Yes! On this forum.And I wanted to respond to the info about dragon fruit, but I found that although I could type in the box...the "reply" button doesn't work. I sent a message to admin and nada.
Read more…Hi, I'm new to this forum. I've been trying to grow dragon fruit from seed. I get them to sprout easily and they appear like "Y"s. However, they get stuck there and won't put out spiny growth. I've fertilized them and cared for them, but I lose inter
Read more…In past years I've tried Raspberries from local nursery's, grew OK the first year but died the second. Dorman raspberry is supposed to grow in zone 11 but from what I read it has very little taste. Has anyone grown Bababerrry Raspberries? I understan
Read more…Hello VPA Rare & Exotic Fruitees!
You are invited to this AZRFG September Meeting special event:
Friday, Sept 4th at 7:00pm, at Mesa Comm College:
InterSpecific Hybrids
&
Zaiger Genet
I was not sure where I could post this, hopefully we picked the best forum, since it includes rare and exotic fruiting plants!!
I have built an amazing permaculture property over the last 7 years, that I hoped to reside in forever. Unfortunately, fami
Read more…AZRFG Fall Plant Sale
Saturday, Oct 18, 8am - 1pm
Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
4341 E Broadway Rd
Phoenix AZ 85040
Also at the sale will be:
Does anyone have papaya trees that are flowering right now? I need to cross-polinate mine so the fruit will mature. They are Thai Papayas.
I also have Strawberry Papaya seeds from Hawaii that are NonGMO and organic - not easy to come by! I have a few
Read more…Oh no!
I am very sorry that this was first sent as an email (rather than a posting) to the group -- I didn't mean to spam everyone!
Here's the full post for the group:
AZ Rare Fruit Growers Fall Plant Sale
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct 26th, 8am - 1pm
Locatio
Hi, I am looking for a Violette de Bordeaux or negronne fig cutting to start a tree. I would love to trade for a dozen fresh organic eggs. I am in the north Scottsdale area. Any takers?
Read more…We bought a Banana Tree yesterday. We have been given reassurances this variety of Banana will withstand the cold and the heat of the valley. Has anyone else tried planting Banana in Phoenix? We are planting it tomorrow, so if you have comments about
Read more…Anyone have experience with these? Seen a bit of information on white in the area but I like chocolate better than vanilla.I've heard these grow so so through seed in our fair city so am curious about grafted versions and if they are worth while.
Read more…We are forming a committee to run this year's Fruit Tree event and would love to have YOU join us! The first meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday, August 14th, from 12noon - 1pm at the Valley Permaculture Alliance office at 1122 E. Washington St.
You
Read more…For those of you who have an interest in growing Moringa Trees, I just harvested about 100 seeds and donated them to the VPA Seed Library. If you are interested, please email Stacey@vpaaz.org to set up a time to visit the VPA office and 'check them o
Read more…I know this isn't ultra rare but I picked one up today for 5 bucks. Only could find one article on it relative to Phoenix, http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/pacay.html, but was curious if anyone has had success with this? I'm gonna keep it potted until
Read more…Hi All, I'm trying to track down Hibiscus sabdariffa var. sabdariffa race ruber to start growing my own hibiscus tea. I taste tested some leaves through the Summer Greens program last year and expected the seeds to be in the latest batch of trials t
Read more…I was wondering if anyone is growing Phyllanthus emblica (syn. Emblica officinalis), common name Amla or the Indian Gooseberry? It has recently been tested for antioxidant levels and been found to be second only to cloves, so I started wondering if
Read more…Catherine posted about the growth habits of her cherries after planting this year and I thought this would warrant a whole discussion around it. I'll get some picts of mine and post here soon.
Also, I wanted to let you all know about the discussion w
Read more…I really appreciated Debbie's listing of what she's working on in her yard and was inspired to start a discussion about this topic. Maybe I'll turn it into a blog when I have more time to discuss in detail each tree and the successes and failures...
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