Beautiful yard Zands, I bet those trees are pretty large now. Your yard is very green and lush, mine has weeds growing everywhere. Time to motivate and clean up my yard:)

Simon

Thanks! Yes my fruit trees are larger.
Really its all a matter of South Florida's high rainfall instead of having to irrigate. It is much tougher and takes more smarts and dedication in your location which gets maybe 6 inches precipitation yearly. 

We do get dry spells.
Every few winters we get a 6 month spell of really minimal rain. This is when irrigation is needed or your lawn will get large spots of weeds and dried up no grass areas. Our ultra sandy soil will get dry lots sooner of course. I just had a new well pump for lawn sprinklers irrigation put in for next time this happens

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Zand,
either you have a super green thumb or the weather is on your side.

Credit goes to the rain we get here. Your location gets    20.4 inch yearly and we get double or more. Landscaping crewing are busy year round cutting back hedges, bushes, lawns and more. I have all of those that need some serious trimming except my lawn which is ship shape.

I took the top off eventually and cut the tree to a stump about 2 feet tall.

Its started to grow back out (in a tiny bush).
Should I select a few strong shoots and cut off the rest (thin it out) or should I let the tree self select?
Also, see the picture below.  Some of the leafs are curling at the end.  What could this be and should I do anything.

There  is no sense in sorting out that tree in November. Let it put out more leaves next spring before you do any selection or thinning.

But that said, I don't think you really need to replace your Peach Cobbler, Zands. Sure it's great, but how many wonderful mango trees does one family really need?

I forgot about peach cobbler after the theft but all the positive comments here about PC are getting to me.

Quote from: zands on October 31, 2017, 04:31:31 PM

Excel knife that takes the Schick injector blades  https://www.amazon.com/excel-knife/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aexcel%20knife    I bought mine at ebay

Hi Zands,

There are two types of hobby knife collet chucks, 1/4" and 3/8". The shlick blades are 8mm, and appear will only fit in 3/8" collet. The standard hobby knife that I have is 1/4" collet (I have 2 or 3). So which model has a 3/8" collet?

Seems like this is the only one that calls out the sizes:
https://www.amazon.com/SE-813PK-16-Piece-Aluminum-Collet/dp/B0002BBYIE/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1509481953&sr=8-12&keywords=excel+knife

I may have to go with this one....

Hi
I looked into my ebay purchase history and this is what I bought a few months back. Here is the exact Excel I got via ebay and it takes Schick injector blades
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Medium-Duty-Knife-w-Cap-Card-Excel-Woodworking-Tool-EXL16002/400968529333?hash=item5d5b9635b5:g:0KUAAOSwMmBVuowz

This excel knife being sold by luvrc who is the same ebay seller I bought from on July 26 2017


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Quote from: zands on October 28, 2017, 08:47:20 PM

Federal money has paid for (financed) so many stupid and unused  bicycle lanes where I live so anything is possible

Hey, ya never know.  People might get smart someday, and start riding bicycles!  There are a few of us in my neighborhood who do. 
It does improve quality of life.

Come on...are you really using the designated bicycle paths? I see loads of cyclists in packs of 20-50 riding the nicer tree lined streets on Saturday and Sunday. Designated bike paths mean nothing to them. They did this before the bike lanes were put in (make work projects if you ask me)  And they do it now in their spandex outfits/ I have nothing against them

Quote from: zands on October 27, 2017, 09:04:39 PM

My peach cobbler was stolen. I planted a three gallon peach cobbler and two weeks later I went to take a look but it was dug out and gone. Was planted 14ft from the road. Most baffling theft on my property. For sure the scum that took it was not able to grow it properly so it died. Rob gave it  infinite praise so this is why I bought one, a good specimen from Bender's Grove.

That just sucks.  I hate thieves and the only way I'd grow in most neighborhoods is behind a secured fence with perhaps a pet rottweiler or pit bull.  We're still old school here where many still don't lock their doors and most respect other's property.

BTW, didn't we have this "what in the hell are you doing planting outside in the open?" conversation either by email or posts?

A meaningful hedge or fence would carve into my property too much. My town Tamarac maintains a ten foot easement into my property where they are entitled to do anything but in realty prolly never will. But if larded up  with enough Federal money they could put in a sidewalk cutting into my property.
Federal money has paid for (financed) so many stupid and unused  bicycle lanes where I live so anything is possible

It's one thing when they pick fruit you waited for years to try

But getting the whole tree makes you start all over

Landscapers with shovels on hand most likely suspects.

Plant another ahead of the rain and I hope you have better luck

Thanks for the inspiration. Maybe next spring I will buy a peach cobbler and culture it in a pot. I am out of room for planting trees. Then use my PC tree for scion wood in top grafting. Then sell it a few years later after I have gotten enough scions.

Is peach cobbler that good? I guess it is from reading comments here.

My HOA went crazy on me (but OK now) but I doubt they would dig up my newly planted tree. But being this is Floriduh anything can happen anywhere at anytime by anyone. This state is full of free lancers and free spirits. The wack jobs that used to infest California come here instead. And one of them dug up and took my peach cobbler.

Mahachinok a workhorse. I have about 10-12 left in the tree which start ripening in late July to November. I highly recommend this variety to socal growers for its fine quality and extended season.

Good looking fruits and  a great yield from your tree(s)! Mahachinok is a ramped up Nam Doc Mai? So it seems.

My good friend Zands, while you are waiting we continue on until January.

Friend. Looks like October Maha Chanok

Mark

Your persistence has been rewarded. Sweet tart and other mangoes easy to grow in S Florida but takes strategy and IQ to pull this off in Hill Country Texas yeah I have been to New Braunfels a while back for BBQ

Anyways.... For variation slice off the mango cheeks. Scoop out flesh with a spoon. Then scrape the skin as close as you can w a spoon. Nice exciting flavors can pop up close to the skin.  There/not there meaning variable results.

Real mango shit tests are chewing around the seed and scraping the skin w  a spoon.  Those are boundary aka transition areas. Doing a mango test by eating mango flesh is for children and amateurs. The connoisseur taste is close to seed and skin. All else is commentary.

Nice to see Carrie mango so well represented. When I eat one I say to myself that  it is as good as any new Zill such as LZ and ST. I would be happy to eat Carrie all mango season if there were such a Carrie tree. (no there is not)