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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Should I prune my young mango trees now before they push buds out?
« on: February 10, 2017, 08:03:55 AM »
Pretty much all of my trees are swelling at the buds or already holding small fruit. Should I snip them of just below the tip to encourage vegetative/ root growth now or should I let them. some have been in the ground for two years from 7gl but I let them fruit the last two seasons. the rest are still in pots 15/25gl, what's the best thing to do at the moment?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Information Kit " PDF Trouble Shooting Mango Foliage & Fruit "
« on: February 07, 2017, 08:05:13 PM »
thanks for posting.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 15 Gal Pickering To Fruit Or Not To Fruit ?
« on: February 04, 2017, 08:07:41 PM »
So it won't permanently hurt the tree but isn't the best practice for getting newly planted trees to establish. Some of the trees I bought are no doubt root bound as they are big trees in little pots which is why I got them. I wanted as mature of a tree as I could get. Will cutting the bound up roots shock it into skipping a season as well? 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 100 Mangoes to Zero
« on: February 04, 2017, 03:38:46 PM »
yikes.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update On My Newly Planted Mango Trees At My New Place SW FL.
« on: February 04, 2017, 10:55:18 AM »
How long has honey kiss been out? I could only find a 3gl but it did at least look stout.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 100 Mangoes to Zero
« on: February 04, 2017, 10:51:12 AM »
Quote from: puglvr1 on February 04, 2017, 09:35:43 AM
My (almost) 10 year old Cogshall...planted May 2007. Sadly I only see a "few" smaller than pea size fruits that set  ::). It also the only mango tree I have that bloomed!



Taken June 2007

10 years seems like a long time for it to only grow that much, It does look great though. I would assume you 'pugged " it and let it fruit as much as it wanted?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 15 Gal Pickering To Fruit Or Not To Fruit ?
« on: February 04, 2017, 10:47:12 AM »
Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 03, 2017, 08:42:42 PM
Pickering is just a slow grower no matter what you do to it. But, that's a good thing!

Of the 32 mango trees I have in ground, I've never culled fruit from young trees, and I've never had a problem. If slow growth is a concern, just make sure to keep it fertilized to replenish whatever nutrients are stolen by the fruit. Have your mango and eat it too!
Would you put down fertilizer during the fruiting season to help? would that affect the fruit? Does allowing a tree to fruit young (or 1st season in the ground for bigger size trees) truly have any long term detriment to the production, health of the tree, vigor, or is it just the issues mentioned ( branch damage, slow root establishment) 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sweet tart or Kathy?
« on: February 04, 2017, 10:36:37 AM »
Thank you to all for the knowledge sharing. I will plant the sweet tart in my back yard as it is a lot closer to being able to hold fruit and my neighbor said he had room for the Kathy. he also gave me permission to visit whenever I like. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sweet tart or Kathy?
« on: February 01, 2017, 04:37:21 PM »
Do they both come in around the same time?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sweet tart or Kathy?
« on: February 01, 2017, 11:33:15 AM »

Quote from: skhan on February 01, 2017, 11:20:39 AM
I think Sweet Tart is more productive than Kathy
What about taste ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sweet tart or Kathy?
« on: February 01, 2017, 11:02:08 AM »
I'm sure that only a few have first hand knowledge on this and it is much appreciated. In the end I know taste is subjective but in the absence of experience we must trust those with it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 100 Mangoes to Zero
« on: February 01, 2017, 10:23:42 AM »
I have a 3gl cogshall in my front yard planted for about 9 months with several mangoes the size of my thumb. In the back yard I have a newly purchased 15gl cogshall that doesn't look like it is even considering production. Very strange to me but I'm hopeful.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Sweet tart or Kathy?
« on: February 01, 2017, 10:19:47 AM »
 I need to plant the sweet tart ( 25gl) or let it go and plant the Kathy (3gl) I have not had the opportunity to try either yet but don't have room for anything that is close in flavor profiles. Which one should I keep and why? I know there are lots of threads on each one but I was hoping for input on a more direct comparison.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2017 fruit set
« on: January 27, 2017, 10:08:07 AM »
looks like some of my new trees especially the ones still in pots just aren't going to do it but that's a good thing.  Lots of swelling in the buds on the rest.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2017 fruit set
« on: January 27, 2017, 06:59:46 AM »
Quote from: fisherking73 on January 26, 2017, 09:19:28 PM
PPK, CC, Fairchild, and Pickering and not a single flower as of yet this season................sad panda

I find it strange that some have golf ball size fruit but some havn't even flowered yet but I have the same issue in my own yard. Some have nothing to show.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2017 fruit set
« on: January 26, 2017, 06:23:37 PM »
You are definitly ahead of Merritt island and thak you for the good luck. I have never had a pina colada or many of the verieties that I have planted so Ill be coming to see you a couple of times this season. I don't think anyone up here sells any of the newer stuff.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can This AG Southern Spray Can Be Applied On Mango Tree Holding Small Fruit ?
« on: January 26, 2017, 06:17:36 PM »
Quote from: Squam256 on January 26, 2017, 06:14:27 PM
Yes it can be, though there are superior products.

Do tell?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 26, 2017, 06:15:47 PM »
Thanks Jeff, I have learned a lot from your posts.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can This AG Southern Spray Can Be Applied On Mango Tree Holding Small Fruit ?
« on: January 26, 2017, 05:39:20 PM »
That's the exact same thing I bought at HD yesterday. I would like to know as well and the benofits of the nutritional sprays.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 26, 2017, 05:22:00 PM »
Would it be bad to spray a nutritional spray now? I've yet to spray my trees ever, didn't realize it was actualy important untill I started reading about it.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on January 26, 2017, 04:56:41 PM
I think even the worms will want some nitrogen. You could perhaps just get some cheap N-fertilizer from a local fertilizer manufacturer. Given the amount you'd need to cover that much acreage, you'd want to do it on the cheap.

I don't think you'll need to feed the trees via foliar means given the pH of the soil. Just drop some high quality slow release fertilizer around the rootzone of the trees.

You'll eventually want to spray a fungicide though -- though probably not more than a couple of times per year given your proximity to the coast.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2017 fruit set
« on: January 26, 2017, 05:17:42 PM »
I'm looking forward of seeing pictures from different verieties and areas to compare.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / 2017 fruit set
« on: January 26, 2017, 11:58:04 AM »
Pina colada

Pickering.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 26, 2017, 11:10:47 AM »
Will you be adding some form of extra nitrogen over the mulch to give the microbes that brake it down and compost it something to kickstart the process into high gear? While researching compost and potting soil I discovered that the process of breaking down the fresh wood chips will take about two years and that the microbes that do the work "lock up" the available nitrogen and dont return it untill they are done.  A home made  fish emmultion, while too hot for your trees could be a great way to atract the benificial worms and microbes, ect to speed up the process for the soil ammendment without spending a bunch of money.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best potting soil for mango trees?
« on: January 26, 2017, 08:29:16 AM »

Yes, our orange county,FL compost is primaraly comprised of mouse droppings.  :o

Quote from: palmcity on January 25, 2017, 07:48:39 PM
Quote from: mangomongo on January 23, 2017, 04:06:55 PM
the compost I was getting from the orange county land fill on young pine but they wont have any more for a long time. 


http://www.wastemap.org/Facility-Profile.cfm?idsFacility=108
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Orange+County,+FL/@28.5652557,-81.8251991,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e79856a12e4b2d:0x44c1db9bdd1af34b!8m2!3d28.4844995!4d-81.2518833


Wanted to save the California folks from driving around looking for it. Some are apparently unaware that Florida has an Orange County  were Walt Disney World is primarily located as well as Orlando, Winter Park, and MCO (Orlando International Airport).

lol   ;D So if you try going to the Orange County land fill,  make sure your picking the correct state.    ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best potting soil for mango trees?
« on: January 26, 2017, 08:26:58 AM »
 
thats a good price

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