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Hung on a tree in my front yard. Cold white LEDs. 20 meter string by 200 leds. I will probably order more for next year.-
Seems she had decent clean crops from:
Marlys
Hatcher
Juicy Peach
Sweet Tart
Angie
Pickering
Neil Petite (Never heard of this one)
I was shocked as to how many trees either had very low yields, like 2 or 3, or none. I guess I have this impression that most of ya'll in the central to south Florida area have "perfect" clime/soil/conditions for producing mangos and they should produce well most years. Seems you have many challenges like we do with fruit trees just different in scope.
A Peach Cobbler that I cleft grafted 14 days ago onto a Sweet Tart is just beginning to push. I'd say a definite "no" for avocado and citrus now, "yes" to mango depending on where you live. Being that our night time temps are getting down there I expect most of my trees to go dormant within a few weeks. We're in the 30's in a couple of days.
Nice job on that veneer graft 561MangoFanatic!
Pics are from yesterday.. Grafts were done 2 weeks prior on 10/8. First successful veneer graft onto a tree started from seeds. (Variety grafted- Florigon)
Awesome!
Its cane season again. Here's is a photo I made of most of the varieties we grow.
if anyone is looking for sugar cane cuttings we updated our website with many new types.
😁 I also subscribed to your YouTube channel
Haven't tasted Nancy or Delores either but I would definitely pick Van Dyke!! EVERY Zill mango I've ever eaten literally made me want to vomit 🤢.. (& came really close)Wow, don't think I ever had a Zill.
Now I'm actually curious to try it
When Zill is allowed to go overripe it becomes musky and nasty as described. This happens to mangos like Dot and Baileys Marvel as well, among others. It's a mango that should be ripened off the tree. When done this way it has a nice pleasant flavor.
Haven't tasted Nancy or Delores either but I would definitely pick Van Dyke!! EVERY Zill mango I've ever eaten literally made me want to vomit 🤢.. (& came really close)Wow, don't think I ever had a Zill.
Now I'm actually curious to try it
October 3rd:
I'll start updating on the forum once a month instead of weekly.
I'll have weekly pics on the flickr album though for whoever is interested.
Thanks
Really awesome!! Would've never thought to add perlite or even trying growing a Jaboticaba in an Aero!! AirStones really improve root development. (Just a helpful hint) I'm very interested in updates on this post 😁
Thanks Serg,
The Aeros have a water pump so the water is at least moving and gas exchange should be going on.
I'm a bit to lazy to drill a hole in this thing and add an air stone, but i might if i get some time.
October 3rd:
I'll start updating on the forum once a month instead of weekly.
I'll have weekly pics on the flickr album though for whoever is interested.
Thanks
When is the latest date this year to fertilizer younger trees with 8-3-9 in South Fl.?
Mine in ground for 8 months with two flushes but very small flushes, appears to be slow grower in CA.
Can someone please post pictures of new fresh growth leaves and matured leaves? wanted to compare if I got real one, lately Florida nurseries are sending us mislabeled stuff.
😁 
The langbeinite and Seaweed extract and that Citrus mix will provide most of what mangos need, except for Manganese, of which you need as much at least as Iron, and except for Calcium. The 3% Calcium in the Citrus mix is not nearly enough to balance with all the Potassium going on from the three other products--- unless your soil or irrigation water are already rich in Calcium.
Have you had your soil and irrigation water tested?
I recommend Espoma Citrus Tone to fertilize your young mango trees (and most other fruit trees). I've used it for years and my trees have all done well. It's organic and has a good ratio.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Espoma-8-lb-Citrus-Tone-Plant-Food-100047221/202258534
edit: I also wanted to point out that I don't think "inorganic" is the correct term you should be using. "Non-organic" is better suited. Inorganic usually defines something that is not carbon based.
Good points by Murahilin.
About the first three pictures of this thread, could we please see close-up pictures of the fine print giving the detailed ingredients?
& Thank you too Zarafet!! Going to try the strips next time also!😁
What's so bad about going to Excalibur nursery and getting some of their 8-3-9?
The irony of the Story is that when I cut myself I had one more graft to make, And after wrapping my hand I said screw this and I did it as quick as possible without any effort to make it work other than ensuring that the cambium layers matched. Which means that the ones that took me longer due to me being detail-oriented and OCD did not take but the one that I haphazardly put together took. This kind of goes along with what has been mentioned here that sometimes we baby our trees too much when there are so many others who neglect them and have excellent results.
Definitely food for thought for me.Sucks it happens but it's awesome & so worth it when you get a graft to take, especially when you have a rare gem like that!! Good luck with your harvest!! I hope you post it whenever you harvest 👌🏽That happened to me when I grafted my CCPP New Zealand lemonade to my Meyer lemon, the graft took so muy blood, sweat, and tears were worth it, it's a rare truly sweet lemon, can't wait for my harvest.
Took a nice wedge out of my finger after my grafting knife got stuck in some hard budwood.. learned the hard way but at least I was able to get a graft to take.
That happened to me when I grafted my CCPP New Zealand lemonade to my Meyer lemon, the graft took so muy blood, sweat, and tears were worth it, it's a rare truly sweet lemon, can't wait for my harvest.
Took a nice wedge out of my finger after my grafting knife got stuck in some hard budwood.. learned the hard way but at least I was able to get a graft to take.
