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$19.87 + Free pickup today at Port St. Lucie Walmart Neighborhood Market

Evaluating trees this year that were mature enough to take fruit from last year. Two were more, Two were less. The others about the same.  Overall about the same as last year when all considered except new trees.

Quote from: palmcity on May 05, 2017, 04:23:40 PM

Quote from: Squam256 on May 05, 2017, 12:05:35 PM

Quote from: palmcity on May 05, 2017, 11:56:18 AM

Hi Squam 256 (aka Alex),

Row 1&2 are what I call typical Glen Mango with peach aroma. Row 3&4 are also Glen Mango with peach aroma, however they are always elongated more and always a little earlier to ripen and usually sweeter. This was my only good tasting mango in the month of April. I prefer this elongated line of Glen. Do you have any like this?

Your row 3/4 mango appears to be Rosigold.

Alex, That would be fine to find out but I am unable to verify much on Rosigold in the forum or online thus far. I tried to find a match through the forum posts but have went back about 200 posts and no luck yet for finding pictures or description of aroma matching what I smell or see with a Rosigold. It has a peachy smell before and after cutting and a peachy taste. I will include a picture of the tree that was graphed about 4 years ago but I did not label the graphs as took many from a nursery from cuttings and buying some other small trees.

I went out I took a picture of the graphed tree with the trunk visible being this graft and the fruit visible with one split being the mango for identification. The other parallel limbs in the background are a graft also but it is from the typical Glen Mango look. I also have Keitt grafted on this tree at another site.

I will also post a picture of the cut open elongated Glen with a seed from another eaten yesterday in the plate. All of the mangos eaten today so far (about 5) were sweet and good tasting except 1 of 2 Okrung Tong.

It's definitely Rosigold, the peachy smell and flavor match as well.

Here are some photos of the few remaining on my Rosigold trees from the first crop. They'll have a second crop in summer:

Great, thanks for letting me know. I guess I'm now in the camp of people who IMO like Rosigold better than Glen.... 

Hi Squam 256 (aka Alex),

Here are some beginning of May fruit at my location that I hope will have some sweetness as most of my April early  tree drops were not colorful and not sweet.

Row 1&2 are what I call typical Glen Mango with peach aroma. Row 3&4 are also Glen Mango with peach aroma, however they are always elongated more and always a little earlier to ripen and usually sweeter. This was my only good tasting mango in the month of April. I prefer this elongated line of Glen. Do you have any like this?

Row5 = phillipean, Row 6 = small Haden picked with fungal issues ripening early, Row 7 = Okrung Tong but unfortunately my early ripening Okrung Tong are not colorful and are much inferior to last July 2016 crop with much less sugar and other normal tastes (it was at the top of my list for IMO best tasting mango last year).  I am hoping more leaves and heat will result in more sugar, better coloration, and better taste.

Have you had a similar opinion of your harvest on current early ripening mango taste vs. normal ripening time frames?

My favorite daily fruit at this time of the year (april) is not grumichama, cherry of the rio grande, strawberry tree fruit, Rose Apples of various types, or mango as I have not had but one of my mangos being sweet as will happen in a few more weeks.

My favorite sweet daily treat and my best tasting fruit in April, before the mangos get sweeter at my house, is the typical black mulberry grown in south Florida. As those of us that have the black mulberry know, with a few trees you will probably get a month duration of fruit from about 4.15.17 to about 5.15.17. That's a lot of fruit compared to most other spring fruiting plants. 

Will a few trees give you plenty of fruit? Yes, see the attached picture and plant a few if you don't have any.

 

Sorry if I misunderstood

And I did read the OP. Looked to me like he was talking about the wax jambu. Asking if there was a better "sweeter"variety.

Misunderstandings and various interpretations with the English language is common, No problems and I expect that of whom every I read so I try not to post about another persons view unless they are expressly trying to interpret my view; and thus a response may be needed to clarify my view. All is good and the weather feels great. I enjoyed reading Marvel comics when younger and watched "Lucy" for the second time on cable last night (great action sci-fi movie). I love Sci-Fi.

Hopefully the Op AndrewAz will make more than one post during this thread. It is really still unclear as to the request as no Genus and Species listed. However, this problem exists daily on most other plants and even mango common names. Anyway, a lot of choices for the common name requested information by op. Thus a lot of information is now available on the topic in the thread.

I planted a Yellow Rose Apple years ago. I enjoy the taste and consider it much sweeter than the Red Rose Apple I had yesterday from a nursery grower. The Red Rose Apple was brighter and prettier fruit but so much inferior in taste IMO that I decided not to purchase it. Here is a picture on this website of what the Red Rose Apple that I tasted yesterday looks like. https://asianinspirations.com.au/in-the-kitchen/getting-to-know-rose-apples/

In some years the Yellow Rose Apple blooms and young developing fruit/leaves will be covered in fungus and produce nothing similar to some mangos without fungicide sprays. I will include some pictures of a few fruit I picked about 15 minutes ago from my tree. It has been dry till a rain yesterday and they have been larger but I have not watered this tree this year and the fruit are smaller. Oh, the Yellow Rose Apple has one seed in the center that rolls around when ripe with a small air pocket surrounding the interior cavity. It's interesting and fun to bite into and see it. The Red Rose Apple I ate yesterday had almost immature to no seeds but a harder cellulose layer in the middle with no air cavity. Both Yellow and Red were crunchy, but the Yellow are much sweeter IMO.

A website with a picture of the Yellow Rose Apple cut open showing the cavity and seed.    http://fruitmaven.com/2012/10/rose-apple/  I enjoyed reading the comments left on this site and I agree that they taste like sweet "roses" if one could imagine what that might taste like... lol



Another site showing the pretty blossoms and buds as well as mature Yellow Rose Apples. http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/content/rose-apple.htm

Yellow Rose Apple described as Rose smell and  "Fruit extract can be used to make a sweet smelling rose water." They also list some of their claims of medicinal use.                                          http://www.factsnframes.com/2013/01/medicinal-and-other-uses-of-rose-apple.html

I have a little neglected Hasya with weeds growing over a foot high on its trunk. That is loaded with fruit that I probably should pick off to let it get larger.

I also have a larger Hasya with some fruit but not nearly as loaded that is constantly maintained with weeds kept down.

Many variables and small sample size with only 1 small and 1 large = No valid conclusions.

Thanks for the information Mark! I'll look more into those products. I have a friend that is going to send me some small samples of Abound. One major issue with these fungicides is that they are very expensive and the quantities they are sold in will last the typical backyard gardener 10 lifetimes if not more. The mango growing community here may want to do a group buy and then split up the bottle into more manageable quantities that are more reasonably priced.

Simon

Dithane or any mancozeb product.  No resistance issues, very broad disease control and if it contains a surfactant is rainfast.  Is a broad spectrum contact fungicide vs systemic like the copper pentahydrate products - Magna Bon or Phyton.  You must agitate constantly while spraying and I run mine thru a coarse sieve as I pour into the tank.   http://www.dowagro.com/en-us/usag/product-solution-finder/fungicides/dithanef45

I wanted to wait to see if anyone mentioned mancozeb as the chart I found does not list mangos.
Marks Texas Wine Grape State does have a nice chart on fungicides. Especially phomopsis and anthracnose in last 2 columns.
http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grape-growing/diseases-pests-problems/grape-disease-management/black-rot/efficacy-of-fungicides-for-the-control-of-grape-diseases/

Efficacy of Fungicides for the Control of GRAPE Diseases
Fungicide (tradename)   Black Rot1   Downy Mildew1   Powdery Mildew1   Phomopsis Cane and Leaf Spot1   Anthracnose
azoxystrobin (Abound)2,3   +++   +++ (FRP)   +++ (FRP)   +   ?
boscalid (Endura)   0   0   +++   0   ?
boscalid + pyraclostrobin (Pristine)3   +++   +++ (FRP)   +++   ++   ?
captan (Captan, Captec)   +   +++   0   +++   +
cyprodinil (Vangard)   0   0   0   0   ?
fenarimol (Rubigan)2   ++   0   +++ (FRP)   0   ?
fenhexamid (Elevate)   0   0   0   0   ?
ferbam (Carbamate)   +++   +   0   +   ?
fixed Copper and lime   +   +++   ++   +   +
iprodione (Rovral)   0   0   0   0   ?
kresoxim-methyl (Sovran)2,3   +++   ++ (FRP)   +++ (FRP)   +   ?
mancozeb (Dithane, Mancozeb, Manzate)   +++   +++   0   +++   +
metalaxyl (Ridomil GoldMZ)   ++   +++   0   +   0
metalaxyl (Ridomil Gold Copper)   +   +++   ++   +   0
myclobutanil (Nova)2   +++   0   +++ (FRP)   0   ?
phosphorous acid (various formulations)   0   +++   0   0   0
potassium salts (Armicarb 100, Kaligreen)   0   0   ++   0   –
pyrimethanil (Scala)   0   0   0   0   ?
quinoxyfen (Quintec)   0   0   +++   0   0
Stylet oil (JMS)   0   0   +++   0   0
Sulfur (several formulations)   0   0   +++   +   ?
tebuconazole (Elite)2   +++   0   +++ (FRP)   0   ?
thiophanate-methyl (Topsin M)4   +   0   +++   ++   ?
trifloxystrobin (Flint)2,3   +++   + (FRP)   +++ (FRP)   +   ?
tebuconazole + trifloxystrobin (Adament)   +++   +   +++   +   ?
triflumizole (Procure)2   ++   0   +++ (FRP)   0   ?
Ziram   +++   ++   0   ++   +
Lime sulfur (Calcium Polysulfide)
dormant spray   –   –   –   –   ++
Key: +++ = highly effective; ++ = moderately effective; + = slightly effective; 0 = not effective ? = effectiveness unknown or not established; FRP=Fungicide Resistance Possible
1Source: Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide 2008
2These fungicides are not recommended for powdery mildew control due to the development of funigicide-resistant strains of the powdery mildew fungus.
3These fungicides are not recommended for downy mildew control due to the development of funigicide-resistant strains of the downy mildew fungus.
4Where Topsin M-resistant strains of the powdery mildew and Botrytis fungi have been detected, Topsin M will be ineffective and should not be used.

I use regular fertilizer 10-10-10 and I do not see a full effect of it. I know that there is slow release fertilizers, but I m looking a practical way to make the cheap fertlizee to works. I thought something like to put a bucket in a hole and put the fertlilizee there. Does anybody has another idea or experience?

Yes "Works" is the optimum word.
google::: Quick release---They generally last for 3 to 4 weeks, depending upon temperature and rainfall. Slow-release or water-insoluble nitrogen (WIN) fertilizers are available in sulfur-coated varieties, which last for about 8 weeks, and polymer-coated varieties, which can last for about 12 weeks

If you plan on using 3 cups per tree of polymer-coated slow release once every 12 weeks, you could probably substitute 1 cup of quick release at 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks. Time vs. money. Unless fertilizing and exercising and visiting and talking to your plants is your thing and then it may not matter.

See 2 posts down for more rain forecasted...

That looks like okrung...we use our green mangos to make pickle, absolutely delicious.

ok, JF. I'm presently googling and received various pickling of mangos from choices of sugar,vinegar, chili pwd., mustard, Turmeric, Salt, pepper etc.
How do you make it for it to be "absolutely delicious"? I would at least need the ingredients and I think I could get close for some of the steps in the process.

Also you stated we use "our" green mangos to make mango pickles. You have many varieties so which green mango varieties or are any ok for making the pickle recipe (I noticed my okrung is sweeter than phillipean that is tart prior to pickling or salt/pepper and have not tried varieties such as keitt,haden, or tommy atkins)

P.S. I'm presently enjoying  some Keitt Mango wine from Oct. start of fermentation that I just moved from 5 gallon container to large bottles in refrigerator and it's delicious.  I used 2 and 1/2 lb sugar per gallon of wine  prior to fermentation for a sweeter wine which is preferred by me as are most of my mangos when eaten ripe. It also maxed out the ethyl alcohol percent for the yeast. Also used rough lemons from rootstock for acid content of wine.

Anyone may give their preference for utilizing the mangos green for eating as I do not like letting them go to waste when blown off the mango trees and had rather eat them one way or the other. I have seen a lot of trees with rotting green mangos on the ground and doubt if even 50% of Florida growers are trying to eat the green wind blown mangos on the ground.

pics from today. I pruned it this winter in 2016 as too tall and need for sunlight in center.

I suspect they need chill and a cooler climate to fruit. Can anyone advise on whether chilling is needed and if they go poorly in more tropical areas?

http://www.australia.com/en/facts/weather/cairns-weather.html
Winter (June – August) there is low rainfall.
Spring (September – November)In spring average temperatures range from 20.5 – 29°C (68.9 - 84.2°F). This is the end of the dry season

It sounds like you have a dry winter to spring. Late winter to early spring would be the time to water for bloom and fruit set.

from Sep. 2016 to today we had no weather below 0C = 32F . I noticed about a week ago a few flowers but I had watered it some. I have only noticed no fruit set in dry years in which I did not water the tree. I am not a big fan of it but one of my kids likes it. No known fruiting problems to me at least if watered at the correct time.