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What a disappointment. I wasted my time reading through every one of these posts, but not a single one save for the OP was actually about Mahas. I wanted to hear about MAHAs, not everything BUT Mahas... it would be nice if people stayed on topic, but since this thread turned out to be something else, perhaps the title could be changed?
I would love to hear more about people's experience eating Maha Chanok, and also see more photos, etc., as I continue to wait what seems like forever for mine to actually fruit (at least it seems happy, and put out a big flush of new leaves this summer). Also, I would love if anyone had recommendations of any fruit stand that sells the fruit in Miami-Dade/Monroe/Broward FL, if there ever are any. I have been trying for several years but still never found an opportunity to taste them. Had high hopes for last year's Mangofest, but not there either.
Squam shipped me some of his Maha Chanok a week or so back. He isn't too far from you... and he created a thread announcing it on the for sale forum.
Regarding the Maha Chanok from Fruitscapes, I got some from them too and they were on the small side but still delicious. Have you searched the forum? Lots of people have posted about Maha Chanok
Thanks. I'll take a look - I don't care about size, I just wanted a fair representation of taste so I know what's ahead of me.
I wasn't really looking around for info about Mahas, but when I saw this new thread, I clicked on it because I definitely wanted to read recent info on people's experiences if they're out there. I think it's fair to be disappointed that the thread turned out not to be about anything related to the title. I didn't see earlier threads from this year because I have been away from the site for a while. I think I've read most of the archived threads regarding Maha Chanok before, but I was interested to see a new one that relates to this season specifically. They've been around longer now, so now that they're not such a novelty, I'm interested to see if perspectives on owning one have changed as more and more people have experience both tasting and growing the fruit. I could have put a different variety in the same place as this one that would have produced fruit for me by now, so this had better be worth the long wait!
*To be clear though, I am looking for a market where I can buy one in person. I value my privacy, and don't want to give my name and address to a stranger on the internet to sample a fruit. I live in an area where mangoes grow readily, and I am looking for a place I can just show up anonymously and buy a fruit, which in my mind should be possible somewhere, even if it's at a nursery on a back road West of Krome Ave. in Homestead.
Thanks Rob! I heard those were the top of the top tier mangoes! Nothing beats that turpentine flavor in my book.
Joe - just make sure it is the fruit coloring yelloe and not sunburn. You will also be able to see a filling out of the shoulders.
Rob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!
Ed
Thise LZ need to be put back on the tree. They werent ready to be picked.
Rob,
This is the first year I let our lemon zest set a corp. The tree is 12 foot and is holding about 21/2 dozen mango's. Do you have a picture of what they look like when ready to pick. They are just starting to get alittle yellow to them.
Thanks for the help. Joe.
The following is a picture of one of the LZs I picked today. I will commonly wait for even more yellow to show but this was for someone. The picture below is what it ripens into when ready to eat.
Rob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!
Ed
Thise LZ need to be put back on the tree. They werent ready to be picked.
Bonide makes copper soap and micronized sulfur. Both are available on Amazon. I mix the two in the same tank. I don't know if the same is true for liquid copper fungicide + sulfur though.
Thanks Rob, makes sense.
Jeff, are there any brands that you can recommend ( big box store or amazon) for sulphur? Its good to hear you haven't seen any damage to spraying the open blooms, good to hear. Also do you mix Copper and Sulphur in the same tank or spray individually one week apart
Thanks!!
GH Up !
Ed
Is Berto and I the only ones growing Nishikawa?? There has to be other out there.
Joe
I was thinking of purchasing a joey avacado. What makes you unhappy with this cultivar?
Thanks
Mike
The fruit sucks. How's that?Before you waste your time on what I call the Tex-Mex avocados, find someone who can give you info on the fruit.
If it makes it I've got a Joey outdoors and will convert it to a Stewart or Mexicola. Friend has seen an old Mexicola survive single digits. Stewart, a compact Mexican race of high quality is supposed to be quite cold hardy.
Mark
This Musa Is Very Vigorous Grower !, Its also getting A Wine Red Hue..
This is by Far My Favorite Musa !..
Ed
I have a Joey tree that had a couple dozen fruit on it this year. Most of them ripened in May. The fruit were pretty small and almost all of them had issues with uneven ripening.
I would think twice about dumping that Mexicola. Based on my initial tastes and what I've read I'd take the Mexicola over the Joey any day. Here's a pic of one of my Joey's:
Ever noticed how all you see are jazzy marketing write ups by nurseries but few have tasted what I call the "Tex-Mex" avocados? Wilma, Joey, Fantastic, Brazos Belle et al. One Texas grower said Wilma tasted like grass.He hates it and only uses it for rootstock.
Funny but I'm starting a Joey seed with the intent to graph Mexicola or Stewart to it. BTW, once old in age, Mexicola has taken temps down into the single digits, this passed on to me by a seasoned tropical fruit grower in Texas who witnessed it.
So now I have a Mexicoa that I have to top work and graft.Where can I get a reed tree in Florida?
I'm conducting a little experiment at my house, which has considerably wet soil, with a high water table....after a few days of heavy rains, the water table will be only about 2ft below the soil surface....and it's not uncommon to have some standing water for a few days.
I have an avocado seedling that I planted out about 2 months ago...in one of the driest spots I could find...but still is prone to having saturated soil none the less.
I'm curious how long the tree will last before declining...(i know I could mound up the soil, but I want to see how it handles this situation
if it survives and fruits that would be excellent!
I love when fruit trees prove the authors who write about them wrong!
here is the seedling before I grafted onto it
i tried to veneer on this Joey scion as low as possible...if it takes, I will bury the rootstock, to attempt the nurse graft as recommended by Mike T. (thanks for the idea)
here is another picture of the tree...stay tuned and I will post updates!
crazy. My pickering (in similar locality) didn't even think of flowering until that last cold snap in February. It is now holding fruit that is an inch long or smaller.
You guys are sounding like you are having olfactory hallucinations. You're starting to rival those wine geeks that get all those smell essences in their wine bouquets. I haven't stuck my nose up to any of my mango blooms as they all generally stink to me. I am going to do some further sniffing to see if I can discern the kind of smell variation you are detecting.
Sweet Tart and Lemon Zest are vigorous upright growers and will be very difficult to manage at the size you are looking for. Juicy Peach is good but not in the same league as the others you mentioned. Coconut Cream would be the easiest to maintain at a smaller size.
Does Ensey's sell plants or only fruit? I am getting that all too familiar itch to expand the collection (Not to be confused with the itch that plagues Sheehan)
Just fruit.
DM
Well that sucks. How do people get those varieties?
You gotta know somebody who knows somebody...
Sometimes I can be that person who knows somebody for you!
Will try to get a small batch of merrit island mangoes grafted this season...no promises, but I've done it before!
Fantastic news! That will keep the addiction at bay for a little while
