The Tropical Fruit Forum

YAH , TREE LOOKS TOO YOUNG

Just a reminder to everyone here please let people know whether your trees are grown in POTS or IN THE GROUND.
It makes a huge difference in how the tree performs / fertilization/ water/ disease / sun exposure  issues.
People give examples how a tree performs 2 years or so in a pot and that they produce fruits for them and that's not a true indicator  for a person who may want to grow that same cultivar in ground.
So if you guys remember please indicate whether your mangoes are POT Grown or In-Ground. Thanks!

Mike

Hi Simon the NDM seeds from Mexico are not irradiated?
I can never for the life of me sprout any seeds imported...think they have been irradiated.

This year after coming Back from FL i bought back and planted 50 Different Fresh  seeds ( Planted 7/4 and 7/7) consisting off ..
P-22, Haden, T. Atkins, Super Julie  , Edgar , Edward, Karutha Colomban , Sucari ( Sukarya)  ,East Indian , Bombay , Mekong , Guava , Val carrie, Fruit punch, Dupois, Panchadari Kalassi,
Madam Frances , and maybe 10 Different Seedling great tasting Turpentine seeds Fruit hunting in WPB neighborhoods.

Thanks to your previous  post from the in-ground direct seed planted avocado that your friend successfully grew i got the idea to plant all my seeds in a 1 Gallon pot with soil accumulated from a friends
Backyard flood irrigation area. There is soil  that i noticed 2 months ago thas what  look like rich sediments with clay / sand / silt small shells ( everything seems to grow in it)

I collected that soil and filled 50 1 Gal pots with it  ( Slightly elevated above soil line..and i leave the Husks as is) i found that the earwigs and bugs will eat the seed, cut open the bottom of all the pots and then planted around 40 around my house in 4 Different beds and 10 at my Neighbors.

I got a tip that The Edgar seed seems to do well in CA.  Sure enough that was the first to sprout in my backyard. Then i have 2 Tommy that has started to sprout on the east side of my house.

This recipe seems to work well for me if i do not overwater the seeds. I already have a 1 year old Bolt seedling Doing great at my neighbors house ..the leaves are very fragrant from this seedling and no droopy leaves..also still in the pot with bottom cut out. I will not touch it.

Thank you Simon for your great advice to plant seeds ( for non- florida people)  then graft later.
I try to always pay attention to your posts and steal your knowledge. Will update on my future success and failures. Grafted trees all have died for me here in Phx. We will see.

Mike.

Hi Bishop i was there on weekend of june 29 and 30th ..lots of mangoes at the time.
Go there as soon as it opens at 9am ..it's a little cooler...also first dibs on dropped fruit from overnight ( specifically mangoes)
Bring a small towel for sweat and cleaning up
Bring a couple of plastic bags to hold fruit while you walk
Bring a small knife to cut fruit
Find a shady spot to enjoy fruit
Bring a black magic marker to write down name of fruit/fruits
Take a picture of fruit w/ name and cut up
Eat fruit
Make a note of what you favor so you will have a record for next time you visit or buy a tree of your favorite
Lastly.... Enjoy!!
Mike

Great reviews Future. I think i saw you at Walters on Thu June 27
My favs this year was

Sucari ( sukarya)
Karti Clombra ( Karutha Colomban)
Guava
P-22
Tong Dam
Super Julies
Val Carrie
Dupois
Fruit Punch
East Indian
PanchDari Kalassi ( very juicy mango gotten from Alex)
Madam Frances
and some very good Turpentine seedling fruit i tasted exploring WPB

All 50 seeds or so i brought back was planted in 1 gal pots right into my native soil slightly elevated  with the bottom cut out
Wish me luck
Future, thank you for your review. I know what i need to hunt down on my trip next year!

I agree w/ Too Far North re: the Mineola.... but if you wait them out a little longer they become sweeter , very easy to peel and if you juice them like me...tons of juice!
My friend has 2 huge 20-30ft Mineola trees here in Arizona but my favorite are the Moro blood orange he has .

Gozp, the trees look fine.......but i know you want growth for a few years and not fruit......so you know what you have to do...

Especially if on Fl rootstock

King happy you for sure can pull it off with some practice. Don't remove the trees and lose the growth and start anew. Watch some videos on You tube like from Chris at Truly Tropical...she has great grafting videos. I started last year cutting my thumbs and my fingers with very little success then i got very good at it with practicing on citrus all summer. The key is a sharp knife or blade to make clean smooth cuts. Order some Buddy tape and parafilm from Amazon. I got my knife/ utility blade thingy from the dollar store along with paks of disposable blades to switch out when they get dull. I just grafted 10 scions on my Unproductive guava 2 weeks ago and 4 already have taken. Oh, also get some rubber bands to hold the scions together and then wrap the rubber band over with the Buddy tape
to protect from drying out / getting loose from the sun exposure. Use the parafilm to wrap your scions. This has worked for me 95 - 97% of the times. I now graft apples / peaches/ figs  with this system and cleft grafting is all i know how to do lol. Good luck ,you will be great at it with practice ....then you will be addicted to grafting lol!

I may be crazy but I personally like rambutan better than lychee lol. They both are good though.
The only source of rambutan I have gotten was from my local supermarket here in Arizona (shipped from Mexico I believe only certain times of the year) and those were very good.
I have tasted fresh Lychees from the fruit and spice park and they are very good also ... but still prefer rambutan.

Seems like a lot of work to try and grow these!

  I was in Florida 2-3 weeks ago. Went to Zill HP 2x to purchase and also spoke to Gary ..quite a nice  man!
 Super Julie was my fav , then Sugar loaf not very far behind - I loved the shape of this - it's quite unusual and stays green , Crème de Blue ( very creamy and delicious also)
Those 3 really impressed!
 

Thanks for the info Behl. I will keep this in mind. I plan to top work some seedlings in 2-3 years with these varieties , just waiting for the trees to get some size probably in 3 years before I graft.

Man I wish I could attend that. Sounds like a fun day to me...making new friends, learning a new skill , eating great tropical fruits and  a farm tour to boot.
Enjoy !!!!
Sounds like a great event!