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Some of the indo-chinese mangoes will have early fruits that have a washed out flavor (duncan for example). Later in the season, the flavor should intensify.

Yep, that's the major drawback. Very hard to put it on and tiring to use. But, then again, it's not that much harder than a conventional / manual backpack sprayer.

Quote from: shot on April 16, 2020, 03:18:20 PM

Getting me a stihl 450 duster / mistblower for the inaccessible spots.What do you think?mist blowers are very efficient!

I have an older mistblower the weight of that tank especially up high is a real backbreaker. I have to ease into mine by backing into it while it is on a table. They do lift leaves up well into a large tree. I see the stihl 450 is 28 pounds without 14 liter tank and water weighs 2 pounds/liter, woops 28+28= 56 pounds! Pretty much the same as my Solo 423 better eat planty of oatmeal for breakfast, it will eat your lunch for you.

I have a theory as to why those bloomed. We had pretty severe drought conditions in March and early April. Then during the first few days of April, the temps dropped a good 15 degrees. I think the drought set some of the trees up to be a bit more sensitive to the temp drop, so when it happened, they pushed blooms.

Still pretty amazing nonetheless.

hmm that ryobi looks kina cool. Only issue may be getting to the tops of trees when they get bigger.

Regarding the linked article: KNO3 is not an effective flowering stimulant in Florida. It only works at certain latitudes. Paclobutrazol has been effective here, but it was shown to have some really nasty long lasting issues (eg, planting  a mango tree in a location where a tree was previously treated with paclobutrazol will stunt the new tree as well).

From https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/HITAHR_04-06-93_54-60.pdf

"Trees growing the area of Vera Cruz begin to respond later in the year but lose the ability to altogether in areas north of 23 latitude. I have been told that even concentrations sufficiently high to cause substantial leaf burn (10 percent more) are apparently not effective. Trees in both Sinaloa (25 latitude, dry climate) Homestead, Florida (25 latitude, dry climate) do not respond."

And from https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/HITAHR_04-06-93_61-66.pdf

"Recent studies in Florida suggest that low temperature is the environmental factor with the greatest influence on flower induction (Nunez-Elisa and Davenport 1992). It was concluded that water stress was not responsible for flower induction, but could enhance the response to cool temperatures. Similar conclusions have also been obtained by workers in Australia (Whiley 1992). "

Soil and foliar chemicals in gaseous and liquid form, even smoke can also induce and control bloom, perhaps certain varieties more than others. Age of stem and leaf plays a part. Google mango bloom stimulus initiation and you can see research around the world on this.
Like:
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04202007000400007

Edgar has been highly MBBS susceptible for me.

Maha Chanok , Mallika, Edgar, Sunrise, Orange Essence..

Pump is boss

SR430 I will definitely check it out.
I see the pump also provides agitation! stihl has act together
Thanks for info

I use the same rate in my fogger as is recommended for sprayers. Main difference is that the fogger can be an order of magnitude more efficient in terms of total amount of liquid needed. So rather than losing a large percent of liquid to run off, there is basically zero waste. Switched from sprayer to fogger several years ago (based on a recommendation of a hawaiian here on the forum), and never looked back :-).

Is there a different concentration requirement for a fogger vs a standard sprayer?
I assume not because the amount that stays on the leaf should be the same.
Does anyone have experience with this?

Congrats. Yours are rounder than mine. Seed to flesh looks potentially better too.

I picked my first fruit today. I picked it early trying to get it before it was fully ripe and very sweet but I was too early. It was sour with some sweetness. It was the smallest of 11 fruit on my trees. I got the seeds in 2013 and planted the tree in full sun in 2015. The trees are around 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The spot my fruiting trees are planted is very windy and not favorable for garcinias. I have bigger trees in pots and planted in more protected areas from the same batch of seeds but those have not flowered yet.



The fruit I picked today along side one of the bigger fruits on the tree.

Interesting. Both of mine (grafted to a old glenn) grow with incredible vigor. I remember Walter's tree being huge as well. Wonder if there is some rootstock influence there.

Quote from: Cookie Monster on April 12, 2020, 09:49:10 AM

y? Because the branches have more of a tendency to droop when they get long?

Quote from: Squam256 on April 11, 2020, 11:26:41 AM

Quote from: johnb51 on April 10, 2020, 01:54:22 PM

I wonder what the main differences are between LZ and Orange Sherbet.  I remember Har tasting it and liking it last summer.

On their best days , LZ is sweeter. But I like orange sherbet as a tree much better.

Orange Sherbet trees tend to be more compact and less vigorous than LZ in my experience, produce more consistently and the fruit is much more resistant to MBBS.

Nuts. Someone else from socal was posting about this issue a couple of weeks ago. Wonder if you guys are lacking a pollinator or a micronutrient.

It's all about eating it at just the right time. The carrie can either be smooth and ultra delicious or the taste and texture of vomit, depending on cultural conditions and stage of ripeness. There's not much of an in between.

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