruit in the rotation..
I keep the coffee in simi shade.. it is about 3ft from direct light and gets rotated with my other coffee plant in my bed room where they get no decent light.. it is a north room.. I do that about once a week.. I had three but donated the middle sized one to the local high school..
I think growing all the other stuff is easier than my citrus.. But I'm learning more and more all the time..
I even bought an apple and a peach tree for my yard!! I also snagged some budwood from other peach and apple varieties that they were offering so I will have more than one type on each tree
Gina *BabyBlue*

Hey Gina, I grow coffee as well and I was wondering did your plants just naturally branch out or did you pinch them. Also in the summer do you move them into a shady spot or do they get full sun. I am happy to hear that you bought a peach tree, I have one as well. I planted it last summer and it is redhaven and this summer I am going to chip bud some more varieties that I am getting from program here in Canada and I am getting some apple budwood and rootstock too. Good luck with the peaches and apples and all the rest I really like those pics, in fact I really like it when every shares thier pics

Hey Gina, i wondered what kind of banana you have? seems like a dwarf?

greetz laurens

Gina
How long does it take the Avocado to get that size from a seed? I have been thinking of germinating one or two from store bought fruit.
Karl

Karpes,
I think I started the Avocado back in November. They are fairly easy to start.. i kept trying the glass of water method but the seeds kept breaking and once they broke they died.. but when I used the peat pellets they didn't break and no nasty water to change.. I could keep track of if they were growing or not by lifting the peat pellet and looking for roots.. when i saw roots I just potted them and soon it would send out a shoot.. after most were up I disposed of any that did not germinate.. I started about 16 and have bakers dozen now..

Laurens,
Those are truly tiny and little prince. both dwarf.. I did have a mahoi but for some reason it did not make it through the winter..

Valenciaguy,
I did pinch the tips of the coffee when I wanted them to bush out a bit.. When I put them out last summer I put them on my front porch where they got about 2 hrs of direct early am sun but were in total shade of the porch the rest of the day..
I always wanted peach, apple, pear and others in my yard but hubby always objected.. I didn't take hubby with me when I picked up the trees.. All he had to say was great now I'm going to have to clean up rotten fruit off the ground.. Oh well.. he will change his tune when he is eating peach cobbler and apple pie..

I'll get some pics and post them of my little peach and apple and the citrus trees soon..
Gina *BabyBlue*

Truly incurable disease we've got!!!

Gina, I've shipped to you some scionwood.

Joe

He will change his mmm fresh peaches I can't wait for mine to produce, and one reason why am grafting different varieties so i can have a looong harvest. I think I may take some pics of plants now there doing real good, I am am going to take you advise on pinching them and want them to be bushy.

Here are my peach and apple tree..
I will post pics when I get them grafted.. and they leaf out a bit..
The lady in blue Is Maxine my sweet neighbor lady.. had to stop and visit between snap shots.. she has rumatoid arthritis and has me do stuff for her now and then.. and she keeps an eye on my place (what she can see from her front window) She is excited for me to have a small orchard in the side yard..




I took some pics of my citrus.. but I think the battery was dieing.. all of the pics turned out terrable..
I'll get some fresh batteries and try to get some more taken soon..
Thanks for all the interest in my indoor orchard..
I will post pics when I do the grafting out at my mom's Joe.. I'll let her take pics.. her camera rocks!! Thanks!!!

Gina *Baby(got spring fever)Blue*

It sure was nice to see blue skys & no snow on ground! I have a ways to go before snow melts.
Joe, what kind of scion wood do you have? Can I still take you up on avocados? More citrus?
Gina, your plants look very healthy. I noticed new growth on the Bay

I spent the day grafting yesterday.. Whip..
I started with my apple, peach and plum...
Apple to apple....


Peach to peach....


Plum to cherry.. hope it works..


The peach has some cute buds on other branches already..


Here are pics of my citrus collection.. (sorry for the bad quality no matter what I did they wouldn't come out clear..)
Front left to right.. Meyer Lemon, S. Blood orange, Aussie??, Early Satsuma, Kimbro Satsuma.
Back row left to right.. Palm, Manderinquat, Eureka Lemon, Meiwa Kumquat STUMP, and Key Lime..

maybe I will be able to get better pics later..
Side note.. the citrus that have faired the best happen to be the ones I purchased from Stan..
As soon as I was done grafting my apple, peach and plum I went over to mom's and grafted her Persimmon trees.. I will post pics as soon as she brings her camera over for me to upload the pics.. My dad was proud and impressed with how good the grafts look!! I told him it was all thanks to my online friends and all the information I have found online..
THANKS EVERYONE!!!! For your support, information, tutorials, etc.. and a BIG HUG AND MANY THANKS to JoeReal for the budwood, inspiration and confidence!!

Gina *BabyBlue*

Dad brought mom's camera by today!!
here are pics of my persimmon grafts...
Chenting.....


Honan Red.....


Rosseyenka....



And to boot.....!!!!! Today I noticed that some of my citrus grafts are sprouting!!!!

I was talking to my dad telling him how disapointed I was that my Citrus grafts haven't done any thing.. and pointed.. at a sprout... imagine my surprise!!

I took pics with mom's camera.. on hand.. they didn't trun out.. took picks with my camera they are very clear.. but then mom's camera takes kickin NOT close up pics..
I will post pics of the new sprouts and a clear group shot as soon as I get them uploaded to image shack..

I am sooo excited!!!!!!

Gina *BabyBlue*