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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need help from the mango experts
« on: October 07, 2013, 04:10:11 PM »
Hey folks,
How is everyone doing? I need advice on determining the best time to pick mangoes for ultimate ripeness. I currently have two Mallikas that are turning light green on the tree, and I have nine Nam Doc Mais that are showing a very light yellow. I know that Mallikas are picked green and ripened in a bag...easy enough. The Nam doc Mai mangoes are stumping me though. I did a destructive test on a smaller one that was turning a blush red. When I cut to the seed, the mango was green as could be, through and through. No hint of yellow near the seed at all. It looked and tasted like a green apple. I'm pretty sure these started in late May to early June, so that puts me well over the 110 days. I'll see about getting some pics up later (currently raining cats a dogs here.) I'm a bit worried about the weather...the cold will be hitting hard pretty soon, so leaving them out isn't going to be an option. Any ideas/advice? As an aside, I also had a pickering that I plucked last week and ripened in a bag with another Mallika...it ripened up well, even though, it started later in June than the Nam Doc Mai.
How is everyone doing? I need advice on determining the best time to pick mangoes for ultimate ripeness. I currently have two Mallikas that are turning light green on the tree, and I have nine Nam Doc Mais that are showing a very light yellow. I know that Mallikas are picked green and ripened in a bag...easy enough. The Nam doc Mai mangoes are stumping me though. I did a destructive test on a smaller one that was turning a blush red. When I cut to the seed, the mango was green as could be, through and through. No hint of yellow near the seed at all. It looked and tasted like a green apple. I'm pretty sure these started in late May to early June, so that puts me well over the 110 days. I'll see about getting some pics up later (currently raining cats a dogs here.) I'm a bit worried about the weather...the cold will be hitting hard pretty soon, so leaving them out isn't going to be an option. Any ideas/advice? As an aside, I also had a pickering that I plucked last week and ripened in a bag with another Mallika...it ripened up well, even though, it started later in June than the Nam Doc Mai.
