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♐️ 😵 What is your cat's Zodiac sign?
Cat Horoscope - Sagittarius Cats 11/22-12/21

How to know the astrological sign of your cat? It can be determined by either their date of birth or adoption, as adoption is often considered a second birth for cats.

  • ✨ You can discover the astrological traits that describe the cat, such as their independence, diva-like tendencies, sense of humor, intelligence, and more.

  • ✨ It's also important to consider the astrological relationship between cats and plants...


️ Sagittarius Zodiac Cats are:
  • ▪️intellectual, philosophical thinkers
  • ▪️calm, wise, and contemplative
  • ▪️adventurous and curious explorers
  • ▪️determined, purposeful, fearless
  • ▪️sociable and charming, love meeting strangers
  • ▪️restless, need constant stimulation
  • ▪️transform into healing presences with age
  • ▪️enjoy large, striking leaves, fragrant herbs, fruits, and nuts


🌟 Learn more about Sagittarius Zodiac Cats and their lucky plants

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Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant

House plant Coffee (Coffea arabica) and a cat

House plant Coffee (Coffea arabica) and a cat

☕️ Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant
  • ☕️ Discover the joy of growing one of the most beloved indoor fruit trees – the Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica). Whether you’re a coffee enthusiast, a plant lover, or looking for the perfect gift, this lush, shade-loving plant is a stunning addition to any home. Enjoy the satisfaction of growing your own beans!
  • ☕️ 5 Reasons to Grow a Coffee Plant
  • ☕️ Perfect Indoor Fruit Tree

  • Coffee plants thrive indoors and add a unique touch to your collection. They’re compact, adaptable, and incredibly rewarding to grow.
  • ☕️ Shade-Loving & Low Maintenance

  • Perfect for homes with limited sunlight, coffee plants prefer indirect light and need only little watering to thrive. No green thumb? No problem!
  • ☕️ Stunning Aesthetic Appeal

  • With glossy green leaves and star-shaped, fragrant white flowers (similar to gardenias, as they are from the same family!), your coffee plant will bring a refreshing tropical vibe to your home.
  • ☕️ Sustainable Fresh Coffee

  • Grow and harvest your own beans! Enjoy the satisfaction of drying, roasting, and grinding your very own homegrown coffee.
  • ☕️ Year-Round Beauty & Fragrance

  • Coffee plants stay evergreen, providing lush greenery all year long. Plus, the fragrant flowers add a sweet, soothing aroma to your space.
  • ☕️ What Makes Coffee Plants Special?
  • ☕️ Easy to Grow: Coffee plants are forgiving and flourish with minimal care. Regular water and filtered light keep them happy.
  • ☕️ Unique Fruiting: The berries change color from green to yellow to red as they ripen. Inside are the seeds – your coffee beans!
  • ☕️ Gardenia-Like Blooms: Fragrant, white star-shaped flowers appear in clusters, adding charm and elegance to any room.
  • ☕️ Perfect Gift Idea: Looking for a thoughtful and unique gift? Coffee plants make amazing gifts for friends, family, or any coffee lover 🎁


📚 Learn more from previous posts:
Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #2. Coffee Tree
What is the best Gift plant?
What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?

📱 Video: growing Coffee tree

🛒 Plant a Coffee Tree

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How to take care of house plants in Winter

Indoor House plants

Indoor House plants

🎩 How to take care of house plants in Winter

💡 Let There Be (Enough) Light!
Shorter days mean less light. Move plants closer to windows but avoid freezing drafts.

🚽 Water, but Sparingly
Overwatering is a winter no-no. Check soil dryness before watering—your plants won’t mind a little thirst.

🌈 Humidity is Happiness
Dry air isn't their friend. Use a humidifier or group plants together for a moisture boost.

👀 Wise Snacks
Use only amindo-acid based liquid Fertilizer in winter, like Sunshine Boosters. Let plants take their seasonal nap from dry plant food.

🤗 Keep It Cozy
Protect plants from cold windows and heat vents - consistent warmth is key.

🍀 Dust Those Leaves
Clean leaves help plants soak in the limited light. They'll thank you with a brighter look!

🌱 Your plants may slow down for winter, but with a little care, they’ll thrive until spring!

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Perfect Christmas Present:
Gift Card with a Bonus!

Top Tropicals Gift Card

Looking for the ultimate holiday gift? A live plant is always a winner, and what better way to spread joy this season than letting your loved ones - friends, family, or colleagues - choose their favorites?

Give them a Top Tropicals Gift Card and watch their garden dreams come to life! As a bonus, we'll add 15% extra value to every gift card! For example, a $100 gift card becomes $115 of plant magic!

No expiration date, no hassle - the gift certificate will be emailed directly to you. Spread the cheer with the gift of greenery this Christmas!

Offer expires 12-25-24

Mansoa alliacea - Garlic Vine

Mansoa alliacea - Garlic Vine - one of the most rewarding flowering vines that you can grow, unless that you are a vampire. Interestingly enough crushed leaves smell like garlic. It is one of the most wanted winter-flowering vines. When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis. Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time. Winter-Spring bloomer, the vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant. It can tolerate some light frost.


Reminder: Today from 9 am to 4 pm:
the Event you can't miss!

December 14, 2024 - SATURDAY - Holiday Plant Market

Holiday Plant Market
Saturday, December 14, 9 am - 4 pm

Highlights of the event:

30% OFF online prices, one day only! (excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants)
$5 and $10 plants - Raffle
Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation

Event discounts valid at both locations:

Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring B-Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL

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Snowbird Holiday Special:
Fruiting and Flowering Tree Sale

Snowbird Special Santa Kitty with tropical plants

For online customers to match today's local sale

Can't make it to our Holiday Plant Market today? No worries, we've got you covered with a Snowbird Special! This online sale is perfect for all you winter wanderers heading to Florida - now's your chance to snag some gorgeous fruiting and flowering trees at a sweet discount.

Why wait to create your tropical paradise? Plant your winter garden now and enjoy exotic blooms and fruits all season long! Use the discount code below to get 15% off on our stunning selection of fruiting and flowering trees (and other plants!). Don't miss out - this deal is as sunny as Florida itself. Let your garden dreams take flight!

SNOWBIRD24

Online only. Min order $150. Excluding S/H. Exp. 12-17-24

Don't forget about FREE and DISCOUNTED SHIPPING
Limited time promotion ends soon!

Brunfelsia pauciflora Compacta - Dwarf Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

Purple Brunfelsia - Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow - is the most spectacular winter blooming shrub! Showy flowers changing color from purple though pink to white within 3 days. Takes sun or shade. It can tolerate some light frost.

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Are you in Florida for Holidays?

Are you in Florida for Holidays?
🎄 Are you in Florida for Holidays? 🔔

Join us on Saturday, December 14, 2024, for our Holiday Plant Market! Our plants have grown big and beautiful over the summer!

🎁 Enjoy amazing deals with plants starting at just $5 and $10

🆓 Receive afree plant with every purchase.

🤭 Bring friends and family to explore, and let our friendly #PeopleCats help you find the perfect plants! 🐈🌳😳

🥂 Celebrate the season with us in full tropical style - we can't wait to see you there!

🎏 Learn more about this event

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We ate all pineapples from that ugly corner!

Pineapples fruiting

🍍 We ate all pineapples from that ugly corner!

All the Pineapples that we mentioned in our earlier post, have ripened and we already ate them all!
Note that this amazing fruit grows in the most neglected corner of the yard, with NO irrigation, and in pretty hot sunny spot - by the water treatment tank. Yet look how happy the plants are!

📚 Learn more about pineapple plants from previous posts:
The most luscious Hospitality Fruit: Pineapple
Three must-have fruit for every tropical garden

🛒 Select Pineapple varieties

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Are you a vegetarian

Are you a vegetarian
🤢 Are you a vegetarian?

🤢 "I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - Mark Twain

Share your cats in comments!
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Are you tired of boring office plants?

ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)

🏕 Are you tired of boring office plants?
  • 💤 Tired of boring office plants? Try the ZZ Plant! This ancient beauty, nicknamed the Aroid Palm, is anything but ordinary. Its thick glossy leaves make it a bold statement piece, miles ahead of a common Ficus or Dieffenbachia.
  • 💤 The ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) isn't just stylish - it's tough. This drought-tolerant wonder thrives on negleform new plants all on their own, a quirky trick unique to this ancient relic. And its very shade-tolerant, so you can place it in pretty much any spot except a closet...
  • 💤 Easy care, jaw-dropping looks, and an air of mystery - the ZZ Plant is the ultimate pick to upgrade your workspace vibe!


📚 Check out the black leaf variety Zamioculcas x Black Dragon - Black ZZ Plant that we mentioned earlier:
Black-black-black plant! It's totally black, that's right!

🛒 Shop ZZplants

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How to harvest and eat Monstera Ice Cream

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Variegated Swiss Cheese Plant leaves

Monstera deliciosa - Variegated Swiss Cheese Plant leaves

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit and flower

Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant fruit and flower

🍨How to harvest and eat Monstera Ice Cream
  • 🍀 Monstera deliciosa - Swiss Cheese Plant - is a stunning jungle climber from Mexico and Guatemala celebrated for its dramatic, perforated leaves and delectable tropical fruit.
  • 🍀 Known for its large, fenestrated leaves with oblong or oval perforations, giving it the nickname "Swiss Cheese Plant."
  • 🍀 In its natural habitat, seedlings grow toward darkness until they locate a tree, then climb toward the light.
  • 🍀 Fruits begin appearing about three years after planting. The 9-inch, green, cone-like fruit ripens over a year, its scales separating to reveal sweet, creamy white pulp.
  • 🍀 Tastes like a mix of pineapple, sugar apple and ice cream with a strong tropical aroma.
  • 🍀 The fruit must be ripe to eat, as unripe pulp contains oxalic acid, which irritates the mouth and throat. To ripen, pick when the base wrinkles slightly, then wrap in a bag. When the scales loosen, it’s ready to eat. Rinse off black specks before eating.
  • 🍀 Spectacular variety Thai Constellation is a stunning variegated form with cream-and-green marbled leaves, has become a collector's dream. Specimens can sell for thousands of dollars, making it one of the most sought-after houseplants.


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