California ripe Glenn Mango

[Ant21]

Harvested my 1st Glenn Mango for this season.

[socal10b]

keep us posted when it is ready, i can tell from the look it will taste sweet and good. Thanks.

[simon_grow]

That's a beautiful mango, how did it taste? Congrats!
Simon

[Ant21]

Just like what socal said sweet and good. Glenn I think is one of the best mango variety that can be grown in Southern California.

[wslau]

Awesome Ant!

Was there a mango/fruity scent on the skin when you picked it?  I found that this is the best time to pick the Glenn...at the onset of that scent...and eat within a few days (left at room temp).  I found that if you leave the Glenn on the tree too long after that scent starts, the fruit begins to ferment/sour on the tree.

Nevertheless, the coloration of your Glenn is excellent, so it looks like that fruit had pretty good exposure to light.

My Glenns have not ripened yet this year.
In the past, some of my Glenns can be green (mango shaded from sun inside the canopy) but ripe, which forces me to do the homegrower "sniff" test to detemine when to pick. 
Its tough to do the sniff test when the fruits are too high, but I guess you can also do the quarter turn twist test too.

Enjoy!

[simon_grow]

Just like what socal said sweet and good. Glenn I think is one of the best mango variety that can be grown in Southern California.

How often did you water when it was holding fruit? Ant, you should really try Lemon Zest, it's the best mango I've ever eaten in my life! I love the sweet and peachy flavor of the Glenn.
Simon

[JF]

Certainly a great and easy mango to grow in Socal but not in the top 5 or 10.

[Ant21]

Simon, I actually do not have a schedule for watering my trees. I only water them when I think they need to be water. Most of the time I will just water the trees once a week and on hot week once a week or twice depending on how high the temps get. I heard a lot of good things about Lemon Zest and thinking of adding it to my collection.This is what I have so far planted in the ground.
Keitt
Alphonso
Ewais
Carrie
Glenn
Gold Nugget
Choc Anon
Pickering
Nam Doc Mai (only potted mango)

[MangoFang]

Ant - congrats on a great looking mango!  I miss my Glenns already, having eaten the last
one a good 2 weeks ago......I like your collection of trees, too.  Any fruit on the Gold Nugget
this year?  I've got about 6 ripening, and picked 2 that had some color about 3 weeks ago
and they never made it to ripening....just shriveled.....

Also, I've forgotten, but have you posted any pictures of your trees and yard, yet?
Would love to see your setup.....


Gary

[simon_grow]

Yeah, I would love to see pics of your trees, especially the Glenn!
Simon

[GrassFlats]

Nice looking Glenn!  I tried Glenn a few weeks ago for the first time and it is an excellent mango! Sweet and delicious