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[cactuscub]

I'm based in N San Diego area. Lots of Garcinia (and loads of other tropicals, for example I have a giant white sapote in the yard) survive here, but only last year did I try starting other Garcinia. This is batsh¡t crazy, but I sowed some Garcinia gardneriana literally over a year ago, while being caretaker for my ill grandparents out of state. I come back, and experience a bunch of medical issues that weren't related but laid me up. I couldn't visit my rented plant growing space for months. Mind you all, it's been preposterously dry and hot the last couple years in SD, the rain is practically non-existent and never heavy...

Anyway, I just got back to my plant space as health improved and saw some amazing stuff. Most notably, the mangosteen actively flushing and zero sun/heat/drought damage. 😅 After like 8 months without water, at least. Seriously, I just abandoned this G. gard all that time and it's stronger than ever. Wild. I watered this this week, but the last time it got water was like mid-September. 

[Tracy]

21 hours ago, cactuscub said:

I'm based in N San Diego area. Lots of Garcinia (and loads of other tropicals, for example I have a giant white sapote in the yard) survive here, but only last year did I try starting other Garcinia. This is batsh¡t crazy, but I sowed some Garcinia gardneriana literally over a year ago, while being caretaker for my ill grandparents out of state. I come back, and experience a bunch of medical issues that weren't related but laid me up. I couldn't visit my rented plant growing space for months. Mind you all, it's been preposterously dry and hot the last couple years in SD, the rain is practically non-existent and never heavy...

Anyway, I just got back to my plant space as health improved and saw some amazing stuff. Most notably, the mangosteen actively flushing and zero sun/heat/drought damage. 😅 After like 8 months without water, at least. Seriously, I just abandoned this G. gard all that time and it's stronger than ever. Wild. I watered this this week, but the last time it got water was like mid-September. 

Hmmm. ...no rain in Northern San Diego County since September?  I don't have October and earlier from this rain season which began September 1.  I do have data for November until today and it was a little over 7 inches in the South County and similar at home in Leucadia.   Maybe your plants got more rain than you thought.  There are several varieties of Sapote planted in the Tropical fruit tree section at San Diego Botanic garden,  formerly Quail Gardens.