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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rain...
« on: June 07, 2017, 01:31:47 PM »
Lost all my American Beauty Dragon Fruit.   If the rains continue I will probably loose 20-30% of my in ground Dragon Fruit.

Any way for you to shield them Carlos?

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yikes... looks like i planted my double trees to close together (about 2 feet).

Probably still OK. The roots will travel out in other directions to get what they want. But due to all the roots competing in the zone between the two trees, pay more attention to mulching w wood chips there and fertilizing/ My take anyway.
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Do you prune specifically between the trees more so than on the other sides?

Funny you should ask. I have never pruned there. The competing trees branches do not merge into a dense mess. Maybe they sense each other? Maybe as they get older this will become a problem? Trees are about five years in the ground. I have pruned them in all other places.

Interesting, good to know. I wonder if other members have similar experiences?


i am pretty sure the pickering is going to get outgrown pretty quickly. maybe you should plant it on the south side so it gets more sun exposure?

I did plan to give the Pickering the more premium spot due to it being the slowest/smallest variety. Not to mention if it ends up being a 3 gallon instead of a 7- it'll definitely need it!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: History of Gary Mango
« on: June 07, 2017, 07:17:10 AM »
Great great videos, very informative. Can't wait for other varieties!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rain...
« on: June 07, 2017, 06:38:58 AM »
Loving the rain, the garden and fruit trees needed it! The dragonfruit not so much...

In my part of central fl we were in "Extreme Drought" so this has been a huge blessing.

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Good to see Zands., those are looking great!

Do you prune specifically between the trees more so than on the other sides?

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Going to be picking up a 7 Gallon Venus I have reserved soon and hopefully a similar size Pickering, though it may end up being smaller.

Dave Wilson fever has got me and I think I'm going to 2 in 1 hole them to save space. From reading articles on the forum both of these varieties seem to have a small growth habitat and should be compatible. Plus, going Pickering and Venus gives me an early/mid and a late. Any flaws in my logic? I know Harry has grown 3 Mahachanoks together and several people have used other tropicals, has anyone else successfully done this with previously potted grafted mangos specifically (as opposed to seedlings)?

I know many on the forum are more multigraft minded, but unfortunately I don't have time to learn that new skil! Though I would be open in he future to grafting other small varieties such as Mahachanok onto the pairing.

Getting excited!

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Sponsored or co-run by Jene's Tropicals out of St Pete. They seem to have good stuff online but of course they're no TT, Zill or Excalibur. Hopefully will be some good stuff though!

Saturday June 17th from 10-4

Here's the link:

http://business.lakelandchamber.com/events/details/plantae-fructum-5572

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Strawberry Protection Society
« on: May 25, 2017, 08:52:11 PM »
Good insight, thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: May 25, 2017, 08:48:28 PM »
I have that same white area on some of my plants, and have had it for a little while, not Jelly, just Firm like the rest of the cutting. Hasn't seemed to affect them much and I've left them alone.

Also, I took Rick and Carlos' advice and improved drainage, adding prob 4-6 inches of drainage rock in the holes and elevating the pots. Not going to take them out of the ground but I think it's a fair compromise. My mix is also very well draining:

Compost
Organic potting soil
Perlite
Sand

Cheers!



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The Ultimate Mango List!
« on: May 23, 2017, 07:04:01 AM »
Amazing list. Bumping it back up because many on the forum might not know it exists. Bookmarked it. Unfortunately many of the common, more recent Zill varieties and others aren't fleshed out as well as they could be. Of course this takes a lot of time and manpower- Murahilin and Squam thanks for your work on it.

While I'm a mango novice and have little to contribute, hopefully others who are veterans can add for everyones mutual benefit.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Strawberry Protection Society
« on: May 23, 2017, 05:40:29 AM »
Was thinking about the topsy turvy, but have heard the same thing, that they're flimsy-and that you can't fit much. I was wondering actually about this on Amazon, and elevating it like they have in the last picture.

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Stacky-5-Tier-Strawberry-Planter/dp/B00A3HFNNE




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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Strawberry Protection Society
« on: May 20, 2017, 04:39:31 PM »
So, I know it's a little early to think about strawberries down here in our zones (9b for me), but I wanted to get a jump on the prep for the red-berried wonders.

Specifically, I've been looking over the forum about ways to hang/protect from ants and bugs mostly but birds too maybe. So, how do you muscle out the would be intruders vandalizing and committing grand theft in your strawberry plants. Keep em elevated? Special enclosure? Etc...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: May 20, 2017, 04:27:27 PM »
Finally got my Dragonfruit in ground (sorta!). Now to just protect it from all this rain we're never going to get.




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This forum is sometimes just pure comedy gold, came here searching about Maha Chanok, got a discussion on Latin American culture, has been mangos and flip phones. See this thread:

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=4030.0

Back to my question, lets make a list shall we:

Has beens? Once popular, now gone to the wayside mangos- looking at you Lancetilla
Hot stuff- the Sweet Tart, CCs of the mango world
Classics- Oh Glen, Edward and Pickering, you are predictable and delicious
Just plain bad- apparently TOMMY fits this category quite well

Your thoughts? I'm sure more comedy gold is just around the corner...

OR, feel free to place them in 1/2/3 tier if you want

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Valencia Pride - Dwarf Tree
« on: May 20, 2017, 07:00:37 AM »
Great info about keeping the VP tree manageable.

Obviously Valencia pride is a very vigorous grower, but that got me thinking is there a Tallest mango variety? I'd love to see some pics (as I have before in the forum) of some massive trees.

Follow up question: maybe a Tallest and very productive?

Anything over 30 feet becomes squirrel food. The modern trend is dwarf trees.

This mango tree is supposed to cover a football field:
https://youtu.be/7sSUPAZ_bCE

That thing has crazy sprawl! Amazing. Must have trained it not to have a central leader  ;D

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Looking forward to the pictures Chris!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Valencia Pride - Dwarf Tree
« on: May 18, 2017, 12:47:40 PM »
Great info about keeping the VP tree manageable.

Obviously Valencia pride is a very vigorous grower, but that got me thinking is there a Tallest mango variety? I'd love to see some pics (as I have before in the forum) of some massive trees.

Follow up question: maybe a Tallest and very productive?

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Did you hear of anyone recording it?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Valencia Pride - Dwarf Tree
« on: May 17, 2017, 06:37:25 AM »
Haha, supervigorous.

I wonder, if you forced it to grow in a large pot instead of in ground, would becoming root bound keep it small?

Or just lead to disease and failure

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Seconded on the CF slides, as I don't think I will be able to make it and would love to hear your insight

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lakeland Florida project
« on: May 08, 2017, 01:46:06 PM »
This is great project. I've personally been to Corey's place and can vouch for his great setup. I look forward to seeing more of the fruit come in! Been inspired to get a mango of my own- Pickering. Gonna be good. Just gotta wait until my Dragon fruit project is complete and in the ground, then I can mango it up!

Other forum members use urine for fertilizer?

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Markintexas- have seen that thread and others, great info there.

WGphil- WG and Ocoee are my old stomping grounds, great advice you've given. Pickering does seem like a consistent winner on the forum for compactness but also in general. It was my first choice. How would you compare it to Fairchild?

Have spent many an hour looking over the forum and I am also probably looking at either a Rosigold/Edward (and possibly Glenn) for early, and a Venus for late to extend the harvest.

Probably more so Rosigold bc of Edward's shy production and larger growth (even though it has excellent taste). Glenn seems to overlap with Pickering, so it's prob out as well as Pickering is the more compact of the "great all around mangos". Feel free to correct/interject into my logic.

As for cold protection-I'll just be more fastidious on cold nights.

Now, to just FIND all the varieties for purchase. Looks like Excalibur is the place.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Top Ten Mangoes, maximized for season
« on: April 27, 2017, 06:23:10 PM »
Bumping this topic back on the board, have been looking at the forum and like how condensed this makes a lot of the info. Feel free to redirect me elsewhere though!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: April 27, 2017, 07:02:49 AM »
If you have the room you should use the 15 gallon pot option. It will give you enough room for the expected lifespan of the plant. Just remember, whatever soil mixture you decide to use, make sure you don't fill the pot over 75% on the initial planting. This will give you room to both add solid soil type fertilizer in the future and to add water (and water based fertilizers) without waste, so you can just dump water ion by the gallon without having to slowly pour it in while trying to prevent overflow and spillage. If you bury your pot, again, leave about 25% above the surface for convenience and, if possible, throw in a couple inches of gravel under the pot to help with drainage in wet times. You can also have (traditionally) up to 3 cuttings in a 15 gallon pot, so if you want to have some variety or need cross pollination, you should have at least two varieties per pot. It helps to take some of the workload off the bees and other pollinators having mixed flowers so close together.


Rob, thanks for the advice. I remember you posting something similar previously, and because of that I was already considering gravel for drainage, and all my varieties will be bunched together. I had forgot about the "don't fill it all the way full" rule- that's good advice.

What is the particular soil mix you use in your containers?

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