The Internet's Finest Tropical Fruit Discussion Forum!
"All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of individual participants only and do not necessarily represent the views held by the Tropical Fruit Forum as an organization."
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Irma was a direct hit on my place in the Turks & Caicos. There has been no communication with the island as of yet. Hoping and praying that the 16 people who rode the storm out there are ok. No idea how my trees fared but I will update when I know. My best wishes to all of you who are still in Irma's path.
Too bushy. I would trim tips back to 4" so not much leaves left to flap around.
Has anyone confirmed if Pina Colada is Polyembryonic? I believe Future said his came up with multiple Sprouts. Also, are there any other top teir varieties that are polyembryonic such as Fruit Punch, Phoenix, cotton Candy, etc...? By the way, in case anyone has seeds from these known polyembryonic varieties, I'm looking to buy some. I'm volunteering at mostly older folks homes and planting polyembryonic mango seeds from top tier varieties. Thanks for any info or seeds!
Simon
Hmm. I definitely cannot concur on that one. I can plow through 2 or 3 sweet tarts in a single sitting... and then round out the day with several other rich varieties. I literally put on (and subsequently lose) 5 to 10 pounds every year doing mango season. Over time, one tends to build up a "tolerance."
Congrats on the 28 brix lemon zest.
The hubby and I do an annual mango mania month (July) where we travel around the southern half of the state and gorge on as many mangoes as is humanly possible to consume. As others have noted, this year was a bit off. Some of the usual contenders did not perform as well this year. We usually love Edwards, but only found a few that had their normal deep, rich flavor this year. Some high points this year:
Ewais - never would have guessed an Egyptian mango would have such a strong Indian Spice flavor.
Cac - Rich, complex flavor when properly ripened.
Malikka - the later ones (end of July) had the refreshing Tangerine/Melon Sorbet flavor that I love in this variety.
Val Carrie- this was my favorite. Rich, complex, combines the best of Valencia Pride and Carrie with none of their flaws.
Bailey's Marvel, Pickering and Dot were at the top of their game this season.
I heard a lot of the S Florida Lemon Zest were hit hard with bacterial spot this year so we didn't even get a chance to try them. The Sweet Tarts and Kathy we tried were good but I think they could have been better.
For a glimpse of some of our 2017 Mango Quest - with pictures - you can visit my blog (though I haven't updated it with our end of July trip to Bokeelia, yet) at:
[size=78%]http://www.danakoay.com/2017/07/2017-mango-madness.html#more[/size]
Purslane won't stop growing in the seams between bricks in my driveway. It is another omega 3 source, the richest non-seed one for plants.
There are too many myths about what vegans can't get. I have been vegan 20 years and my bloodwork verifies the approach. B12, D3, free and total testosterone, FSH, T3 and T4 hormones, prolactin, insulin, blood sugar, c reactive proven, tumor necrosis alpha, interluekine 6...everything is in the right range to live to 125. Evidence beats opinions every time.
Anyone here under 44 years old is invited to my 125th....
Invitation accepted
I do not really care to know details of your diet, but I'm wondering if any other not nutritional "hacks" are utilized for such readings?
DL
Can you clarify the question?
Well, nutrition is one thing. But there is absorbtion retention, utilisation etc. Certain mitochondrian and bodily functions can be greatly increased using certain techniques. Sauna, ozone, intermitten fasting are just few examples. But if you are doing everything solely through vegan diet, than congrads. You are doing great!
