just read the reviews on Amazon.com for that Dyna gro Protekt stuff. A lot of people there are giving it great reviews but they're also stating that it also acts as a PH up. So keep that in mind when using this stuff. I don't think I'll be using this since our soil and water PH here is already too high.

http://www.amazon.com/Dyna-Gro-Pro-tekt-Tek-032-Silicon-Supplement/dp/B000E1VZHC/

Quote from: raimeiken on March 03, 2015, 11:35:01 AM

this guy isn't responding to my messages either. I paid him $75 for seeds over 20 days ago and still nothing in the mail. Anyone else in the same situation here?

I paid him a hundred buck more than twenty days ago and I don't bother him.  He get me the best and it take about a month or so to get it from Brazil, always well package.  You dont need to be shitting any bricks newbie.💩💩  I have been buying from him for years and many veterans here can tell you Carlos is one of the best sellers fron Brazil here.  He usually out in the Amazon having guarani tea with a local cannibal tribe, if we dont hear from him in another month, I know he Sacrafice his life to bring us rare seeds and he fed a whole undernourished village; but you can trust that Carlos had send your and mine packages through the slug mail Brazil Post before his farwell voyage to discover new seeds at this no name no destination First Contact Lost Tribe!🙏

I understand that I'm new to this forum, but I'm not new to doing business on the internet. I've been buying and selling for nearly a decade on eBay, Amazon, etc. I have over 500+ positive feedback on eBay from selling internationally. I have every right to question and raise awareness on my situation. Whenever I do business with anyone that stopped responding, and I see that other's are saying the same thing (Like the past few posts before mine) it's almost always a bad sign. Especially when dealing in a place like a trade forum where there is no feedback system for buyers and sellers (Which this forum should add in the future). I'm sorry if I came out in a negative way but I just wanted a response from the seller since I didn't receive a reply on my last message to him (if it did reach him or not).

I'll keep you updated when I receive the seeds.

thanks for that great info, greenman!

this is what I just bought yesterday. It looks super concentrated.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00912FRO2/

how much is too much? and how often should it be applied each year?

I'm thinking of adding this to my foliar feeding, which I do twice a month.

How often should I be fertilizing with iron chelate? I live here in AZ with very high PH soil and water. I recently got this http://www.plantsthatproduce.com/gm-eddha-iron-5lb.html

should I only use it when I see iron deficiency in the tree? or should I add it in regular intervals along with other fertilizers?

Right now I'm using Foliage Pro as a soil drench and also foliar spray once every two weeks, and I'll probably up it once a week when it warms up even more.

That humic acid sounds like a great addition to my trees as well. What product do you guys use? I see it in powdered forms and also in liquid concentrate online. And should I be adding that whenever I fertilize too?

Raimeken, the mango trees are near the hills up on 24th street and camelback.
The owner grows only seedlings . The are very sweet tasting mangoes however big seed and some fiber.

Please note i am the original poster of this thread. Mangomaniac2  decided to use a very similar member name ... Don't know why ??

Anyway to each his own . No hard feelings just confusion.

I believe Mangomaniac2 grows his trees in pots . If untrue please correct me. I grow my plants in the ground .

I dig very large holes (at least 6ft wide and deep and fracture sides and bottoms religiously (very hard work) . I create very good drainage this way. I then mix a ratio of 1 bucket native clay / 2 buckets large grained sand / small pebbles / i bucket a mixture of compost handful or two of azomite / also chicken compost little worm castings. Rinse and repeat till i fill hole a foot above ground level to accomodate settling.  I then plant and mulch heavily around that with a mixture of shredded leaves / mulch . In late spring before it gets really hot I add shredded woodchips half a foot thick around trees. I then had a double layer of shade cloth to protect leaves from burning - will do this a few years the gradully stop that unless young tree . The most important thing in my area is the water , if i do not use My garden of Eden filter to water with my plants won't grow and they decline and die from the chlorine / chloramime in my water in Tolleson.

That's my story and it seems to be doing alright so far.

Thanks for the update! Would love to see the trees. Could they be manila mangoes?

How do you dig that big and deep of a hole? do you have any machinery? lol! I have all kinds of digging tools here and the deepest I've dug is about 3 1/2 ft deep by 5ft. insanely hard to dig deeper. All my plants are doing well right now but I do get salt burn in the summers, especially the Longans. My mango though doesn't need any shading at all. Full sun ever since I bought it 3 years ago.

Where did you get azomite from?

you're supposed to cover the plant with the frost cloth all the way to the ground to trap heat coming from the ground into the inside of the frost cloth. Pipe insulation isn't a bad idea though, but next time cover the entire plant to the ground like this picture.

what part of Phoenix are you in?

I'm over in Peoria.

I've kind of noticed this behavior as well. I have a Alphonso Mango and it's branching a lot already. Some from leaves I took off and some from tips are were damaged from the past frost we got.

I love caimitos. I miss eating them back in the Philippines. If only they're easy to grow and fruit in 9b zone, I would definitely try them.

An article with some pictures
http://www.israelagri.com/?CategoryID=496&ArticleID=1045

Omg that Flamingo looks awesome! Any word on when we can get our hands on any of these varieties?

I'm growing a few pomelos in my yard already: Chandler, Tahitian, and valentine. Would love to add more in my yard.

Looking for a nice size plant. Anyone know where I can get one?