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Quote from: Squam256 on February 21, 2021, 12:51:46 AMMy guess is that the extreme cold likely bit a lot of people who don’t realize it yet. Cold damaged flowers and panicles often don’t reveal themselves immediately but will show in the form of panicles in “suspended animation” that never seem to finish expanding properly. The flowers will start to dry out before they even open in most cases and some that manage to open are rendered staminate. The early crop will probably be poor in most of the state outside the coastal zone.Between this and the rainfall in some areas, the overall crop size might not reach the lofty heights that it was appearing it would. Maybe more of a 2015-size season than 2009. On our end there are a few varieties that I was really hopeful to see fruit this year that look like they’ll once again do nothing (mostly central/North Indian/Pakistani varieties). As cold as it got in January, we had enough interruptions to the cold fronts to result in something less than a full bloom, and now that it’s basically summer again here anything that didn’t initiate weeks ago is now going to go vegetative.Around how low of temperatures can mango flowers withstand and still bear fruit? Also, how much of a factor does rain, moisture, and dew point present regarding fruit set, drop?Thanks Alex and other mango masters!
My guess is that the extreme cold likely bit a lot of people who don’t realize it yet. Cold damaged flowers and panicles often don’t reveal themselves immediately but will show in the form of panicles in “suspended animation” that never seem to finish expanding properly. The flowers will start to dry out before they even open in most cases and some that manage to open are rendered staminate. The early crop will probably be poor in most of the state outside the coastal zone.Between this and the rainfall in some areas, the overall crop size might not reach the lofty heights that it was appearing it would. Maybe more of a 2015-size season than 2009. On our end there are a few varieties that I was really hopeful to see fruit this year that look like they’ll once again do nothing (mostly central/North Indian/Pakistani varieties). As cold as it got in January, we had enough interruptions to the cold fronts to result in something less than a full bloom, and now that it’s basically summer again here anything that didn’t initiate weeks ago is now going to go vegetative.
My M4 lost its early flowers to the frost last month, it is flowering again. I was out looking for scions on some other varieties for a friend and when I walked by the M4 was surprised to see the new growth was not leaves but flowers. Perhaps I will get some M4 this year afterall. I took a minute to check out other trees that had failed in the first go-around and the Carrie also has a couple of flowers pushing.Anyone else getting a second round of flowering?
Neelam has decided to bloom It's going to be 68° tonight and 48 degrees tomorrow night.With five days of temperature below 60 that follow. And it's raining
Found about 5 ripe Edward fruit today on the ground:
Yummy, fruits are looking good man, how did it taste? Quote from: Squam256 on March 31, 2021, 09:08:41 PMFound about 5 ripe Edward fruit today on the ground:
Quote from: JulianoGS on April 01, 2021, 01:23:49 PMYummy, fruits are looking good man, how did it taste? Quote from: Squam256 on March 31, 2021, 09:08:41 PMFound about 5 ripe Edward fruit today on the ground:Good by March mango standards. They’ll be a lot better in 4 weeks though.
Anyone else getting a second round of flowering?
Had my first early mango of the season, there was a lonely Nam Doc Mai mango that was almost ripe, all the other mangoes on the tree are still a few weeks out, I think. When I first tried these, I mistakenly ate them all yellow, which I did not like. Too sweet and floral. I spoke to someone not that long ago about this variety and he said to try it mostly green. Luckily, I caught this one in time. I like it much better this way (mostly green). I am happy to have discovered this since the house we bought has a mature NDM tree with lots of fruit. 😋
Those look real nice Pug; I would be happy to feast upon any of them.
Quote from: roblack on April 29, 2021, 05:36:02 PMThose look real nice Pug; I would be happy to feast upon any of them. Thanks roblack! Can't wait till they are ready, I lose about 70% of my mangoes to squirrels, racoons, rabbits, you name it they eat them ...I will be placing the produce clamshells when they get more mature, it doesn't stop them, but it does slow them down a little
Quote from: sumognat on April 29, 2021, 09:04:44 PMHad my first early mango of the season, there was a lonely Nam Doc Mai mango that was almost ripe, all the other mangoes on the tree are still a few weeks out, I think. When I first tried these, I mistakenly ate them all yellow, which I did not like. Too sweet and floral. I spoke to someone not that long ago about this variety and he said to try it mostly green. Luckily, I caught this one in time. I like it much better this way (mostly green). I am happy to have discovered this since the house we bought has a mature NDM tree with lots of fruit. 😋Doesn’t look like Nam Doc Mai. Might be a Carabao
Quote from: Squam256 on April 30, 2021, 12:57:03 AMQuote from: sumognat on April 29, 2021, 09:04:44 PMHad my first early mango of the season, there was a lonely Nam Doc Mai mango that was almost ripe, all the other mangoes on the tree are still a few weeks out, I think. When I first tried these, I mistakenly ate them all yellow, which I did not like. Too sweet and floral. I spoke to someone not that long ago about this variety and he said to try it mostly green. Luckily, I caught this one in time. I like it much better this way (mostly green). I am happy to have discovered this since the house we bought has a mature NDM tree with lots of fruit. 😋Doesn’t look like Nam Doc Mai. Might be a CarabaoAlex, Wow! You think so? I didn’t know what variety it was when we bought the house, just tried to narrow it down based on taste and fruit size/shape. Here are some better pictures.
Quote from: puglvr1 on April 30, 2021, 02:03:23 PMQuote from: roblack on April 29, 2021, 05:36:02 PMThose look real nice Pug; I would be happy to feast upon any of them. Thanks roblack! Can't wait till they are ready, I lose about 70% of my mangoes to squirrels, racoons, rabbits, you name it they eat them ...I will be placing the produce clamshells when they get more mature, it doesn't stop them, but it does slow them down a little We have a raccoon that is all over our mango and lychee trees during the daytime. Saw him out there around 12pm today. Is that normal? I thought these guys only came out at night?
Quote from: puglvr1 on April 30, 2021, 02:03:23 PMQuote from: roblack on April 29, 2021, 05:36:02 PMThose look real nice Pug; I would be happy to feast upon any of them. Thanks roblack! Can't wait till they are ready, I lose about 70% of my mangoes to squirrels, racoons, rabbits, you name it they eat them ...I will be placing the produce clamshells when they get more mature, it doesn't stop them, but it does slow them down a little 70%? Yikes! You've got too many critters there.