The Tropical Fruit Forum

Are the ratios based on weight or volume?

I and many others use the 5-1-1 medium for citrus.  5-1-1 is 5 parts pine bark fines (pieces at 1\4") plus 1 part peat moss, and 1 part perlite.  If you do not want to cut your pieces into the proper size, you can go to any larger pet supply store and purchase a bag of Repti Bark.  Also add dolomite as the calcium source.   Soak the wood chips over night before blending the potting mixture. This formula gives equal parts of solid particles, air, and water when the medium is completely saturated.  This mixture also eliminates the perched water table in the container..

Thanks. How long does this mixture usually last before needing to repot?

Anyone find any sources for this plant?

Does anyone know of a nursery in Florida that sells Giant Key Lime trees?

For fresh mango...I don't. But curried mango....yesss!!! I've been eating ripe sapodilla skins tho while enjoying the fruit though (Alano and Silas Woods).

The skin on preserved mangos and salt mango are also pretty good.

I haven’t been able to find good salt mango for ages though. I used to find this one type that had a somewhat purple skin that wasn’t too salty. Now a days, I’ve only found the ones that are very orange and super salty.

I’m new here are you hosting a feast?

I think he should.

I tried the few a few times a few years ago and it was probably the best tasting jackfruit I’ve ever had. Hopefully the fruit is consistently that good.

I am sure it is and just wondering if it stayed like its mother.

Mike,

I just clicked the link in FLNatives post and page 4 shows a pic of the fruit: https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=18880.75

Does that look like the original Amber?

When you move to Savannah, buy a grafted mango tree from a nursery such as Tropical Acres Farm. Don’t waste time with a seedling.

That should give you good quality fruit much sooner than a seedling.

I don’t think a mango tree will survive outdoors in the ground easily in Savannah. You could try to possibly put up a mini greenhouse over it every winter and then keep the tree small enough to remain under the greenhouse.

I don’t see how to do that.

I fixed it for you. I wasn’t sure if you had the “modify” button or not.

Good news and thanks! Can you get the forum background color turned back to green? The way it was? I find it more friendly than the gray we now have and thanks!

The green was a template and it is not compatible with the current version but we are looking into other compatible template options.

I preferred the green as well.

My friend gifted a supposedly Mahachanok 5 years ago from Excalibur, there was also a label that listed the name and date of said variety. Removed fruit first few years so didn’t think anything of it. Last year it fruited but fruit dropped. This year it has a lot of fruit but it’s a malikka, not a Mahachanok, I hope it’s as good as some say, because i sure do like eating Mahachanok.

Are you sure it’s a Mallika? Post pics.