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What mango varieites have produced multiple crops in one year for you?
FlyingFoxFruits:
Have heard Nam Doc Mai, Miracle mango, and a few others like the one that translates into "may I have another", from Whitmans book (which I reference ever 10 posts! ;))
Please post if you've had multiple crops in one year on a mango tree,
and if so,
what variety?
where are you?
and when did this happen?
Also how is the flavor of the fruit?
and how regularly does your mango bear multiple crops?
Thanks to all in advance!
HMHausman:
Actually, none of my 104 varieties constantly produce mutiple crops for me. Closest to mulitple crops is Thai Everbearing. This a mango that can flower and fruit at almost anytime of the year. It does not ever bear as is implied by the name. it is more a situation where the blooming cylce varies. I have grown Chou Anon for about 17 years and have never had a second crop in the same year. I have had a Nam Doc Mai throw a wayward bloom cycle every now and again off season and set fruit. Actually many of the SE Asian cultivars will do this. In this group I would include, the various incarnations of Nam Doc Mai and of Okrung, Carabao, Philippines, Maha Chanok, Nong Sang, Keow Savoy, Falang, Brahm Kai Mea, Po Pu Kalay, Sia Tong and Pim Saen Mun. Julie can also do serial blooming over a period of time and therefore give an imitation of mutiple cropping.
Harry
fruitlovers:
Rapoza is also a serial bloomer here. Real good because it can set during one of our rare dry spells. Very high quality mango, and can have a second, even third. lighter crop.
Oscar
Tropicdude:
I was doing research into controlled bloom techniques, seems you can force bloom on any mango tree, using saltpeter ( potassium nitrate ). you spray this on your tree, and bam 1 week or two later you have blooms. this does not harm the tree, I do believe you need to allow the tree at least 8 months "rest" , but in theory you could have your mango produce fruit out of season.
Another more unreliable method is to smudge your tree with smoke.
Plantations, that can beat the market get better prices on their fruit.
I have no idea if KNO3 is organic, I eventually will try this someday once I have more mature trees, and probably use the smoke method.
I believe KNO3 is also hard to get now because of the Oklahoma incident and homeland security because you can make explosives with the stuff.
anyone have experience with this?
anyway I mention this here, because I wonder if these trees that have a reputation of producing out of season do so because they are easily stressed and something like a cold front, or small drought stimulates them into flowering.
happyisland:
I would also be really interested in hearing from anyone who's had positive experiences forcing blooms/fruiting using the methods listed above or others. I have a bunch of trees here that are growing very well, but have had nary a blossom. My patience is wearing thin...
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