The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: 561MangoFanatic on October 13, 2017, 06:30:53 PM

Haven't tasted Nancy or Delores either but I would definitely pick Van Dyke!! EVERY Zill mango I've ever eaten literally made me want to vomit 🤢.. (& came really close)

Wow, don't think I ever had a Zill.
Now I'm actually curious to try it

Yes has a very horrendous off taste if not eaten at proper ripeness which is why.. I personally wouldn't rush to get it & I'm giving it one more chance next season but even so every palate is different, hope to get your opinion on how it tastes to you

1. Best 

2. Ah Ping, SweetTart, Guava, & Taralay

3. LM/PPK, Honey Kiss, Dot

4. Edward, Dupius Saigon, Fruit Punch, J-12

5. Rosa, Florigon, Duncan, Juicy Peach

October 3rd:


I'll start updating on the forum once a month instead of weekly.
I'll have weekly pics on the flickr album though for whoever is interested.

Thanks

Really awesome!! Would've never thought to add perlite or even trying growing a Jaboticaba in an Aero!! AirStones really improve root development. (Just a helpful hint) I'm very interested in updates on this post 😁

Mine in ground for 8 months with two flushes but very small flushes, appears to be slow grower in CA.

Can someone please post pictures of new fresh growth leaves and matured leaves? wanted to compare if I got real one, lately Florida nurseries are sending us mislabeled stuff.

My Phoenix just sprouted new flushes recently, hope this helps!!! 😁

I recommend Espoma Citrus Tone to fertilize your young mango trees (and most other fruit trees). I've used it for years and my trees have all done well. It's organic and has a good ratio.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Espoma-8-lb-Citrus-Tone-Plant-Food-100047221/202258534


edit: I also wanted to point out that I don't think "inorganic" is the correct term you should be using. "Non-organic" is better suited. Inorganic usually defines something that is not carbon based.

Thank You!!!😁👍 I was looking at that & this also-

Thank You Clay for posting that!   & Thank you too Zarafet!! Going to try the strips next time also!😁

What's so bad about going to Excalibur nursery and getting some of their 8-3-9?

Economically it's great for inorganic.. but I've talked to the person who helped formulate that fertilizer mix & I honestly didn't like that sewage cleaner type of chemicals "might" or could be present...  looking to go 100% Organic since others keep telling me it can't be done & also I want to grow only natural & organic food! You are what you eat!! & don't want anything else harmful that I can prevent with some research and time. & since I was trying to mimic a 8-3-16 fertilizer I don't see why I can't use a 8-4-22. I wanted to find a 0-0-16 to add to the 8-4-2 that way during winter I could go 0-3-22.

The irony of the Story is that when I cut myself I had one more graft to make, And after wrapping my hand I said screw this and I did it as quick as possible without any effort to make it work other than ensuring that the cambium layers matched. Which means that the ones that took me longer due to me being detail-oriented and OCD did not take but the one that I haphazardly put together took. This kind of goes along with what has been mentioned here that sometimes we baby our trees too much when there are so many others who neglect them and have excellent results.

Definitely food for thought for me.

Quote from: 561MangoFanatic on August 15, 2017, 04:06:32 PM

Sucks it happens but it's awesome & so worth it when you get a graft to take, especially when you have a rare gem like that!! Good luck with your harvest!! I hope you post it whenever you harvest 👌🏽

Quote from: Zarafet on August 15, 2017, 03:54:08 PM

That happened to me when I grafted my CCPP New Zealand  lemonade to my Meyer lemon,  the graft took so muy blood,  sweat, and tears were worth it, it's a rare truly sweet lemon, can't wait for my harvest.

Quote from: 561MangoFanatic on August 08, 2017, 03:12:04 PM

Took a nice wedge out of my finger after my grafting knife got stuck in some hard budwood.. learned the hard way but at least I was able to get a graft to take. 

I know what you mean!! I remember I was kinda rushing with the first five I tried grafting & this sixth one I just tried to remain relaxed as Dr Campbell said since I had more time than before & then I tried applying everything he said & apparently it worked! Funny that after doing this particular graft that took is when I cut myself.. I'm glad it took because I wanted to use up the rest of the scions and had a hard time grafting after getting cut!! Now I try to focus on being relaxed, having clean tools, & most importantly how I make my cuts! I've heard stories of others having success with plastic grocery bags for grafting tape & any knife but I was never so lucky 😂

Thanks for replying. Going to put these notes in my journal.
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Absolutely!!  If you have time to prep your scions by cutting the branches as Simon stated, they'll do much better with those swollen buds. Also I had forgotten to state that the water you used should be cool to warm. Never cold or hot as you WILL Kill your scions!! Good luck Frank!

& Good luck Marc!!! Im hoping that you both are very successful in your next attempts at grafting!!! 😁

Greetings,

I'm interested to know from any members if anyone is grafting any new mango varieties and the type of rootstock your using. I would like to know your thoughts on using a Valencia Pride as rootstock. I am also thinking of cutting back a 3 year old Haden and grafting a Pina Colada scion and Coconut Crème scion to it.

Welcome to the forum!! I just attempted some more top working yesterday with SweetTart onto my hatcher mango tree. Few days before that I also attempted to try top work Dot on my Carrie Tree. I use anything available! Especially vigorous varieties like VP!! Sounds like really great ideas for top working as stated by Sayyid, good luck!!!

Has anyone ordered banana cultures from FloridaHillNursery? They seem to be the only place that I can find the 3 varieties of bananas I'm looking for & thought I read in a similar post about their plants not being properly labeled from someone else's experience?? Tried going through going-bananas.com but they didn't have the varieties- Dwarf Namwah, Blue Java/Ice Cream, & Praying Hands.. anyone growing them & have pups? (Looked on Craigslist with no luck) any help is appreciated  😁

Thank You guys!  😁 Har helped teach me how to prep the scions "out in the field" & then I repeatedly watched Pete Kanaris's new Grafting video with Dr Campbell & finally got cleft grafting. Now I want to get veneers to take lol..

Simon, I took your advice & removed the old parafilm as it had holes throughout & I didn't want to take any chance of harming it with all the rain we had yesterday.. especially didn't want any issues at the graft point with water getting in, so I resealed with graft tape. See -



Sayyid, I absolutely know what you mean brotha!!! Been waiting to actually getting it down so I can graft disease resistant varieties out west at my parent's house where I'm able to plant trees freely. & Unfortunately the NDM, CCream, & the Cac scions I was giving by another forum member never took as I improperly prepped the scions & did not graft using the proper Knife for grafting. Oh well, I'm sure he'll see this post & hopefully he'll take some scions as a Thank You & be willing to trade more scions...


Dom, Thanks for your help! I had rewrapped at the grafting point just as a precaution to keep water out for now. So this very nice older lady was kind enough to give me a branch from her massive Glenn tree she has that I seen driving in North Palm Beach. This one that took is on my Venus Tree. The scions I tried to veneer on to my Carrie didn't survive. (Should've cleft to top work over to a multi variety tree but that time will come!)

Neighbor down the road has a very large mango tree planted almost 30yrs ago. The mangos are small, roundish, fibrous, ripens yellow with a strong peachy tang and resin flavor, mono seed. Went over and picked a bunch and gave rest to my neighbor. Since it's fibrous and not super fun to eat out of hand I cut the mangos halves off the seed and scooped out flesh with a spoon placed on wax paper on a cookiie sheet and froze. Think this will make for good smoothies down the road.

-joep450

Yes they will! 👌🏽 Fibrous mangos also do well in the mango bread recipe posted on TT's YouTube.