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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:57:27 PM »
Zands,

I've seen only a very few mango trees, and the ones I've seen here were midgets compared to the 40ft giants I've seen in Fort Myers. Yeah, I'm planning on protecting the mangoes when it dips below 40 in the winter. I've never tented trees before, but when I tent, would a 500 watt halogen worklight help in keeping it safe?

Quote from: zands on January 19, 2015, 02:59:20 PM
Do you see local mango trees? I think you are living where mango trees can get killed by frost. If you plant it you will have to protect it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:48:56 PM »
bsbullie,

Thanks for responding about tipping. I'll tip around March as you recommend. Hopefully by this time next year the Pickering would be spread out a little more.

Quote from: bsbullie on January 19, 2015, 10:48:57 AM
You live in Florida.   Start tip pruning now, well, wait till March or so when the weather begins to warm and the buds become active.  You want to do tip pruning while the tree is small.  This will give better growth and shape for future production.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:36:36 PM »
Savemejebus,

Thanks for responding! I haven't really heard of any mango festival in this area. And the fleamarket here is pretty barren, almost like a ghost town. The only mango festival I have been to is the one in Cape Coral that brings mangoes that are grown in Pine Island (the town not the nursery), but the time I was there the mangoes didn't look ripe. Hopefully the Pickering I got I will like, haven't met a mango I didn't like yet, well except the very fiberous ones. Hopefully I can find a place around here that has various types of mango fruits to buy and try. I know I like the Carabao mango, but it might taste different growing in Florida than when I was in the Philippines. I've tasted the Champagne mangoes sold in stores, it tastes good, but no where near as good as the ones I had in the Philippines, looked similar though.

And topwork, I'm a newbie when it comes to trees. I've googled it before, is that where you chop down a tree to the trunk and graft another variety onto it?

Quote from: savemejebus on January 19, 2015, 10:06:14 AM
My advice is to wait 6-7 months and allow yourself to sample the dozens of varieties that will be available from local sellers. Many of us learned the hard way that just because a website or reviewers say it's delicious doesn't mean you'll feel the same (Carrie mango for me). I have plenty of space for plenty of mangoes, but if I had to do it again I would have tasted every variety before planting them. Even now I have several that I will probably topwork with varieties that I prefer.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:27:35 PM »
Thanks Ed! :)

Quote from: edzone9 on January 19, 2015, 08:17:20 AM
That's a great looking Pick !

Ed..

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:27:09 PM »
Doglips (interesting username),

Thanks for the response. So you recommend tipping? Should I tip now or once the weather gets a bit warmer, around March? And if it grows pannicles, should I cut those off ASAP, since it's still a young tree? And as for ladders, got too many as is, lol. ;)

I'll use very little fertilizer on my mango tree. Do you recommend fish emulsion and epsom salt? Or would those be harmful?

And thanks for the help on foliar feeding, I'll dilute it once I find an acceptable fertilizer.

Quote from: Doglips on January 19, 2015, 01:59:12 AM
Mangos can handle agressive pruning, research pugging on this site.
I tip (in theory) every 6-8 inches of growth, I don't want a scraggley tree, I want more branches, more branches means more potential pannicles. Wanna buy a ladder?

Fertilizer, be careful, mangos torch real easy, especially with chemical ferts.  Go easy on any ferts this time of year, not exactly growth season.

You can foliar feed with about any liquid fert that you would use in the root zone, just dilute it to 25% or less.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 03:21:08 PM »
Mangomaniac,

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for Hep35. I'll give that pine bark (is it the nuggets or mulch you use?), crushed lava rock (I'll see where I can find crushed ones)  and compost a try.

Quote from: mangomaniac2 on January 19, 2015, 01:56:37 AM
Foliar feeding i suggest a product called hep35. You will want good draining soil with slightly acidic composition. Crushed or powdered rock will help drainage. I have had good luck with pine bark, crushed lava rock, and equal part compost.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to mangoes
« on: January 19, 2015, 01:19:12 AM »
Hi mangomaniac,

Thanks for the response! I saw a Mahachanok mentioned in Craigslist, hopefully it is a real mahachanok, and not some guy just labeling a mango tree as a mahachanok. :) OK, I won't tip until another two years! :)

I'll look for the 9-3-6 fertilizer you mentioned. I haven't noticed any foliar fertilizers while shopping at Home Depot or Lowe's, maybe I wasn't looking hard enough. I'll check again next time I'm there.

Have you used or have heard of using rock dust in plantings? I've seen some videos online mentioning it, but I've never done that before. Would that be good on new mango plantings?

Thanks again for your help!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / New to mangoes
« on: January 18, 2015, 09:27:38 PM »
Hi everyone,

I'm new to growing mangoes, located in the Orlando area. I just got my first one from PlantOGram last Friday (along with a free Surinam cherry tree). It's a Pickering mango in a 3 gallon pot. I'm not sure if I will keep it in a pot or plant in the ground when it grows bigger. Right now it's 44 inches tall from the top of the soil to the top of the tree. Should I tip it now or let it grow several more inches? I'm not really sure what tipping will do (I watched a video on Youtube from Dr. Campbell). Also when I repot (not sure to keep in the pot for it's life or plant in the ground around March), should I give it some fetilizer and fish emulsion?

I'm also considering buying one or two more mango trees. I'm leaning towards a Mahachanok from the ravings I've been seeing online, but I live in a normal size lot, with an HOA (haven't seen anything against fruit trees in the backyards, seen many banana trees and other fruit trees in other homes). If I keep the Mahachanok trimmed, will it be able to stay around 8 foot tall, or would that be detrimental to its health?

The other mango I'm considering is the Carabao/Manila mango, how does it compare taste wise compared to the Mahachanok? And also, with pruning and keeping it around 8 feet tall, would that be detrimental to its health?

Here's a pic of my Pickering mango. :)



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 18, 2015, 08:58:31 PM »
Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forums. I'm located in the Orlando area (the home of the big Mouse) and have several fruit trees so far, a calamondin in ground, a calamondin in pot, Barbados cherry in ground, a Eureka lemon in pot, a brand new Pickering mango in pot (not sure if to leave it in a pot or put in ground), and a new Surinam cherry.  :D

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