2023 Mango Season

[roblack]

Peachy Glenns have begun.

...and lots of variety as well. Good to know people

[ben mango]

Love when you can pick a big cluster like that. Was able to do that with gouveia this week. This weeks pick were pretty nice.

[palmcity]

Peachy Glenns have begun.

...and lots of variety as well. Good to know people

Thanks... Motivated me to go check the Glens outside.
Found 5 ripe Glen and 2 Florigon today.

The daily mango checking has begun here.

[skhan]

Same here, been getting some cogshalls and other random earlier stuff.

[roblack]

A bunch of Glenns on the verge. Everything else a ways to go.

This tree is in the neighborhood. What might it be?

[palmcity]

My guess = Unripe Rapoza mangos.

[Honest Abe]

Look like could be an “Irwin “ just my guess

[mattyboydesigns]

Pickering, 2 years in ground first fruiting

Sweet tart, 3 years in ground first fruiting. Only 1/4 of the tree bloomed.

[roblack]

mmmmm, sweet tarts

What does Rapoza taste like? These are classic flavor, with some fiber.

[cbss_daviefl]

Those do not look like my rapozas, too purple and shape is different. My guess is sensation. Rapozas are ok-to-good classic mango. They do not fruit well at my house. Anthracnose resistance seems overrated based on my experience. I am topworking my rapoza to buttercream.

mmmmm, sweet tarts

What does Rapoza taste like? These are classic flavor, with some fiber.

[roblack]

Those do not look like my rapozas, too purple and shape is different. My guess is sensation. Rapozas are ok-to-good classic mango. They do not fruit well at my house. Anthracnose resistance seems overrated based on my experience. I am topworking my rapoza to buttercream.

mmmmm, sweet tarts

What does Rapoza taste like? These are classic flavor, with some fiber.

You are the 2nd person to say Sensation. Think that is it. Thank you

[bulldawg305]

I agree. If it's an old neighborhood tree it's probably not a Rapoza; since it would not have been a common mango to find in Florida. The ones I've had get larger than that and don't recall any fiber.

[Fygee]

I eagerly await sales of boxes of these beauties.

In Vegas, we get nothing but stores selling boxes of fibrous, flavorless (edit - Keitt) monstrosities.

[johnb51]

I eagerly await sales of boxes of these beauties.

In Vegas, we get nothing but stores selling boxes of fibrous, flavorless Kent monstrosities.

Really?  Are you sure they're Kent?  Kent is the original fiberless mango.

[roblack]

So far, best mangoes have been Sunrise, Mempalam (wild mango), Carioca, and Wango 7.

W7 is nuts! Sweet, sour, spicy/piney, and something else. Think it has what others call a durian-like flavor, but I've never had durian. Just know it's good.

[Greater Good]

Orange Sherbet finally woke up from its winter hibernation




1 1/2 ft tall Nam Doc Mai #4 trying to produce again.. too early bud!


How long has your Orange Sherbet and  Nam Doc Mai #4 been planted in the ground?

and Maha has tiny fruits... I'll probably keep 1-2 healthiest ones for this year - if they hold

[fruitnoob]

Maha.. waiting impatiently



@Greater Good: The NDM has been in ground for almost 1 year, and the OS about 7 months.

[Fygee]

I eagerly await sales of boxes of these beauties.

In Vegas, we get nothing but stores selling boxes of fibrous, flavorless Kent monstrosities.

Really?  Are you sure they're Kent?  Kent is the original fiberless mango.

Brain fart. Keitt, not Kent.

[palmcity]

I eagerly await sales of boxes of these beauties.

In Vegas, we get nothing but stores selling boxes of fibrous, flavorless Kent monstrosities.

Really?  Are you sure they're Kent?  Kent is the original fiberless mango.

Brain fart. Keitt, not Kent.

lol..... Too funny...

But, let me help you out as both keitt and kent have little fiber and I enjoy both when home grown but they are often with little taste in the supermarket due to shipping/when picked/etc. etc. etc.

Perhaps Tommy Atkins as also in supermarkets and are known to have more fiber which makes them firmer and lowers bruising/smashing during shipping

https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/tommy-atkins
Also look over the other varieties at Alex's site.

[JakeFruit]

I eagerly await sales of boxes of these beauties.

In Vegas, we get nothing but stores selling boxes of fibrous, flavorless Kent monstrosities.

Really?  Are you sure they're Kent?  Kent is the original fiberless mango.

Brain fart. Keitt, not Kent.

lol..... Too funny...

But, let me help you out as both keitt and kent have little fiber and I enjoy both when home grown but they are often with little taste in the supermarket due to shipping/when picked/etc. etc. etc.

Perhaps Tommy Atkins as also in supermarkets and are known to have more fiber which makes them firmer and lowers bruising/smashing during shipping

https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/tommy-atkins
Also look over the other varieties at Alex's site.

Yeah, very likely Tommys. I've seen a mix of Kent/Keitt/Tommys running though Publix & Trader Joe's since late February. Kents have been really small, but one or two were almost pleasant to eat. The bigger Tommys I don't give another look and all the Keitts have smelled like surgical equipment, notebook paper smells more appealing than them. I've also seen the Atalufo/Champaigne/Honey mangoes coming through a lot earlier than usual. Couldn't help but pull the trigger on a few of those, but they were all tart & bland (even when I let them sit until golden yellow).

[fliptop]

Coconut Cream Seedling:



Sugarloaf:



Pickering:

[roblack]

That last mango is beautiful! And what a load of Sugar Loafs on that little tree. My tree is about double that size, and only holding 10 - 12 fruit. Nice! 

[fliptop]

Thanks, roblack! The little Sugarloaf would be bigger were it not for freezes and a hurricane, though I do feel I found just the right spot in the yard for it to thrive. It's a 2019 3gal planting, so I'm comfortable letting it do its thing. Did you plant the Wango 7 seeds?

[puglvr1]

Great pics everybody!! Thanks for sharing.

No ripe mangoes here yet, maybe at least a week or two. It's normal for me...I normally don't get ripe mangoes till mid June so at best I might be a week early from years past...I've been picking up a few of "dropped" mangoes and wrapping them up in newspaper to see if it will ripen? I give it 10 days max and if it doesn't ripen by then then I throw them away.

[roblack]

Yes, I saved Wango seeds; mempalam too.

Wango 023 - 2 is real interesting. Pretty big mango (largest Mango I've seen), roundish. Lots of flavor, floral and citrusy. Very good.

Finally tried Sugar Loaf last night. Amazing. A little overripe, and still wonderful. Sweet and rich, complex, coconutty.  One of the best.