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Posted by amelia_pepper_lady 8B/9 LA (My Page) on Wed, Sep 24, 08 at 15:36
| Since this is the forum that started my latest obsession, I will make a plea here....
I have become enthralled by the book, The After-Dinner Gardening Book. I am looking for seeds from fruit purchased at the grocery store or fruit market. We don’t have a good variety of fruits available in our local stores.
If you eat any of the following, I would be happy to send a SASBE for the seeds or we could work out a trade.
Litchi, mangosteen, mamoncillo, star fruit, dates (unsulfured), sapodilla, malanga, dragon fruit, sapote, or any other unusual fruits.
I would really, really like to find a "large, mature" coconut still in the husk. (As my friend says, not a hairy coconut.)
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| You can grow dates even from the dried type. I have had them sprout in the compost heap and they are quite easy to grow in a plastic bag of compost put in a warm place. |
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| Not really sure on some of them, but can say what I know. Dragonfruit/starfruit- Not a regular occurance at the market. I bought one, after eating it, went "wonder if one would grow". 4 months later, it reappeared at grocery store. So that would need constant checking to find Litchi- Not really sure about it, but I read that seeds tend to need a very fast planting time after coming out of the fruit. If it is true, someone shipping a seed might fail. Anyone who can correct/confirm that, I'd appreicate it much. I currently try to grow all 3, and saying they're slow would be an understatement. Nethertheless, I found one of the best place for exotic seeds to be asian markets. Some tend to be fairly cheap with fruit/vegetables. If you can find any ethnic market, you may want to do a quick visit and cross your fingers. You might find something new. |
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Pepper lady, I have a "baby dragon" fruit about 8" tall that I can send if you've not yet acquired one. Email me at corar1020@aol.com with your address if you'd it.
cora |
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| There might still be pawpaws or persimmons growing wild in your area. If so pick some and if they taste good, plant the seeds outside in a bucket or something. |
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Well, this dude has patented an avocado tree that he started from a Haas seed from the grocery store: http://www.avocadotrees.com/discover.htm
It can be done and good luck to all of us!! |
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| I have starfruit seeds, but I've never gotten one to sprout. Starfruit barely have any seeds. In fact, if you're lucky, you'll get 2-3 mature seeds from one. I did not even get ONE seed out of all the starfruit from my tree this summer, but now I've gotten a few. If I can get any to grow, you can have one. |
junkyardgirl
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| You are very generous. I would love one if you have extras. |
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| I hear store-bought peaches do well home grown. I am going to give it a whirl. I, too, would love to have all kinds of fruit, ordinary and unusual. I just don't want to plant store-bought fruit seeds to find out the fruit from the plant years later is far from the tasty fruit I bought. I'm okay with a variance, but just don't want crap. LOL Blessings,
Angela |
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Try Apricots .
My brother in Dallas has a magnificent tree grown from seed .
If you are concerned with fruit quality and want to save time ,
it is worth buying a small tree from a reputable nursery . |
angelady
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| If you are really wanting to grow fruit, you would probably do best buying small trees from a nursery. Many of the fruit trees are grafted. I am interested in the plants and always get a thrill from starting something from seed. If I end up with good fruit, that is just a bonus. |
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| amelia.....I too get a thrill from starting something from seed and if it reproduces even better. I had the good fortune to have a fellow GW'er (thanks gary) give me some starfruit which I saved some seed from and was able to start a few plants from. Also my neighbor and I shared a pitaya( Red Dragon Fruit)the other day and I saved a slice for the seeds. And I have in my seed stash some Carica Papaya seed(10 seeds). Are you still looking for these seeds? Send me an e-mail if still interested. Regina |
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| Hi,I have fresh kumquat seeds plus strawberry papaya and probably can find you a few other seeds as well.Like you I live in a area that tropical fruits don't make it to the store and depend mostly on trades of unusual tropical type fruit seeds from traders.Send me a e-mail and you can send postage if you like..Debbie |
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I have 2 avocadoes started from pit..I start them on water until the roots are strong enough then I put them in a pot in a mixure of 1/3 vermiculte 1/3 peat moss and 1/3 soil.
Last year I bought 3 kiwis plants from a nursery [for pollination]...they never do anything. So my question is "Do any of you have grown kiwis from seeds -fresh fruit-"?
Have a great Thanksgiving |
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