In season: Take your pick of apples

SweeTango, SnowSweet and Zestar! are the new darlings among Minnesota eating apples.

[Feces Occurs]

I wish we could grow oranges here.

[Tony Rozycki]

Anyone still eat, grow, or sell Beacon variety apples?

[Tony Rozycki]

We can grow oranges indoors.

I had several small papaya trees growing in my house last winter. Dried a papaya from a local Cub grocery store and planted the seeds in a deck pot. Was surprised when about ten of the seeds sprouted and grew.

[Feces Occurs]

Tony Rozycki wrote:

We can grow oranges indoors.
I had several small papaya trees growing in my house last winter. Dried a papaya from a local Cub grocery store and planted the seeds in a deck pot. Was surprised when about ten of the seeds sprouted and grew.

So you got oranges too? My Mother-In-Law lives in Florida and the best oranges I ever had were when we picked them right off the tree. If it works I will have to try that

[Tony Rozycki]

No unfortunately so far have never raised any edible tropical fruit. Just a few miniature ornamental fragrant oranges or tangerines that I hauled inside for several winters. Grew a few decent watermelon, a few peanuts, a sugar cane stalk, & this year am experimenting with sweet potatoes for the fun of it.

Imagine it would take something like a Florida Mother-in-Law or a big greenhouae like the Como Conservatory.

My best oranges I also picked right off the tree, near my uncle's house in Anaheim CA back when Duke Snider was planting orange trees.

[Phid]

Feces Occurs wrote:

I wish we could grow oranges here.

I concur. I wish we could grow citrus here. I would also like to grow limes.