Questions about plants that are native to / endemic in tropical countries, or about tropical environments, whether naturally or artificially (greenhouse).
Questions tagged [tropical]
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What Disease is on my Mango Plant? Are there any remedies to cure it?
I'm growing a mango tree and discovered a few days ago some oily dots on the top of a lot of the leaves and on the back of those specific leaves were black patches scattered around. A few isolated cases have arose with a white patch and another…
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What is the best light timing for an indoor ficus bonsai in both the winter and summer?
I recently got an indoor ficus bonsai and it's doing well. I bought a grow light for it and I put it on a timer, but I'm not sure what the best light timing is for the plant. I'm having trouble finding the yearly growth cycles for a ficus and what…
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Do plumeria with inflo need fertilizer to actually bloom?
My plumeria appears to have an inflo! It grew from a cutting that I planted about a year ago. It’s got quite a few large leaves and I planted it in fox farms organic soil. I’m wondering if I need to give it fertilizer. If I don’t, will the inflo…
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How to introduce an overwintered banana tree back outside for the summer
We got a banana tree last year and brought it inside to overwinter it. The tree was never put into the ground, it stayed in a large pot and is still in the large pot.
Our overwintering method was to cut off every leaf besides the two topmost…
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Can leafy vines be used as shade?
Has any climbing plants been used to envelope a house for the purpose of creating shade? What would be the best vine for this and why?
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Is My Tamarind Tree Dead?
This may be a vague question, so I apologize in advance. I have a tamarind sapling approximately 1.5 years old that I started from a seed. It's been grown indoors since I live in the northeastern US, and I've kept it under lights since it was in a…
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What kind of Strelitziaceae are these plants?
I found these in Campinas in Brazil. I suspect they are Strelitziaceae.
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What is this tropical plant?
I'm very interested in knowing the name of this tree. Does one of the pictures show a type of fruit, the green cluster dropping down from the branch?
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What kind of seeds are these?
Somebody has picked some seeds growing on a 'tropical' looking tree in the south of England (Crawley) and given them to me. Does anybody know what they could be? This clump is about 3 cm long.
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Bahamian fruit tree identification
A Bahamian friend (living on the island of Andros) has found the following fruit tree growing in his garden. The fruit looks vaguely avicadoish, but with many seeds, more like a melon or gourd. From the pictures, it looks like the fruit opens up to…
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Yellow leaves with Dried spots on chili leaves
I have noticed this on my chili leaves (refer to photo). At first I thought it is happening on bottom leaves but I spotted some top leaves as well. I have noticed that the infection is spreading. The infected leaves seem to just fall off on touch.
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How much fertilizer is too much when feeding mangoes
A Mango growing publication from University of Florida recommends a total of 1.5-3 lb of 8-3-9-2 fertilizer for example. (680-1360 g)
My growing season is about 6-7 months (~26 weeks) and my fertilizer strength is about twice of the mentioned one…
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Mamey seedling showing deficiencies that I couldn't fix
I already lost one seedling in the same manner, leaves get yellow spots then the edges shrivel and the whole leaf dies and falls.
My soil test shows issues with micros obviously, I get very bright sun every day and the temps are hovering around 98…
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Cocoa leaves turning brown
Hello,
My 4 months old cocoa plants are starting to get brown.
Any idea what is the reason? Is this the cold weather? to much watering?
What should I do?
And does the left one still have a chance to survive?
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Is this a papaya? What kind, and how do I know when it is ripe?
There are several trees with these fruits growing wild near where I'm staying in the Caribbean. I let one ripen from green to orange and cut it open. Is it a papaya? And what kind? This one didn't taste too good. Did I let it ripen too long, or…
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