After reaching 500 followers and my first 1000 post I think it is time for a deeper introduction to me and my hobby

I have just reached 500 followers and have been on sttemit for one month also . A big thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome here. To further introduce myself, I thought you might like to see my hobby, my yard work, my banana plantation,my vineyard, and various fruit trees that take up much of my time. It take a lot of time and effort to maintain it.

First off, I have a huge Mango tree, which produces a ton of very large and extra sweet mango. I use these to make mango salsa, a mixture of mango chucks, tomatoes, onions and peppers. I usually make around a hundred jars of this every year.

I started off with one banana plant, and now have about 20 different varieties from around the world, including large one, small sweet ones, some are hard and need to be fried,and one is like ice creme and can be licked like an ice creme bar. I have about 500 plants now and produce around 5,000 to 10,000 pounds of bananas per year.

This is an interesting photo of a bloom with the fruit first emerging. One quick note: It is officially a berry and not a fruit, since fruits come from trees and berries come form bushes.

My oranges are doing fantastic . They should be ready to harvest around December.

wow! Avocados are loaded and the limbs are hanging almost to the ground. These are Florida avocado and much larger than the ones from California

I have over 20 different varieties of grapes from all over the world. I have already harvested them or the birds feasted on them, one or the other, lol I love being able to show my friends what the different kind of grapes look like. The wine takes a while to mature and will be ready in about 2 years.

In Florida you have to have a key lime tree. So yes, this is a fruit. My tree is crazy and produces key lime all year long. Great for making drinks. I use the green ones to keep a tart taste and the yellow ones to add to cooking for a perfect citrus taste.

The key lime turn yellow as they age

As part of an experiment I have a small coffee bush that is growing to see how they do in Florida

I have this Raspberry vine at the end of on the grape line and allow it space to grow on the side wires.

Pineapples are planted everywhere, maybe a few hundred of these jokers, Most have all been harvested for the year, but will start new shoots and produce a new pineapple in 18 months.

I love my Mayer Lemons, which are large not so sour, however since they all come to fruition at the same time we had to decide what to do with them and decided Italian inspired limoncello was a good idea. )urs is made with a lot of vodka, oh yes. Have you tried it? We mix the zest of the lemons with a great vodka, allowing the resulting yellow liquid which is also mixed with some simple syrup to create a perfect drink. I also use this often in cooking when the recipe calls for lemon.

My starfruit produce twice a year, in the fall and in the spring. They are insane and produce thusands of these crazy fruits. I have a hard time giving all of them away.

Unable to use all of them and they constantly have to be picked up from the ground. If you live close tome, please come take some

Fig tree, already harvested for the year, but they are so sweet, it is like heaven eating them

I also have plans for the future as I have a cashew tree in a pot and will plant it after the hot season, about another 2-3 months, just to make sure it has a good chance of surviving here.

I hope you enjoy my little tour and learn maybe something more about me. I love making friends and traveling. I also follow everyone who leaves a comment on my post. If so inclined, an upvote, follow and resteem is appreciated, naturally. If any questions also, please ask and I will try to answer them for you.

Your friendship is always cherished

Sir John