That rotomax is very cool looking ....... I need to make these decisions next week

thanks for that info MangoMongo ...... what else did you see that looked good down therein 15 or 25 gal?

i do have 6 carries coming ..... 2 from them and 4 from fruitscapes

thanks again

Very good video thanks

To answer your question I am a little concerned about air flow but more about just having room to work and I do like to see some stature i.e. I like looking at the bigger trees it's what I grew up looking at.

After seeing that video I feel better and maybe I can just plant a couple specimen trees around the barn or future house and let them grow big.

I will segregate the Valencia prides and give them their own space

I'm not sure ...... it seems like it is not a smart idea ..... I was wanting to use them so they would not rot and was going to wrap them in burlap but as I said ...... the Chemicals worry me. 

That being said regular pressure treated wood has them in it also but to a lesser degree

Agreed on Glenn ....... I have had one at the house for 8 years and love it.  I am planting 5 of them and 4 mah ha chinok

I will try and find Edgar thanks for that suggestion

I'm going to get these 50 in the ground and then go and try and find more trees ...... hopefully there will be some stock to choose from

I forgot to add ......... thanks for the tip on Duncan I have 2 of them tagged but I may get more based on your recommendation

Thanks again

Mango guru's I need your advice please ....... I am planting a small grove ( hobby farmish but would like to sell the fruit someday from a stand ).

I made the rounds last week and picked out about 50 trees to be delivered in a couple weeks after the fear of a late freeze is gone

Some of my choices were made on the spot based on availability or lack there of and some by the people at the nurseries that were helping me and answering my questions.

I got about 20 varieties FYI but my first two questions are .......

I read in another post today that Lemon zest is very disease prone ....... I did tag 4 of these as the person helping me said that the fruit sells very well.  Should I rethink buying the 4 trees and maybe only buy 1 or 2?

My second question is about keitt ...... everything I see and read makes this tree sound like a very good meat and potatoes producer ......... I read they are disease prone when young but that they are bullet proof and supply well in late season.  I had planned on getting 5 of them but both nurseries said that they would not recommend them at all and kinda talked me out of them?

When I'm done setting up the farm I will have about 100 trees maybe more if I plant the whole property ....... should Keitt be included for what I'm trying to do? 

Thanks for your help and get ready ....... I will have more questions I am sure .......

Thanks very much

Great thank you

I'm still mad I killed the one I had!!  Is there any source in fl to buy a couple trees?

Thanks ...... that's what I was trying to figure out.  I.E. What. Screen size keeps the bad pests out and what other precautions are needed like doors and such

Has anyone ever seen any info on that?

Well I have some interesting ( in my opinion ) experience on this topic that I hope helps.  I have a lychee tree that has been plagued with the srilanken weevils for years now and the tree always looked horrible from them.  I tried spray and soaps and tanglefoot and sqished hundreds of them.  I did not drench FYI so that may work FYI.

I noticed one day about 3 years ago a pair of English sparrows going crazy fling around the tree ..... they were there every day for a few weeks and they were eating the weevils one after another.  The next flush of new growth produced full perfect leaves with no damage ...... first ever.  Those sparrows or other sparrows .... not sure come back from time to time and do the same thing


Sooo my question or suggestion is ..... has anyone ever put a small bird feeder in or near their tree?  If the birds frequent the area they may take notice of the weevils and deal with the problem for you?

I like the top work idea because lancentilla is a very healthy grower ....... but if your not into that it is a disappointing, messy, weird tasting, uneven ripening, splitting, yard space hog ....... that once in a rare while will produce an enormous Jurassic sized mango that will impress everyone that see's it!!!!