The Tropical Fruit Forum

Nice Amr!  Funny but the walls that border your property TOTALLY remind me of Egypt.
Like every homeowner had to add something different to some side or height of the wall
over time.....
Nothing consistent.....

Anyway.....do you mulch them, expecially ih your hot summers?


mangofang

Infact the usage of red bricks that are made from top soil is nearly the only building material that is cheaply enough to be used in Egypt, and yes it have to remind you of Egypt cause i think its nt used anywhere else ,, as nobody is dumb enough to sacrifice his agricultural land in order to build buildings but we are not leaving it like this, our home is still under-construction and we are still building it and will cover that mess up close enough

And i wasn't mulching them ,, but now the soil is covered with grass so i hope it will keep the temperature from rising in the soil ,,

Amr

Great mango tree ,, Tc and good luck with it

Amr

great looking mango trees Bocah ,, and the grow bags are very nice ,, hope to hear about the varieties you are growing ,,

Amr

i leave them in a cup filled wth water for several hours to a day ,, then i pot them in small pots ,, and then they rise to small seedlings ,,

really , i do have high percentage of seedlings doing that way ,, but they die later as i get lazy to water them ,, that why i install a timer and sprinklers on the ceiling of my greenhouse ,,

Thanks all for the replies! Yeah, I live in a condo facing south, so usually by 2PM the mango tree is in shade, but it does get good full sunlight for 4-5 hours.
I'm not feeding it with anything special, just fish emulsion and liquid bone meal, and it was at half strength and AFTER the new leaves have already grown pretty big.
Before that I've been just watering it with distilled water, with a few drops of liquid kelp.
I've never sprayed anything on the leaves except distilled water when I first got it in the mail.

The tree is compensating for the lesser leaves aka. less photosynthesis ,,

I had the same problem with my mangoes every time i heavily prune them ,, nvm about it ,, as the tree pushes new leaves they wll be normal ,,

Amr

Quote from: amrkhalido on May 03, 2012, 02:42:38 PM

Quote from: lycheeluva on May 03, 2012, 08:35:02 AM

AMr:
maybe we can try and find some good local Koshari in NY - would love to eat it again after 12 years!

i am sure its found in Astoria , and even if not i will manage to make few egyptian families i knw in NY to make you some ,,

Amr

LOOKING FWD Amr- when will you be in town

May to june max ,, as i have to sit for the bar exam in july so i must be present at least one month before it.

I hope its a suitable time to find good jackfruit in chinatown or anywhere ,,

Amr

I would love to find this hybrid of a chempedak and jackfruit ,, i found seeds for it at jim west , but i would prefer grafted trees ,,

Amr

Going by google maps you are just on the edge of the Nile Delta....which shows up very green on the satellite view. Good going!!! It seems to me some your irrigation is being done old style.

Regarding irrigation ,, i am nt using drip i use normal "open the hose and leave it beside each tree for some time ' ,, commercial farms are using it as they are located in the new reclaimed land in the desert mainly ,, majority of lands uses flood irrigation ,,

And i would like to try this sausage ,, i always wanted to try german sausage but i wanted it beef ,, i will give it a shot ,,

Amr

Amr, I visited Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh when I graduated law school (May 2000). Had an amazing time. Sharm had the best snorkeling Ive ever seen and crossing the road by Tahir square was a major adventure. and i loved the local dish in cairo- forgot whats its called but its rice and lentil with fried onions and garlic sauce. or something like that.
and boy, i'll never forget how humid it is inside the pyramids.
anyway, if you want me to show you around china town in NY when you are in town, send me a private message- there should be tons of great tropical fruit available- lychees, longans, mangosteen, rambutan, jakfruit, etc

Thanks lycheeluva for your invite ,, the plate's name is " koshari " ,, and wat a chance that am eating it right now ,, loool ,, gr8 u loved sharm el sheikh snorkling ,, its the best and i love it ,, 

I am waiting to see such fruits in chinatown ,, i have been to NY several times but never visited chinatown as i never though it will have such tropical fruits ,, i would love to carefully examine ( eat ) each of them

Amr

Good to hear from you, Amr old buddy!  All the trees and shrubs and plants look great.
Soon, a true oasis in Cairo...you do have the green thumb. By the way, what is the coldest
your winter's would get???

When you come to L.A., a side trip to Palm Springs would be about a 2 hour drive, but you are
welcome to come see my place as well.  Not sure if any mangos will be ripe by then - so far
August is the eariliest I've had them ripen...

But it will be guaranteed to be 105-112 degrees then...but of course, it's a "dry" heat.....lololololol.......

Fang of the Desert

Thanks Mangofang "mangodog" i see u changed your name ,,
Anyway thanks for your warm invite ,, but i wont have a car

Our winters coldest could get down to 6 celsius at most ,, last winter was the harshest but i dnt think it dropped below that ,, and dnt worry about your heat ,, its nearly the same here

waiting to see your mangos experiences

Amr

Thanks jackfruitwhisperer ,,

Done ,, nullzero ,,

Amr

like this maybe bigger and gets opened when totally mature ,,

this is nt my pic ,,