{"id":33,"date":"2021-11-16T22:25:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T22:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utahbackyardtropicals.com\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T18:37:07","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utahbackyardtropicals.com\/?page_id=33","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My name is James Layton and I live in a small town in Manti, Utah. I’ve been growing plants since I was 11 years old beginning in August of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first attempted to grow a mango tree from a pit and a pineapple from a pineapple top and although it was a failure I never gave up and tried again and eventually it worked! Since then, my collection of plants and trees kept growing and getting bigger and bigger and plants that I ordered were always arriving at my house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, I began growing plants in an indoor greenhouse tent with grow lights but now we were able to build a huge greenhouse so I have more room to grow a bigger variety of plants and trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel lucky I was able to get a shoot off a big banana tree from the local college greenhouse. It has turned out to be my favorite plant. It was 1 1\/2 feet tall and now it is over 6 feet tall! It has been growing since January 31, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love being able to learn all about the varieties of tropical fruits and trees. Oftentimes, I go to Asian Markets to find exotic fruits and I always save the seeds so I can grow them. I think it is fun to try new fruits! I now have my own YouTube channel called James Tropicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My name is James Layton and I live in a small town in Manti, Utah. I’ve been growing plants since I was 11 years old beginning in August of 2019. I first attempted to grow a mango tree from a pit and a pineapple from a pineapple top and although it was a failure I … <\/p>\n

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