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Tasting The Tropics

July 06, 2019 | 9am-3pm
Included with regular Garden Admission
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Enjoy the Garden’s most fruitful season.

On Saturday, July 6 from 9am-3pm, take your taste buds on a trip across the globe to sample fruit from the tropics— and learn about some of the less well-known fruiting plants we grow here!

Have you ever wondered how to open a coconut or jackfruit? Maybe you’ve always wanted to know how to grow a pineapple? You’ll have the opportunity to get the answers to these questions and more during our hands-on demonstrations, lively talks and tours of the tropical fruit plants of the Garden!

Keep your eyes peeled for special tropical fruit tastings during your visit. Scroll down to read the full schedule.


Tasting the Tropics is included with regular Garden admission. Program topics and locations subject to change; please consult the Daily Activities posted at the Garden when you visit.


Go Coconuts with These Demonstrations:
  • Opening a jackfruit
  • Peeling a mango
  • Planting a pineapple in a container
  • Planting and pruning a fruit tree
  • Opening a coconut
Spice up your Life with Dig Deeper

Enjoy a spice-themed session of Dig Deeper, an impromptu learning opportunity within the Garden at 11:30am and 1:30 pm. Learn about the ways we harvest spices from the seeds, fruits, roots, bark and other parts of plants for adding flavor and coloring to our food.

Edible Fruit Tours

Venture into the Garden on a guided tour, and learn about the edible plants that can be grown in Southwest Florida. See what your favorite tropical fruits look like before they are harvested and delivered to your favorite grocery store or farmers market! Note: The maximum capacity for each Tasting the Tropics tour is 20 individuals.


Full Schedule:
TimeEventLocation
9am – 3pmW.O.N.D.E.R. in the GardenPerformance Lawn
9am – 9:45Demonstration: “How to Peel a Mango”Kapnick Hall
10am – 10:45Demonstration: “How to Graft a Mango”Kapnick Hall
10am – 10:45Edible Plant Tour of the Garden: Fruits of AsiaMeet on Smith Entry Prow
11am – 11:45Demonstration: Planting, Pruning and Fertilizing a Fruit TreeKapnick Hall
11am – 11:45Edible Plant Tour of the Garden: “Fruits of the Caribbean”Meet on Smith Entry Prow
11:30am – 12pmDig Deeper: The Spice is RightKapnick Hall
11:30am – 1:30pmTropical Fruit TastingKapnick Hall
12pm – 12:45Edible Plant Tour of the Garden: “Fruits of Brazil”Meet on Smith Entry Prow
1pm – 1:30Dig Deeper: The Spice is RightKapnick Hall
1pm – 1:30Demonstration: “Cutting Open a Jackfruit”Kapnick Hall
1:45pm – 2:15How to Grow a Pineapple in a ContainerKapnick Hall
2:30pm – 3Demonstration: “Coconut Processing”Kapnick Hall

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