Best Cultivars

There are a surprising number of fruit varieties, but most of them are not widely consumed. Why? Because farmers and stores have very different goals than most consumers. While they optimize for things like yield, appearance, and robustness, most consumers primarily care about taste and nutrition. This disconnect is one of the primary reasons why home-grown fruit can be dramatically better than nearly anything you can buy.It turns out that the best-tasting varieties of fruits are sometimes significantly better than anything you can find at a store. Further, when you grow something at home you can pick at peak ripeness while farmers are often forced to pick fruit early to make sure it doesn't spoil by the time it even reaches the store.If you are going to the trouble of growing your own, we think it makes sense to focus on truly extraordinary varieties even though it may be an adventure trying to find them. We will catalog the best cultivars that you can grow and we will start with fruits that grow in the tropics.