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Quote from: dwfl on July 10, 2016, 06:56:53 PMPickering with still some green on them. No they are not going back on the tree. Yes they will ripen just fine.This is advice, not criticism...they will taste much better if you wait till golden yellow, with no green, before harvesting and then let them sit and ripen for a few days.
Pickering with still some green on them. No they are not going back on the tree. Yes they will ripen just fine.
Quote from: bsbullie on July 09, 2016, 05:51:25 PMQuote from: edzone9 on July 09, 2016, 05:32:48 PMRob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!Ed Thise LZ need to be put back on the tree. They werent ready to be picked.Rob,This is the first year I let our lemon zest set a corp. The tree is 12 foot and is holding about 21/2 dozen mango's. Do you have a picture of what they look like when ready to pick. They are just starting to get alittle yellow to them.Thanks for the help. Joe.
Quote from: edzone9 on July 09, 2016, 05:32:48 PMRob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!Ed Thise LZ need to be put back on the tree. They werent ready to be picked.
Rob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!Ed
Quote from: MangoMan2 on July 10, 2016, 07:03:57 PMQuote from: bsbullie on July 09, 2016, 05:51:25 PMQuote from: edzone9 on July 09, 2016, 05:32:48 PMRob they are small, Steve planted 26 Maha he said they are 3 years Old., Today i picked up some LZ Mangos!!Ed Thise LZ need to be put back on the tree. They werent ready to be picked.Rob,This is the first year I let our lemon zest set a corp. The tree is 12 foot and is holding about 21/2 dozen mango's. Do you have a picture of what they look like when ready to pick. They are just starting to get alittle yellow to them.Thanks for the help. Joe.The following is a picture of one of the LZs I picked today. I will commonly wait for even more yellow to show but this was for someone. The picture below is what it ripens into when ready to eat.
Joe - just make sure it is the fruit coloring yelloe and not sunburn. You will also be able to see a filling out of the shoulders.
Quote from: bsbullie on July 11, 2016, 05:03:10 PMJoe - just make sure it is the fruit coloring yelloe and not sunburn. You will also be able to see a filling out of the shoulders.So Rob. Would you say this is a mid season Mango?
Quote from: dwfl on July 10, 2016, 06:56:53 PMPickering with still some green on them. No they are not going back on the tree. Yes they will ripen just fine.Looks good! You guys ever measure brix? I'd love to know what a ripe LZ comes in at.Here's some of my Pickering. Delish!
Quote from: Mark in Texas on July 11, 2016, 08:18:02 AMQuote from: dwfl on July 10, 2016, 06:56:53 PMPickering with still some green on them. No they are not going back on the tree. Yes they will ripen just fine.Looks good! You guys ever measure brix? I'd love to know what a ripe LZ comes in at.Here's some of my Pickering. Delish!Mark, I've taken Brix readings from Lemon Zests and the normal, fully formed fruit can get to 26% Brix but it depends a lot on the size of the tree and wether it is early fruit or later season fruit. The early fruit tend to be a bit more bland and lower in Brix, I've seen as low as 17%. A LZ nubbin I grew had a Brix above 32%. It was too sweet. Simon
A LZ nubbin I grew had a Brix above 32%. It was too sweet. Simon
Plant nutrition and supplements will also have an efdect on brix. As will growing locations, medium and climate.Its really very similar to Scoville units with hot peppers. They test numerous pelpers from numerous plants till they come to the extreme level every year.
In Mango, high Nitrogen levels swing the balance of Auxin, Cytokinins and downstream hormones to favor flowering. Simon
Rob, Your LZ Pics look Prime! , My LZ where on the green side when we eat them, That explains the lack of Lemon taste, They where good, But we enjoyed the Pickering more. Will go back tomorrow and pick up more LZ, We will let them turn yellow before eating them. Thanks Ed
Will be in Florida Sunday, the 24th. Think there will be some good mangoes still around? Haven't had a Florida mango this year and it's killing me. All we have up here are the tasteless and/or fiber filled mangoes from Mexico...and that includes their Ataulfos.
Thanks Rob! I heard those were the top of the top tier mangoes! Nothing beats that turpentine flavor in my book.