I don’t know how people can seriously review mangoes now that were picked prematurely. For example all the comments on Cotton Candy. C.C normally is a late season fruit and it’s still May. Any comments at this time about Cotton Candy etc etc etc are meaningless crap. Anyone who gets up publicly and expounds on a mango 6-10 weeks before it’s time may have a screw loose or would rather show everyone how smart they are than have an interest in pure unadulterated truth. There is some member from North Miami who is putting videos of him tasting mangoes that have no basis in reality but he adds a disclaimer to everything he says. So basically he isn’t interested in truth only in something else. I find that extremely destructive and immoral. This site is for sharing accurate info in order to help each and every member new and old get accurate information for multiple reasons. I based my choices of which mango varieties to plant which was a huge investment for me in money and time and very very hard work on the great members here. If these unknowledgeable people were on this board back then I would have been totally screwed. And going forward lots of new people are going to get hurt by these same self centered and maybe dumb individuals. I have 26 Cotton Candy trees and this is the first year I have any fruit from them. I have never tasted one but my decision to buy and plant them was based on comments from a consensus of reviews by the obvious leaders on this board. It’s almost June 1 and not a single one of the fruit has fallen off of maybe only 25-30 on all the 26 trees. Right now it’s way way way too early for an honest review of a Cotton Candy mango. Does anyone who cares really want to hear meaningless comments about a mango so prematurely picked or that dropped off a tree. This is serious business here and anyone who takes this so lightly........
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I don’t know how people can seriously review mangoes now that were picked prematurely. For example all the comments on Cotton Candy. C.C normally is a late season fruit and it’s still May. Any comments at this time about Cotton Candy etc etc etc are meaningless crap. Anyone who gets up publicly and expounds on a mango 6-10 weeks before it’s time may have a screw loose or would rather show everyone how smart they are than have an interest in pure unadulterated truth.
I think I may have the answer in they are sharing their opinions openly, and free of charge to everyone. This is a message board aimed primarily at backyard gardeners, and the general public. Many people here don't have the ability to grow a mango, and if they do, they're doing it in quite unconventional means. If someone buys a mango from the company run by the person who bred and selected a variety, and they feel it's a sub-par variety, I for one would love to hear about it. If it's sub-par in that it is being sold to early, just the same, I would like to hear about it, as it is the company run by the person who bred and selected the variety who is selling it. Sounds like there is no better source to go to for a pure unadulterated truth regarding that variety. In no way are these opinions meaningless crap, as I now know that right now if I was to purchase mangoes in Florida to send to my relatives, I've no reason to pick Cotton Candy over Ice Cream or Sunrise unless I'm buying them for someone who despises strong flavors/ resin-type aromas, and wants to taste a fruit with who's quality falls down relative to the name put on it by the same people selling it.
There is some member from North Miami who is putting videos of him tasting mangoes that have no basis in reality but he adds a disclaimer to everything he says. So basically he isn’t interested in truth only in something else. I find that extremely destructive and immoral. This site is for sharing accurate info in order to help each and every member new and old get accurate information for multiple reasons.
Wow, resorting to personal attacks over an opinion? I wonder why some people can't distinguish between personal opinions and fact and fiction. Even going as far as to call out the morality of someone who has offered their opinion openly and freely to the benefit of those who would listen. "extremely destructive and immoral", if we read on, we may find a deeper motivation which has trigger this Ad Hominem outburst.
I based my choices of which mango varieties to plant which was a huge investment for me in money and time and very very hard work on the great members here. If these unknowledgeable people were on this board back then I would have been totally screwed. And going forward lots of new people are going to get hurt by these same self centered and maybe dumb individuals. I have 26 Cotton Candy trees and this is the first year I have any fruit from them. I have never tasted one but my decision to buy and plant them was based on comments from a consensus of reviews by the obvious leaders on this board. It’s almost June 1 and not a single one of the fruit has fallen off of maybe only 25-30 on all the 26 trees. Right now it’s way way way too early for an honest review of a Cotton Candy mango. Does anyone who cares really want to hear meaningless comments about a mango so prematurely picked or that dropped off a tree. This is serious business here and anyone who takes this so lightly........
Ah, the truth comes forward. It seems that people sharing their honest opinions is cutting into your bottom-line. It also appears that you're very motivated to protect your investment. It seems that you planted these trees based on nothing more than opinions and conjecture, and maybe even a name. If this is the first year you've ever had fruit from your trees, I think your opinion regarding the fruit in question should be worth far less than the opinion of those who purchased the fruit from the most experienced grower of that variety in the world. I see that this is a serious business for you, maybe you're in the wrong business.