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I have never tried your proposed inflorescence-stumping technique.I customarily wait until pea-sized fruits develope, then break off the entire inflorescence at its base.
It might be a fertilizer burn....More likely it is Powdery Mildew or some other cool-weather fungus. Looks as though the infection has proceeded in about five episodes--- see the progression upwards, from the older grey, to black, dark brown, dark tan, and light tan.
Where are you guys finding Keystone 350DP or Biomaster online? Not driving halfway across the state for it. I am trying to find a good foliar fert that I can simply order and am not having any luck. Whats good on Amazon? Would a citrus tree foliar work for mango as well? Already spraying CMB blend on the blooms. Will Liquid Fish work just as well?
We have weevils here and the only thing that stops them is cold weather(which we have had plenty of 40s nights, but nothing cold enough to kill them) and systemic imidacloprid. I will use organic methods when its doable and cheap enough(like liquid fish) but overall, organic farming is incredibly inefficient. Organic farming on any larger scale is next to impossible in FL due to massive pest and disease pressure and generally poor soils. Oddly enough I haven't had an issue with mildew in the 6 or so yearsk I have grown mangoes. Maybe its the high iron and sulfur content in the ground water of my shallow well.
Where are you guys finding Keystone 350DP
We are in Florida and have zero pest and disease pressure....
Nutritional spray containing chelated Calcium and Boron, may help the remaining flowers to set fruit.
has anyone noticed that with younger mango trees, that when buds start swelling there is a simultaneous blackening of many leaves on the tree? It seems like those leaves look sick but it may just be a normal process???
hello everybody Im in kuwait and 5 days ago we had a cold windy weather . One of my mango trees was positioned in a bad windy place it was planted one month and a half ago . It has a huge flowering and good health until we had that cold windy weather 5 days ago as i mentioned . Since that the flowers started to die and get dry . See the pics . Anyone has an idea about this ??