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My tree produces 400+ mangos. The problem is that birds, squirrels, and my beagles ruin many of them. There is a squirrel that takes up residence in the tree during mango season. The other problem is I get tired of the taste. Last year I was forced to eat hundreds of these since my other trees are too young to produce and my mature keitt and haden did nothing last year. This year the haden and keitt both have 75 to 100 but, of the young trees, only Rapoza is fruiting.
Do you have a dehydrator? All our family members have already "placed orders" for bags of dehydrated mangoes. I have no problem getting rid of anything we don't eat! There is never enough, it seems. Hence, the additional mango trees I've planted this year.
I agree with Rob and Clint. I spend more time throwing them at my banana clumps then eating them.
Maybe there is a shelter or food bank nearby that would be appreciative?
I am at a little bit of a loss when you say tangy. Also, all of the black golds I have had have been anything but firm.I have read it before, that a tree will change from soft to firm but it may not have been a credible source (I don't remember). I wonder if it is a matter of timing the harvest. It is a good question and could spare some seedlings from a needless death is the firmness does actually change. Better for soft haters to wait a year than 3+ for a new tree to start producing.
Brandon is right about the black gold. The first 2 years that my tree produced, they were soft. This year they are firm. Ms Ledesma also stated that they are firm. I think the thing with the black gold is that it's hard to tell when the fruit are ripe, since they don't change color like the NS1. So, if one waits for them to change color, it's probably too late (and too soft). Or, perhaps the tree doesn't start producing firm fruits until it's older?
I haven't had the bangkok lemon, but the other two (the cross and GN) are both tangy to my palate.
Brandon thanks for the report. How would you compare it to others you have tried as far as flavor and texture?
Ron
Hey Brandon,
Thanks again for the pineapples and the tour of your property this weekend. Can't wait to see how all those young trees look in the next 2 years! Nice to meet you, neighbor.
Keith
