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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Does anyone have Palm Springs mango in their collection?
« on: January 19, 2022, 06:17:49 AM »
Was doing a Google search looking for mango varieties grown in Palm Springs. I was interested in what mango varieties that grow in Palm Springs California for it is under very harsh conditions. Well my Google Assistant did me a solid by introducing me to the Palm Springs Florida Mango. I very much like the flavor description of this mango does anyone have any experience. tasting it or growing it
Any information would be appreciated

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / N/A
« on: January 05, 2022, 03:31:28 PM »
 :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango bloom ?
« on: December 14, 2021, 07:15:16 AM »
Hypothetical question?
If you had a late-season variety such as cotton candy that bloomed in November and you pruned off 100% of the bloom.
1 Would it rebloom?
2 If so how long would it take to rebloom?
3 If so would there be a reduced percentage of Bloom?

How many times have you heard someone say don't cut the bloom off it'll just rebloom.

So could this be a strategy used to manipulate the tree into blooming when it should normally do so?
If you were to Prune should you leave about a inch of the panicle  ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Early mixed blooms pruned with the hope of a second bloom in February?
« on: December 10, 2021, 05:41:06 PM »
Now the majority of my trees are pushing with the exception of Karen Michelle sweet tart and fruit punch. Don't know yet if it is Bloom, Mix bloom or flush growth. I'm just curious as anyone ever pruned a early mixed Bloom and then got a second Bloom later in February

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / The top three things you most dislike about squirrels
« on: December 09, 2021, 07:45:30 PM »
 
 1.  That beady little innocent stare like   
       nothing happened
2. They seem to be everywhere. At work at the store even on vacation. Only way I can get away from them is to get on a boat and get far from Shore

3. Everyone who does not grow fruit thinks they're adorable

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Gibberellic acid effect on internode's of dwarf mango varieties ? Modified
« on: December 07, 2021, 06:27:20 AM »
I've been reading  discussion on the net of the use of the plant steroid Brassinolide on mangoes. I'm not an advocate for the extensive use of nitrogen or plant steroids. I am curious if anyone's observed a benefit such as lengthing the internode's to increase air flow for fungal issues with some of the dwarf mango varieties. Such as Amrapali and Julie.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Store bought cherimoya equivalent to a store-bought mango?
« on: November 21, 2021, 06:42:32 AM »
Going to be in Palm Springs California area during the December holiday. I've never had cherimoya. Can I go to the grocery store and buy one and expect it to be at Peak flavor. Or would I have to go to a farmers market and hope for the best.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is it possible to grow an almond tree that produces almonds in Florida
« on: November 19, 2021, 06:02:23 AM »
Is anyone growing a almond tree that's producing almonds in Florida.  What are the challenges of doing so :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango varieties you judged too quickly and later revised your opinion
« on: November 17, 2021, 12:56:25 PM »
For me it was Sugarloaf M4 and CeCilove.
After a few samplings I thought they were sweet and good but not complexed. Later had to revise that opinion after having them at Peak flavor. Some of these varieties have a longer window of peak flavor :)
One of my goals for this coming season is to have CeCilove and K3 on the same plate and do a comparison taste test.
One of the best mangoes I had last season had a very long window of peak flavor. It was a Seedling of Bombay.
And no I will not utter it's name. I prefer not to incur the Wrath of the South Florida Mango Mafia
 LOL
Cheer up people it's the holiday season. We will have bloom before you know it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Modus operandi of the Manacoo or possum
« on: October 31, 2021, 08:08:43 AM »
Isn't it enough that I'm at constant battle Total War over guavas and mangoes.You would think there would be a reprieve but no. Avocados! Never dreamed I would have to defend those to SOAB. I don't remember mr. Douglas from Green Acres or Old MacDonald having these kinds of issues. I have been wanting to go to Home Depot but jusr waiting for the weather cools off to check out and buy the galvanized duct pipes that The Californians suggested I use for a defense.






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fwang Tung Carambola taste differently then other Carambola varieties
« on: October 25, 2021, 09:21:30 PM »
I have a Carambola but I don't remember where I got it just that it was supposed to be a Dwarf. It's been transplanted three times because of mango trees and was a low-priority tree to me. I have been warned not to move that tree anymore. In the summer my wife was walking through the Mini Grove and almost stepped on a snake. I cornered him underneath the Carambola and dealt with him. So I decided to prune the lower branches and discovered it had fruit. My wife made juice and it was excellent. I decided to pick up another tree and didn't know much about the different varieties so I asked my friend and she suggested  Fwang Tung because it is quite popular with her customers. After getting home and having time I did a little research and some describe this Carambola as having a green grape flavor instead of citrus. How would you describe this particular variety. Is it distinctly different than others or just  a subtle difference.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Flamethrower palm. Where can I find one? Florida
« on: October 25, 2021, 09:05:27 AM »
 I will be staying in Weston for 1 week in March and over in Fort Myers Sarasota area at early June. If I could find a decent size flamethrower palm tree. I would take my truck. Hopefully in early June I will be able to score some mangoes from fruitscapes Nursery.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / White Alfonso. Has anyone had the opportunity to try this or have opinion?
« on: October 17, 2021, 12:41:58 PM »
I don't know if I had just had never noticed or Alex recently added this variety to Tropical Acres Farms website but it sounds exotic and interesting :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Upick persimmons in your area or region.
« on: October 16, 2021, 11:42:58 AM »
 My personal fuyu persimmon tree bloomed set fruit but aborted. Could be a maturity issue. Hopefully next season I will be harvesting my own.

Totally unrelated to topic<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
Wow! This Imaging system works really well Patrick.   Bravo!!!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Tree protector Growth tubes
« on: October 01, 2021, 01:28:24 PM »
Does anyone make a tree protector  growthTube that raccoons or squirrels cannot climb? I'm kicking around ideas of wrapping galvanized or cutting thin-walled PVC for use during the temporary mango ripening harvest window


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Forecast La Niņa weather 70% to 80% chance 2021/2022
« on: September 27, 2021, 06:25:27 AM »
If these forecasts are accurate what is the expected effect in your area?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango seed viability days weeks or months?
« on: September 18, 2021, 02:26:34 PM »
I just found some mango seeds underneath my guava bush. It appears that the raccoons found my guava bush to be a suitable place to have a feast on my sweet tart mangoes. I was pruning the lower branches of my guava when I noticed where banquet took place several weeks ago  😠
Out of curiosity I planted them to see what will happen. Has anyone conducted a an experiment just to see the duration of viability




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango trees that have a tendency to have majority male flowers.
« on: September 07, 2021, 06:44:13 AM »
Of the varieties that have this tendency. Is whether the most major factor in determining how prevalent this is?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Sugarloaf video by Zill high performance
« on: September 01, 2021, 10:30:52 AM »
https://www.facebook.com/156138551093407/posts/6188905501149985/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Excluding Malika and Neelam which Indian mango varieties are recommended
« on: August 28, 2021, 09:01:16 PM »
 Would like to add more Indian varieties to my collection. Which ones do you find that are unique.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Would planting a hog plum take some of the squirrels attention from my guava
« on: August 28, 2021, 08:51:50 PM »
Squirrels climb my bougainvillea in the front yard and get on the roof then jump into my large pink guava bush and rob me blind. If I plant a hog Plum and Olive Tree in the front yard could I possibly Harvest a few guavas.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Would running 3 strands of hot wire around mango tree repeal raccoons?
« on: August 28, 2021, 06:28:15 AM »
Would running three strands of Hotwire .One at 6 in another that a foot maybe and then a foot and a half work as a deterrent to raccoon or as my mother-in-law call some La Coon. I have some three-foot-tall Garden rabbit hog wire that I would put around the drip line or perimeter of the tree. Then run the hot wire outside of that in case they hit the hot wire and go forward instead of backing up. There's nothing new Under the Sun as the saying goes so I'm sure someone else has tried this. Hopefully with success :)

Yes John!
Rock and Roll is not noise pollution
https://youtu.be/i_i7PKdQJU4

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / September mangoes not. Do raccoons travel in packs?
« on: August 27, 2021, 11:11:37 AM »
I really wanted to be able to boast about having mangoes in September. I am losing the battle of attrition with the raccoons. Not only are they eating my mangoes but also my tuna fish. I'm losing the battle on two fronts. Squirrels have wrecked havoc on my guavas and now the raccoons have acquired a taste for sweet tart and orange sherbert. I have requested that the West Indians pick all the remaining fruit as of today. Even though this is just a hobby for me. It is still quite maddening >:(
Is it true that the iguanas in South Florida eat plumeria?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Ice cream mango Spice and flavor
« on: August 08, 2021, 10:56:47 AM »
Putting aside fiber.Is there much difference spice and flavour wise.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / N/A
« on: August 06, 2021, 05:29:14 PM »
 ???

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