We cleared and planted a large section of land on the east side of our property. Get your Sleepy Lizard avocados at: www.guacfarm.com
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@Braddy_Daddy5 ай бұрын
Yasss! Great video as always, Tom! I love hearing about your transition from the corporate world to the farming life.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Thanks Braddy, I'm gonna talk more about that stuff this year.
@heerasingh78445 ай бұрын
Awesome sharing bro I can see how happy you're with your gardening superb job buddy 👌👌👌✌️✌️👍👍✌️✌️👍👍
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thanks Heera
@Tasty43395 ай бұрын
What a great tour! Thanks for the longer vid Tom...everything looks fantastic!!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yeah I normally try to stay to about 12 minutes but this time I thought I'd try something a little longer
@MichaelRei995 ай бұрын
Pretty cool! Your garden is impressive!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thanks, it's been a week and it's all sprouting so nice now!
@keithkeller6985 ай бұрын
You're in better shape than way back in your flash back. Good job, brother💪💪.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
back then I was doing Ironman triathlons and racing bicycles so I had a bit of an emaciated look 🤣. These days I can afford to carry a lot of extra muscle.
@OrlandoBackyardGardening5 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the tour of your personal trees
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@dirtywhiteboy79225 ай бұрын
We just sold our office machine/ technology business and I'm almost done with my transition term. I am so looking forward to following my passion and love of tropical fruits and farming and see where it takes me. IMO Gary is an under rated mango and one of my favorites. As always we enjoy your videos, Tom, I Love me some Bass fishing as well.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
wow! best of luck with the next chapter in your life!
@nancytharp82135 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. I was so excited to see your garden. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏝 🏖
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Thank you Nancy
@DaynelisS5 ай бұрын
You are a joy to watch. Keep making fun videos. 👏 and also very informative
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Thank you Daynelis, I appreciate your supportive comment
@themangovista5 ай бұрын
That Pickering mango has a nice thick trunk. That’s definitely a good start. Most 3 gal grafted trees I see have a pencil trunks. Thanks for sharing 👍
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
good eye and yeah I need to get that in the ground or into a bigger pot
@TheLurcha5 ай бұрын
Great video, you have an amazing collection!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@duniakicau67455 ай бұрын
Nice bro
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@user-ur6gy4gm4b5 ай бұрын
Another banger from Tom, as always! A long one this time.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yeah I coulda broke it into two vids but I thought to just go with the one big tour of our new section.
@AAHomeGardening5 ай бұрын
amazing farm
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@AAHomeGardening5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard you're welcome
@user-ur6gy4gm4b5 ай бұрын
I have a lot of new avocado seeds sprouting. However, I'm noticing something bizarre with one of them. The seed looks very greeen, but the leaves look white. The tiny stem is just starting to come out. But I'm 99% sure that it's a rare type of avocado that has white leaves. Currently, it looks like a tiny white flower is coming out of the seed with a thick stem. I heard these types of trees are called albino avocados. Fascinating, just like your videos!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Oh yeah you get white flowers every now and then
@chocolatethunder9865 ай бұрын
I was curious if you sold cuttings and you just answered my question! Love your content man! Looking forward to purchasing the cuttings soon!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yeah check back in July or august: www.guacfarm.com
@chocolatethunder9865 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I’ll be there!
@Z06ChevyVette5 ай бұрын
My wife and daughters said you have an amazing farm. I second that!!🤙🏼🤙🏼
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I appreciate it, thank you
@user-ur6gy4gm4b5 ай бұрын
So, today is my birthday. I'm 16! I'm old enough to get a drivers license in some countries, but not in Bulgaria. My oldest avocado is about 30 months old, but it feels like I put it in glass of water and planted it yesterday. The avocado is still trying to bud, but I can tell that it's struggling. The top half inch of the stem has turned black and moldy. However, there is one thick bud and it's somewhat promising. It was one of my worst Bdays ever, but I still had a great time. I got 2 Fs, unfortunately. I've got 3 mango seeds. They were looking amazing. I decided to water 2 of the more established ones once. I was being so careful, but somehow they GOT ROOT ROT. I'm shocked, but I guess it's the stupid soil.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Happy birthday
@melchurmoreau56775 ай бұрын
This guy right there is an agricultural genius, has just about everything on his farm, the only thing I've not seen is some animals like chickens goats and so on,i just love this gentleman, his a very flamboyant man. Keep on riding my boy!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I'm getting chickens soon.
@SeraphimCherubim5 ай бұрын
@SleepyLizard... pigs and goats, too.
@SeraphimCherubim5 ай бұрын
Maurice Kong brought ppk and a few others over here. He lives not too far away from you.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
so cool
@dmatcardoug29865 ай бұрын
Hey Tom: Great video as usual! Thanks for the honorable mention! When I was there a couple weeks back, I pointed out that your Julie was starting to blossom. Well the panicles have grown quite a bit since then and I think you will enjoy some of your own Julie this year. Of course, the way that Nohe loves the Julie, I will have to supplement your tree with some of mine!😢 Remember to allow a branch of that tree that you are top working for my wife. She loves that mango. The Maha Chanook is one of my favorites also. That section of your personal garden is really going to be just gorgeous! Can’t wait to get back down there! PS: I heard you guys are having another “Fruitful Five + 1”, very soon!! That’s gonna be awesome!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yep, now fruitful 6 coming soon and I willl leave a branch for Joy.
@dmatcardoug29865 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Great, she will be very pleased to hear that! Can’t wait to hear from the “Fruitful Six”!
@DannyRahim-kk4lr5 ай бұрын
❤it
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@ishantrai75045 ай бұрын
You can also try some Indian fruits like Guava, Jamun (java plum), amla, bel(Indian bael), jackfruit,and many more
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
we had a guava tree killed in that same hurricane I mentioned in the vid
@ishantrai75045 ай бұрын
You can definitely try other plants I mentioned
@jardinexperimental5 ай бұрын
Nice collection
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
thank you
@steveandjenny1495 ай бұрын
Nice garden 👍
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
can't wait for the okra
@gardening_today5 ай бұрын
Okay now...when all those mango trees go to fruit, I would love to sample each one...lol Love it! Question, what's the best rootstock for mango cuttings and avocado cuttings? Tfs -T
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I can't wait to eat them all. For mango people in florida like to use turpentine variety. For avocado not so much but people do like Lula and Waldin seeds.
@gardening_today5 ай бұрын
@SleepyLizard Okay, thank you.
@alex-wang5 ай бұрын
This is a incredible vid. Keep it up :D
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
wow, thank you I appreciate it.
@user-lc5uo5uj2f5 ай бұрын
Are those tight t-shirts a teaser for the Only Fans Lizard Channel?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
😱
@steveandjenny1495 ай бұрын
Nice map
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
my childlike powerpoint skills 🤣
@Danny_Does_Drawings5 ай бұрын
You make me so jealous getting to grow tropical fruits outside! A question I’ve always had though, how do you deal with hurricanes? Id imagine a good cat 3 or a 4-5 could easily destroy an orchard, so is there anything you do to protect your trees or is it just left up to god? I’d be so worried every hurricane season!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
There's a few vids from 2017 that show the damage from Hurricane Irma which was 200 miles away but still knocked down 200 trees on our farm and tens of thousands in the area. Even a tropical storm can be strong enough to shake all our fruit off the tree and we miss a year's crop. There are some things we can do to mitigate damage such as pick all the fruit if it's ready and send it to market then prune the trees really low. Another way is to focus on early season fruit so your crop is picked by hurricane season. Another technique is when a hurricane is coming you cut halfway through the main trunk of each tree so it snaps in half instead of pulling out at the roots...if the hurricane misses the cut will heal. A direct hit from a cat 3 or above would be devastating. Billions in lost revenue for the area. There's not much you can do about that except start over.
@Danny_Does_Drawings5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard wow. That’s alarming! I’d imagine with climate change causing ocean temps to rise it will be more and more of a concern going forward. It’s such a shame too. Florida has some of the most unique environments on earth. Plus where else are you going to be able to grow tropical fruit! Not here in MA haha. That’s so interesting to hear about the cutting technique! I’d never thought of that in a million years but it’s so ingenious! Here’s hoping for a quiet hurricane season!
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
@@Danny_Does_Drawings we are on a giant ball of iron that's been evolving for 4.5 billion years and will continue to evolve for another 7.5 billion before it is engulfed by the sun. I'm gonna enjoy my unfathomably small chance to experience life and roll with the punches. (tree farmers think on longer timelines 🤣)
@Danny_Does_Drawings5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard I suppose that’s the best possible attitude to have!
@davidmathibe9220Ай бұрын
I haven't seen you air layering on your avocado or mango trees, or do you prefer grafting over air layering?
@SleepyLizardАй бұрын
correct, we don't air layer mango and avocado. You can but you don't get a taproot.
@backyardmangoes43335 ай бұрын
Did you plant the double graft Maha and the Dwarf Hawaiian tree I brought?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Not yet
@randye87045 ай бұрын
First off Great video as always. Second you mentioned an Everglades grape tomato is this different than what you mentioned in your previous videos or is it the same as just the Everglades tomato?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
same tomato
@randye87045 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Good I thought I needed to get more seeds! Thank you sea you on the next video.
@iamGrowing5 ай бұрын
Hey. Nice video. Been following you for a few weeks now and watch all the videos. Quick question, should I be ripping off flowers from avocados that are small in 3 gallons?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
not the flowers but if they set fruit then you can cut them off. 3 gallon is still too small to hold fruit so they'll drop anyhow.
@iamGrowing5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard thank you! Love the channel. Keep it coming.
@greatergood37065 ай бұрын
Ford mango 🥭 won't be ready for Father's Day Mango Festival taste table
@greatergood37065 ай бұрын
Tom needs to drag Julian to Father's Day Mango Extravaganza 🥭 this year
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
Nope
@greatergood37065 ай бұрын
The Jaboticaba has a very thick trunk. Our tree is 18 years old and much smaller than yours. Your Jaboticaba is probably at least 25 years old.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yeah, they grow really really slow,. this guy had a little spurt this year since I cleared all the overhanging trees around it
@WalidRachedi-jz3ev5 ай бұрын
I would like to know if you have a grafted avocado Monroe available to purchase. I would like to try to grow it in San Antonio Texas.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I don't sell the trees online. sorry about that.
@WalidRachedi-jz3ev5 ай бұрын
No problem I'm planning to visit the farm soon maybe I can buy a Monroe. I'm excited to learn more about the avocado process.
@-zamora21474 ай бұрын
How many acres is your farm if you don’t mind me asking?
@SleepyLizard4 ай бұрын
I own 5 acres and this year I'm leasing 21
@whatroads4x43 ай бұрын
I live in palm coast. Ive always wanted to grown an avocado tree. Just started with a seed today. But i also want to buy one...any one where i can buy one?
@SleepyLizard3 ай бұрын
Lara Farms sells trees online
@edisonm86545 ай бұрын
I tasted the ppk is delicious, do you know whats more productive? Ppk or mahachanook? Thanks
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I don't know which is more productive. I guess I'll find out over the next 10 years
@maglardyful5 ай бұрын
I live on the daytona beach and i want to buy oro negro... my land is a combination of sand and soild... what do you recommend
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yeah reach out to larafarmsmiami.com
@carmau815 ай бұрын
Why do mango flowers turn black?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
good be sooty mold or could be they've gone past their life expectancy
@carmau815 ай бұрын
@SleepyLizard can the cold weather do that, too?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
@@carmau81 yes. did you have some cold nights after flowering?
@carmau815 ай бұрын
@SleepyLizard yes we had cold weather .. it's starting to get warmer here in southern California
@ericinla655 ай бұрын
YOU GAINED 50+ pounds since the 2017 video.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
💪. I used to race bicycles so you had to be super skinny. I was 137, now I hit the gym and clock in at 180 🤣. very observant of you
@ericinla655 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard Yes, you look like you put on some muscle
@chinatownboy74825 ай бұрын
Over 23 minutes of content. Where's the cannabis?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I don't grow cannabis
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
I don't grow cannabis
@SalokinX5 ай бұрын
I don't grow cannabis
@SalokinX5 ай бұрын
I don't grow cannabis
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
@@SalokinX there's an echo in here
@BoneFrossil5 ай бұрын
You should have planted… haha jk.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
🤣
@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions5 ай бұрын
Graft which failed. I noticed it was grafted very high, by purpose?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
that was a topworked tree. They failed because the cuttings were already to far gone but we tried anyway
@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions5 ай бұрын
How do you work on your farm and not getting mosquitoes bites? I am relatively new to Florida and I don't have much shade in my yard but when it's not so hot in the evenings I am getting some bites, I don't know if it's mosquitoes or something else. I really want to do something in my yard when it's not so hot. Any advice? My husband sprays our yard to kill insects but he said it won't work on mosquitoes long term
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
mosquitos don't like me. Dont' get me wrong if I'm in the everglades after dark I'll get bit but for the most part I'm one of them lucky people who they leave alone. Also we don't get a lot of mosquitos on the farm
@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard how about your wife? she is always in long pants/leggings in your videos.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
@@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions she gets bit up if we're out in the everglades after sunset but here on the farm there aint a lot of mosquitos. she dresses the way she dresses to protect her skin from sunlight
@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions5 ай бұрын
Is 16 feet apart enough to get equipment between trees?
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
yep.
@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions5 ай бұрын
@@SleepyLizard so why is there 20 feet apart concept for planting mangoes? I thought it's for equipment.
@SleepyLizard5 ай бұрын
@@EffectivePickyEatersSolutions I don't know. Mine are 16' apart and I have no problem accessing my entire grove with equipment.