First Mangos of 2018

[Squam256]

Started getting ripe mangos from the trees about 10 days ago:

Carabao


Rosigold



These have been good by March Mango standards (especially considering recent cold weather) with mid-teens brix.

[skhan]

And so it begins...

[FruitFreak]

Yes!

[baccarat0809]

Color me jealous.

[spaugh]

Nice, when did the fruit set?

[Squam256]

Nice, when did the fruit set?

November/December. Mostly December I think.

[Capt Ram]

Can I come buy some?

[Squam256]

Can I come buy some?

Sure just contact me soon with a day/time

[JF]

Early mangos are ok nothing to write home about.  Few break 20 brix

[Squam256]

First mature Duncan. March 28th:

[noochka1]

First mature Duncan. March 28th:

Wow, I'm super jealous :-)  My maha, francis and kesar are fruiting but nothing even close to ripe yet.

[Future]

I need a ticket to Florida...

[buddy roo]

Early mangos are ok nothing to write home about.  Few break 20 brix

I would just like to have a mango NOW it always makes me smile all these HORNBLOWERS who say mine is better than yours and often times they have never tasted mine, if i told you i have a cherimoya  that always blooms in jan. or real early feb. and has set fruit already you would most likely have one later that is superior .

[MangoCountry]

Hey are you going to be open tomorrow?

[Squam256]

Hey are you going to be open tomorrow?

For appointment, in the morning.

[Squam256]

April 4th, 4 different kinds of mangos to eat:

[fliptop]

Alex, in your mango descriptions (very cool and helpful btw!) you mention nitrogen can affect the amount of fiber in a Madame Francis mango. Does more nitrogen = more fiber or vice versa? Thanks!

[Capt Ram]

I went by Alex's- place and bought a few bags of mangos this past week-- and there fantastic--juicy and sweet-- - its wonderful to wake up every morning and eat 4-5 of them !!YES

[Squam256]

Alex, in your mango descriptions (very cool and helpful btw!) you mention nitrogen can affect the amount of fiber in a Madame Francis mango. Does more nitrogen = more fiber or vice versa? Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback.

More nitrogen = more fiber and this can be true of other varieties as well.

Madame Francis grown in high-nitrogen muck are often fairly fibrous (and don’t taste as sweet). Those grown under low N conditions have barely noticeable fiber and are actually pretty good flavor-wise.

[zands]

I went by Alex's- place and bought a few bags of mangos this past week-- and there fantastic--juicy and sweet-- - its wonderful to wake up every morning and eat 4-5 of them !!YES

Alex's place is the Ponderosa Ranch of mangoes.... is amazing with their 50ft tall Edward trees and a tremendous assortment of varieties. Now is probably the best time to see. Before the mango season kicks into high gear.

Avocados and other fruits grown there too.

[ben mango]

April 4th, 4 different kinds of mangos to eat:

nice..what kinds are they

[Coach62]

Early mangos are ok nothing to write home about.  Few break 20 brix

Seriously??  Has to be better than the store bought mango I ate today.  And it was from Whole Foods...

[Squam256]

I went by Alex's- place and bought a few bags of mangos this past week-- and there fantastic--juicy and sweet-- - its wonderful to wake up every morning and eat 4-5 of them !!YES

Thanks Ram

[WGphil]

The girls are headed down Saturday for visiting family and would like to pre order a box for their kin and another for us.   

What is the best way to order. They would pick up Saturday morning on way down.

[Squam256]

April 4th, 4 different kinds of mangos to eat:

nice..what kinds are they

Rosigold, Carabao, Duncan and Edward

[Squam256]

The girls are headed down Saturday for visiting family and would like to pre order a box for their kin and another for us.   

What is the best way to order. They would pick up Saturday morning on way down.

Likely wouldn’t have enough for a box at the moment. Maybe just Contact us directly on Saturday to see what we have.

[strkpr00]

Does Carabao usually produce this early? Is it a different variety within the Philippines mango? I saw a Philippine tag today that said June-July. Having the Rosigold (at least 2 weeks till ripe) and looking to add another super early.

[Squam256]

Does Carabao usually produce this early? Is it a different variety within the Philippines mango? I saw a Philippine tag today that said June-July. Having the Rosigold (at least 2 weeks till ripe) and looking to add another super early.

It’s the same as “Philippine”. I’d say it usually starts in May. One tree had a significant March/April crop though.

Rosa is a more consistent spring mango. Edward and Dwarf Hawaiian also.

[strkpr00]

thanks

Does Carabao usually produce this early? Is it a different variety within the Philippines mango? I saw a Philippine tag today that said June-July. Having the Rosigold (at least 2 weeks till ripe) and looking to add another super early.

It’s the same as “Philippine”. I’d say it usually starts in May. One tree had a significant March/April crop though.

Rosa is a more consistent spring mango. Edward and Dwarf Hawaiian also.

[WGphil]

Thanks for the mango.  They got to share with kin from Washington state and their local kin that only have had store bought prior.  Had them looking up Edward and Tropical Acres as they are new mango lovers.

The girls were proud of the mango and the younger generation is now a convert.

The Duncan I got was pretty good and we will be back when others  types ripen.

Thanks again

[561MangoFanatic]

Yes thanks again! They’re definitely delicious 🤤 & everybody who never tried a Florida grown mango were blown 🤩 away by the flavor 😁

[Squam256]

Harvested the first Jean Ellen fruits of the season today:



Come on people where are your mangos 

[palmcity]

Come on people where are your mangos 

Here they are... Fresh off the tree today and all of 1 1/2 inch or less... Late, small, & on the ground with the storm today adding to the qty.... But of course a lot of small ones are still in the tree above... Mine are very late this year.

Who else has some mature ones in S. Florida other than Squam?

[Carbo]

I had high hopes for my Pickering this year.  First year flowering, (year three in ground from 3 gal pot), about 6' x 6'.  In January it sent up pannicles on every branch.  She was loaded for a while. . .and then she started dropping fruit and hasn't stopped.   
Still some fruit left and I assume several will remain, but man, what a tease.
My Cogshall had about a 50% bloom this year, starting in late January.  Most fruits are holding on.

[PurpleAlligator]

I had high hopes for my Pickering this year.  First year flowering, (year three in ground from 3 gal pot), about 6' x 6'.  In January it sent up pannicles on every branch.  She was loaded for a while. . .and then she started dropping fruit and hasn't stopped.   
Still some fruit left and I assume several will remain, but man, what a tease.
My Cogshall had about a 50% bloom this year, starting in late January.  Most fruits are holding on.

I think this is normal behavior for Pickering. Mine is 4 years old and about the same size as yours and set lots of fruit only to drop a lot of it. I’ll end up with 20 to 30 fruits I expect. Not bad for a tree this size. I think it’s just dropping the fruit to the point where it can sustain itself without damage. It did this last year also.

[Squam256]

Found the First ripe Rosa today:

[561MangoFanatic]

Found the First ripe Rosa today:

😳🤤 Love me some Rosa.. 🤤

[Guanabanus]

I ate a couple of fine Rosa about a week ago.  Nothing else so far.