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I've been wondering the same thing, since I plan to try a couple mango trees in fabric pots.
With vegetables I've had good luck with Miracle-Gro Moisure Control, I think it's in a blue bag.
But I'm not sure if your citrus would dry out enough between waterings.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Why everyone moved to this forum?
« on: January 23, 2012, 07:05:39 PM »
This forum is easier to use. The editing and searching are kind of clunky on GF.   Still, it doesn't have to be an either-or proposition.

GF is a repository for a lot of fruitful wisdom from recent years. And I'm sure interesting posts will continue to bless both forums.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Harry's Fruit Stand
« on: January 23, 2012, 09:30:42 AM »
Harry, I haven't tasted Thai Night or Possum Trot.  How do they compare to the others for flavor?   Which of your varieties seems sweetest to you?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ)
« on: January 22, 2012, 04:42:02 PM »

"So where are the frequently asked questions.......and the answers, more importantly?  Someone better get on the ball here."

Speaking of questions, Harry, what kind of mango is the one you're using as your profile photo?  More importantly, may I have some please?  Right now?  It is gorgeous.
I feel some good karma coming your way.  ;)


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Many thanks for the feedback.  I've ordered a few fabric pots and one superoots one.   If nothing else, it will be fun to experiment with them.

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Thank you to CoPlantNut for mentioning these, as I had not heard of them.
Has anyone had good (or bad) luck growing tropical fruits in these?
I'm thinking of trying a Pickering mango in one.  Would it be important to start with a smaller pot and gradually step it up?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What matters to you in a mango variety?
« on: January 19, 2012, 07:04:55 PM »
I'm not fussy. I enjoy pretty much any large delicious well-colored mango from a productive disease-resistant tree.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 19, 2012, 10:08:53 AM »
Hi, my name is Dan, and I'm a mangophile.      No, not a mango expert, sadly.  Just an addict.

It's a poignant story, starting back in the early eighties when my other half stole a Hayden mango from a neighbor's yard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I was hooked immediately. Soon we were attending mango tastings at the Broward Rare Fruit Council meetings, craving more and more mangos.  We became groupies of Crafton Cliff (or Clifton Craft?), Professor Will, the Doctors Campbell, Chris Rollins and Gary Zill. 

There was no room in Ray's yard for a mango tree, so I was forced to buy a small house, on a tiny lot, in eastern Tamarac.  I planted Kent and Keitt and Glenn, as well as lots of other fruit trees, driving the HOA and the maintenance men crazy. The trees prospered, I found that Kent and Keitt are easy to ship, and my relatives in Michigan joined in my addiction.

A job change brought a move to Lake Worth, where there was only room for one mango tree. I planted a Gary secured on a class trip to the Zill establishment.  We had the chance to move to a place with a larger yard, so I never got to taste Gary. The tree is still there, though.

We've been in suburban Lake worth about 18 years now. The yard isn't big enough, of course, but I've squeezed in what I can. Started with Dot and Cushman, Beverly and Jacquelin and Carrie. Through the years we lost Cushman to hurricanes and Carrie to some awful disease. But we have added Neelam, Rosigold, Lancetilla, Joellen (not Jean Ellen), and Graham,  all bearing size.  And our most recent acquisitions, with thanks to several members of this forum, are Coconut Cream, Pickering, Maha Chanok, Lemon Zest, and a tiny, sad little Mallika.

I also have an old trailer on a couple acres up in Highlands County, where I've managed to kill many trees, including citrus, jujube, and oriental persimmon. The climate there has been especially harsh the last several winters, hotter than Hades except when it's 20 degrees several nights each winter.
Luckily our goats and sheep and chickens don't mind.


P.S.  I love that I was able to edit this after the fact.  Turns out I had been misspelling Jacquelin as Jacqueline all these years.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Papaya Tree ( Video test )
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:01:35 AM »
The dramatic music was a nice touch!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jak & Coconuts
« on: January 19, 2012, 08:52:31 AM »
That is one big-arse jak. It doesn't seem to be weighing you down, though. Are you especially strong?  Or is the jak hollow????   ;)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango spray regimen
« on: January 18, 2012, 10:59:04 PM »
For mango growers in Florida or similarly humid climates, I'm wondering what you spray (if anything) to reduce loss from anthracnose or other diseases.
Years ago the recommendation was a weekly copper spray from blossoming until the fruit was the size of a golf ball.
Are there better fungicides available now?   Actually, it's been several years since I've used any spray at all, but I think that at least my Dots would benefit if I started up again.

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It will be great having a source for local fruit.  I HATE going to a produce stand in July and finding only heat-treated mangos from other countries.

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