SoCal 2017 mango season

[JF]

Please post all mangos ripening now
Cogshall
Edward
Glenn
Peach cobbler
Edgar
Aloha
Maha

[bsbullie]

You need to separate them and mark each one for identification purposes.

[JF]

You need to separate them and mark each one for identification purposes.

[JF]

Variety brix

Glenn  18
Edgar 20
Cogshall 25
Honey Kiss 27

I though Florida mangos were washed out?? Honey Kiss from Florida cleaned the floor against early California mangos!!

[BestDay]

My Edwards are almost ready. They look like they only need another week or two.

Bill

[Mikey]

What are the top 5 mangos that we can purchase and grow in Southern California?

[Samu]

Found these 2 detached off their stems on their own today; very first ripening fruits from  2 trees:





Left: "Golek"; Right: Mahachanok (Thanks to Warren-"Wslau"-for your scion gift!).
Can't wait to have a taste, soon! 

[behlgarden]

Golek appears to be very sweet, given those spots on the mango. report your findings once you cut it open

[Samu]

I cut open the Golek today, here's my personal observation:

fiberless, creamy textured, not too sweet with just a slight hint of sourness, hardly has any typical mango aroma; sorry no brix report. (don't have the tool).
This fruit ripened super fast; when I found it yesterday, it was still rather firm, but today it became so surprisingly soft. My wife's comment was: "similar to a good Manila mango from the market".

So, needless to say, this very first and only fruit from my young tree didn't impressed me. Not sure if this is the same exact variety that I used to know, as to my recollection this variety is one of the high demand mangos in Java, where fruits are bigger,  firmer and smoother. Or. could it be that the future crops will get better? If not getting any better, I won't be despair, now that I understand that I can always try to do the top-working...

[wayne23]

Pardon me for my newbie question.  I love mangoes and I buy often from the markets.  Their cost is always pretty reasonable to cheap.  I have not given any thoughts on growing it for this reason. 

Is home grown mangoes that much better then store bought?  What other good reasons I should consider adding a mango tree to my backyard?

Thanks

Wayne

[behlgarden]

Fruits of top 10 mangoes in US are not sold in the markets, so that is one reason to grow.
Best mangoes are not always commercially viable, hence backyards thrive.
Its a gardeners satisfaction.

Dont grow manila or ataulfo, or kent, or keitt, or Hayden. these are easy to buy from open markets, grow sweet tart, peach cobbler, etc. that you will never get to even taste it, unless you are close to Zills and you can buy directly.

[JF]

Here is another excellent variety for SoCal backyard growers
Fairchild (brix 22) on par with Honey Kiss I had from Florida

[wayne23]

Fruits of top 10 mangoes in US are not sold in the markets, so that is one reason to grow.
Best mangoes are not always commercially viable, hence backyards thrive.
Its a gardeners satisfaction.

Dont grow manila or ataulfo, or kent, or keitt, or Hayden. these are easy to buy from open markets, grow sweet tart, peach cobbler, etc. that you will never get to even taste it, unless you are close to Zills and you can buy directly.

Thank you Behl.  I've read up on some of the mango threads.  I am going to look for a sweet tart.  Ultimately I would like a cocktail mango tree 

[JF]

ST is in top of my list but I would add
Honey kiss
Providence
Fairchild
Maha chanok
Kesar
Parson
Leo 2
Aloha
Duncan
Cogshall
These are well adapted to SoCal are top notch fruits with excellent production

[wayne23]

Thanks Frank.  Base on your list I have only seen Kesar at my favorite nursery.  I am going to checkout Champa.  They always seem to have large mango selections.

[BestDay]

First mango of the season fell off the tree into my hand today.  An Edward!  Maha Chanok and Angie are close behind.




Bill

[zands]

Here is another excellent variety for SoCal backyard growers
Fairchild (brix 22) on par with Honey Kiss I had from Florida

I have promoted the small humble Fairchild for years here. At least twelve times. With your dry climate the Fiarchild brix is better than here in SE Florida. Though same very very orange flesh as here. Orange connoting sweetness/ripeness while yellow immature mango flesh on imported mangoes means acidity and picked absurdly under - ripe.

And you forgot to mention that Fairchild is excellent for perimeter plantings that mango thieves will not see it          

[BestDay]

Zands, Fairchild and Ice Cream are both incredible mangos when grown in SoCal.  The are very easy to grow with only mild Powdery Mildew problems.  Dot on the other hand I can't seem to keep alive.  I am probably going to lose my second one to fungal infection in a couple of weeks.

Bill

[zands]

Zands, Fairchild and Ice Cream are both incredible mangos when grown in SoCal.  The are very easy to grow with only mild Powdery Mildew problems.  Dot on the other hand I can't seem to keep alive.  I am probably going to lose my second one to fungal infection in a couple of weeks.

Bill

I remember when you went all in aka invested 110% and bought 12 trees or more from Top Tropical. Good going! Go spray the Dot w something.  Even diluted bleach.

[JF]

Top 5
PC
ST
Iman
HK
Glenn

[simon_grow]

That looks awesome Frank, my two Venus mangos got stolen from my front yard and I was very eager to sample it.

Simon

[wayne23]

That looks awesome Frank, my two Venus mangos got stolen from my front yard and I was very eager to sample it.

Simon

oh man.  that's terrible
no wonder I see a neighbor who hangs a sign on his pomegranate tree "Do not steal my fruits"

[JF]

That looks awesome Frank, my two Venus mangos got stolen from my front yard and I was very eager to sample it.

Simon

Simon
Actually excellent for early mango. Here are the brix count same order
20
18
22
20
20

[sapote]

You need to separate them and mark each one for identification purposes.

Frank’s Edward does look too long compare to all pic on the web I can find. Bill’s Edward looks as expected. Any update on its taste in SoCal?

[Ethan]

In Central CA,  Malika was the first fruit to drop, with a few more on the tree. Pickering, Graham and M. Lauriana are starting to change. Lancetilla and LZ still bright green.