It’s amazing what you can do with a third of an acre of land. Take Alex Silber, for example. On a piece of ground this size, he is growing 52 exotic fruit trees, shrubs, and vines, 9 exotic herbs and ...

Growing guava in a pot is an excellent way to enjoy fresh, tropical fruit even if you live in an apartment. Guava trees adapt ...

Brenda asks: My lilikoi vine produces a lot of flowers but no fruit. What’s the problem and can I remedy this situation? The plants will thrive where conditions are optimal. They’ll do best where the ...

Ask a member of the Brevard Tropical Fruit Club why they plant fruit trees, and they will wax poetic about the experience. “Planting a fruit tree isn’t just about adding to your garden, it’s about ...

Usually people believe that tropical fruit trees are massive evergreens like a Mango - and that puts them off growing their own tropical fruits. But this needn't be the case. Since moving to Brisbane ...

Horned melon, or kiwano, is a tropical fruit that can be grown indoors with the right techniques. This unique plant requires ...

For many years, a good portion of metro-Houston yards have been planted with citrus, figs, pomegranates, persimmons, pears and a few other types of fruit trees. The quest for growing tropical fruit ...

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Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Amazon elephant's ear thrives in large pots, both inside and out. It ...

Tropical fruits can be downright scary. Names like sapodilla, jakfruit, jaboticaba and monstera don't help. And who would want to eat a soursop, ugli fruit or dragon's eye, let alone bite into ...