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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hurricane Ian Prep
« on: September 29, 2022, 06:10:17 PM »
Has anyone heard from John Painter of Jay Reynolds or any of our other Pine Island growers? Did they all make it out safe? I'm seeing some terrifying footage of Pine Island and Matlacha and I just hope none of them were trying to ride out the storm on the island.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hurricane Ian Prep
« on: September 28, 2022, 09:28:38 AM »
All you guys in Pine Island and Ft Myers area - John, Jay, PineIslander, Pine Island Nursery, etc - Stay safe! See you on the other side!


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Reviews
« on: June 04, 2020, 09:44:05 AM »
Has anyone else noticed how good the Sunrise are this year? I've been getting them from Stanley's Mangoes on Pine Island (Bokeelia) and they have been amazing. Super sweet with a hint of tartness, creamy with a lovely spice, and probably the juiciest mangoes I've had in ages. I mean JUICY. You could probably stick a straw in these suckers and drink them!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Reviews
« on: June 04, 2020, 09:32:04 AM »
Quote from: DRFixembones on June 03, 2020, 09:10:33 PM
Just tasted a Coconut Cream Mango for the first time, purchased at Truly Tropical in a mixed bag of mangos. Was not good. Tasted coconut but no sweetness at all, almost tasted like dirty water. I let it ripen on the counter for a few days after purchasing it and seemed to be ripe. Is that the normal taste??


Not at all. A properly ripe Coconut Cream should have a coconut-pineapple flavor, very sweet, just a little creamy. I love Coconut Cream, but I'll be the first to admit they can be a little temperamental. They easily get "washed out" by too much rain; every once in a while you'll just get a bad one and early ones tend to have less flavor than those at peak season. Never judge a mango on the first try. I always try to taste something different times over different seasons from different sources.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mahachanok in greenhouse fruiting and almost ready to eat
« on: September 24, 2019, 09:42:32 AM »
Quote from: Jungle Yard on September 22, 2019, 06:13:51 PM
WOW, great gob! I ate mine at the beginning of August.


I had my last Maha of the season on September 17th. My first one was ready in Mid-June so a single tree gave me a 4 month long season.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which Mangos Are Left (Florida)?
« on: September 01, 2019, 05:29:07 PM »
Two Mahachanok's still holding on, as well as 3 Lemon Zest. We just got the M4's off this week and they are amazing!


Lemon Zest:




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Reviews
« on: June 24, 2019, 04:15:21 PM »
Quote from: johnb51 on June 23, 2019, 09:03:27 PM

Have you tasted Orange Sherbet?  If so, how does it compare to LZ or PPK?


I would describe Orange Sherbet as an Orange Flavored PPK. They are very similar in taste, but where the PPK tastes like a lemon meringue pie when properly ripe, the Orange Sherbet tastes like someone swapped the lemons with a very sweet orange.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is E4 Top Tier Mango ?
« on: June 02, 2019, 10:09:03 AM »
We had couple of E-4 last year - Thanks Steve from Fruitscapes!!!


They were definitely a top tier mango. Very sweet and creamy, with hints of pineapple and coconut. Loved them!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are these maha chanok ripe?
« on: June 02, 2019, 10:04:37 AM »

I've not had trouble with internal breakdown with Maha. I make sure my trees get a lot of calcium when fruiting - maybe that's why.I usually eat mine when they look like this:



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New variety of Durians for $1000 each
« on: January 29, 2019, 08:58:17 PM »
Quote from: knlim000 on January 29, 2019, 11:04:09 AM
the grower has psychology major. that explains it all .
Anyone buying durian at that price are baffoons, they should just donate their money to the poor instead.


A psych major? Wait...Gambit? Did you start selling durian? Where's my cut, dear hubby?


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fill soil for Mangoes?
« on: January 01, 2019, 10:52:56 PM »
Thanks Jeff! Even if I found straight sand, I'd be no worse than the rest of my yard.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fill soil for Mangoes?
« on: January 01, 2019, 03:30:46 PM »
We are decommissioning our koi pond and plan to fill in the large hole in our yard. Since we would like to place a mango in this spot in the near future, we want to be sure the soil we use to fill the spot is the best possible for mango trees. Any suggestions on what to use and where to find it in St Pete,FL. The hole is 8’ x 12’ wide and about 4-5’ deep so we need something affordable.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: "Tasting 6 of Gary Zill's New mango varieties"
« on: July 26, 2018, 01:19:19 PM »
I think Simon just dropped the mike.


Back to the mango tasting. E-4 was one of my favorites this season. I’ve only tried Super Julie once, but I did like it a lot. I can’t wait to try Butter Cream and Creme Brûlée.


 ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: "Tasting 6 of Gary Zill's New mango varieties"
« on: July 26, 2018, 10:51:54 AM »
If you are going to call others stupid, then you should really know the difference between "no" and "know," as well as "then" and "than." You should also probably know when you are spouting off to an administrator of the forum.  It's kind of like sending your employer an email saying, "Hay boss, you is dum!"

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ugly betty like velvet
« on: July 23, 2018, 08:17:24 PM »
Now I'm looking forward to eating this one tonight!



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PSA: Tropical fruit tasting event in Tampa Bay
« on: July 22, 2018, 05:52:34 PM »
Quote from: Weboh on July 22, 2018, 03:43:03 PM
I know MD Oriental Market (on 49th St and Park Blvd) has a huge produce selection. I've seen lots of exotic fruit there: Jakfruit, lychee, different mangoes...


MD has Durian. It is Monthong and usually in a freezer case across from the seafood counter.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PSA: Tropical fruit tasting event in Tampa Bay
« on: July 22, 2018, 05:50:02 PM »
Quote from: fliptop on July 22, 2018, 05:50:44 AM
DeeMango, which Asian market and where? Thanks!


It was at Dong A 2 on 49th Street N at 70th Ave N in Pinellas Park, FL. It’s a few blocks south of MD Oriental.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PSA: Tropical fruit tasting event in Tampa Bay
« on: July 21, 2018, 11:51:01 PM »
We were there early today and bought a bunch of mangoes (fruit). Mostly Lemon Zest and Orange Sherbet. I did not see any durian. But after we left Jene's we went to one of our favorite Asian markets and picked up a Musan King Durian (rare - one of the top varieties of Durian from Malaysia). It was absolutely amazing.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The Best Mango - On any given Sunday
« on: July 03, 2018, 08:30:32 PM »
Quote from: Cookie Monster on July 03, 2018, 06:37:01 PM
Don't mind the mango snobs :-)

I've actually had some decent store mangoes: Ataulfo from Mexico tend to be good.



I appreciate Mexican Atulfo when all of my favorite mangoes are out of season and I'm jonesing for anything that is not a Tommy Atkins.   ;D


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How to pick lemon zest mango fruit
« on: July 03, 2018, 08:25:45 PM »
I would wait until they are at least partially yellow. If you pick lemon zest too early they taste chalky.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is there an “easy” fertilizer regimen for south(ish) Florida mangos?
« on: July 03, 2018, 08:22:51 PM »

Easy protocol:

During non-fruiting times fertilize once monthly with an 8-4-8 or 8-3-9 fertilizer and spray with citrus minors or add essential elements every 2-3  months (if your fertilizer doesn't already have them). When they are blooming spray with copper or Agriphos (phosphate) every couple of weeks. When fruiting fertilize every other month with 0-3-16 and gypsum.


This should give them a decent amount of needed elements and keep the flowers relatively safe from anthracnose and powdery mildew.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Zill Mango must have
« on: July 02, 2018, 03:28:41 PM »
Quote from: bsbullie on July 02, 2018, 03:19:00 PM
Sorry, either its washed out or its not.  You wont have a fruit that is part washed out and part spot on...

If that is from Walter or Gary, I can pretty much guarantee its washed out and of bekow average taste.  Once you have a sample of an O-15 the way it should be (or can be...as I stated, even in good years I find the quality inconsistent), you will know why I say this.


I've had fruit that were washed out, yet they would have one spot where the flavor seemed to concentrate. And while even that spot wasn't at it's peak potential, you could tell that the fruit could be excellent. Just had this experience with a Coconut Cream this weekend. 2 weeks ago I had some amazing Coconut Cream. This weekend the one I tried - from a different region than the previous fruit- was washed out. Yet it had one small section of the fruit that seemed to have a higher concentration of flavor that reminded me how good they could taste.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: When to pick Mallika mango?
« on: July 02, 2018, 11:25:12 AM »
When my Mallikas start to show some yellow, I start testing them on the tree. Lift the mango slightly bending the stem. If it is ready, it will pop off in your hand. With Mallika, they will probably need a few more days in a warm spot after that. If you eat them before they turn completely yellow, when they still have a hint of green, you should get a flavor that is a mix of melon and tangerine sherbet. Most of the ones I've tried from anywhere but my own tree have been a bit too ripe. They are still good, but they lose that tangerine sherbet quality that I really like. Despite previous claims that you can pick them green and let them ripen for weeks, I've found if picked too soon, they have a bit of a vegetable taste when ripened.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best tasting mangos of 2018
« on: July 02, 2018, 11:05:38 AM »
Okay,
We ate a ridiculous amount of mangoes this weekend and so far my favorites have been:


E-4: blew away all competition
Lemon Zest
Coconut Cream
Orange Sherbet


This was our stash before we started gorging ourselves:




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The Best Mango - On any given Sunday
« on: July 02, 2018, 10:51:46 AM »
Quote from: Future on July 02, 2018, 02:10:19 AM
My top three were Green Skin, D104, and Kuhn Po Ang Bak. Oh, wait, those are Durian and I'm still in Malaysia...no wonder I missed this...Florida next.


Bring back some of those Durian to Florida. We're planning to get some Mu something other than the usual Monthong and it's going to cost us $10/pound for a frozen durian.

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