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My aunt and uncle had a massive mango tree in their yard in Hawaii...best mangoes I've ever had, there's nothing like them tree-ripened :heart:.
can't agree more!
when we moved in to this house, we had no idea it was a mango tree, later we found out it was planted by a man who lived there before us (it was a company's permanently rented villa for the employees who were living and working in shifts), and one year all of a sudden we found it covered with massive fruits (we didn't even notice them when they were small! :facepalm:) and it turned out to be the best mango we've ever tried...
i wish i had MY OWN land elsewhere to take the stones with me and plant them, back home we live in apartment, and here you can't buy land, and who knows long we will stay here?.... :confused1:
 
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I have two producing lemon trees...that I love. I also have a Fuji apple tree and two pomegranate trees. None of these bare much fruit for some reason. The situation is not helped by the fact that I lack any gardening skills whatsoever.
 
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I used to garden a ton. And one day, I thought 'enough." It was a lot of work and the maintenance seemed endless. When we moved I planted roses. I now have a lot of them and I enjoy tending to those. When I trim them, I am reminded of my elderly neighbor who, when I was young and living in my own place, taught me how to trim them. Every time I look for leaves of five, I think of Estelle and smile. She has been gone many years but my memories of her live on.
 
I have a black thumb
It wasn't always that way
I guess I am just lazy now
The constant weeding[emoji22]
This year I planted 3 different types tomatoes cucumber eggplant and yellow peppers
We will see what happens
First time planting anything in 18 years
 
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I have a black thumb
It wasn't always that way
I guess I am just lazy now
The constant weeding[emoji22]
This year I planted 3 different types tomatoes cucumber eggplant and yellow peppers
We will see what happens
First time planting anything in 18 years
I am proud that this orchid has thrived for several years. It helps that it's silk. I've never had a green thumb.
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I have two producing lemon trees...that I love. I also have a Fuji apple tree and two pomegranate trees. None of these bare much fruit for some reason. The situation is not helped by the fact that I lack any gardening skills whatsoever.
We had three beautiful figs trees and a grape arbor at our old house, the fruits of which I competed for with a resident rat and a family of raccoons. Raspberries and rhubarb. We brought clippings of everything with us but it kills me to think of those mature trees and plants soon to be mowed down by the new developers.
 
I have a black thumb
It wasn't always that way
I guess I am just lazy now
The constant weeding[emoji22]
This year I planted 3 different types tomatoes cucumber eggplant and yellow peppers
We will see what happens
First time planting anything in 18 years
Best of luck, I'm more of a "slash and burn" gardener than anything else. Subtlety is not my forte...
 
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