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I have two coconut creams on my tree. Don't want to loose then I need an idea when they will be ready in The Miami Dade city limits.
With most mangoes, the color break is a good determiner, but if you want to get them at their peak, give the mango about a 10-15 degree tilt. If it breaks off, then it's ready, if not, give it a little longer. It's not a practical technique if you're harvesting thousands of mangoes, but for the home grower it yields the best results.
To provide a visual example... would you say this CC is ready for harvest? The shoulders are definitely yellow, though the majority of the mango is green. Only have 6 - 7 or so hanging on, so don't want to screw up with this first harvest from this tree.
Quote from: savemejebus on June 27, 2017, 10:37:46 AMTo provide a visual example... would you say this CC is ready for harvest? The shoulders are definitely yellow, though the majority of the mango is green. Only have 6 - 7 or so hanging on, so don't want to screw up with this first harvest from this tree. Hard to tell for sure but that looks more like "sunburn" vs mango coloring up. You may be able to pick it and have it rilen but I would wait if it were mine.Oh, dont be surprised if its washed out with no teal flavir. Coconut Cream will be easily affected by the excessive rains and washout.
This video shows ripening coconut creams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxfpWgelDm4