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Sago Palm – Cycas Revoluta – Seed Collecting & Germination
The harvesting of Sago seed in South Texas starts about mid February and extends into early March. The best time of day is early morning when it is still cool yet pleasant. We are armed with buckets, gloves, long sleeves and a long stick, the latter is for snakes, and there can be some deadly …
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John lives in Corpus Christi. He loves to build things and to grow things, and he’s very good at both! John has the largest private bromeliad collection in Texas. He won the best of show blue ribbons at the June 2000 International Bromeliad Society show in San Francisco. He engineered his greenhouses, irrigation systems, ventilation …
Carica papaya
Carica papaya, is an evergreen big shrub or small tree for the tropical or subtropical landscape. Grows best in full sun to light shade. Soil should have excellent drainage and be rich with plenty of humus or compost. These tropicals like warmth and the more the better but should be kept on the dry side …
Phoenix roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii “Pygmy Date Palm” A small (even miniature) feather palm, from Laos and southeast Asia, with a slender trunk that can grow to about 10 feet (3.0m) in height. Fruit are small, about 1/2 inch (1.25cm) long, and range from dark purple to brown/black when fully ripe. In South Texas, palms start to flower …