The Tropical Fruit Forum

If you get Scions that are in less than ideal condition. Such as the sent it in a sandwich bag instead of a Ziploc bag or didn't wrap in wet paper towels. What recourse do you have other than grafting right away and hoping for the best. I've heard that florist use Willow water or aspirin water.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues. I have a pretty long history with Resorts and hotels but recently it seems that the housekeeping staffs or way too comfortable entering rooms. I recently experienced this on the Atlantic side ended on the Gulfside. Where housekeeping knocks on your door before you can even get halfway there they've already opened and have walked in. I fully understand that these establishments have safe in the room and do not disturb side lock patches on the door hatch. But I find the frequency of the housekeeping staff checking doors and entering is peculiar. The first instant I had left the room without putting the do not disturb sign on my grandbaby was in the living room watching cartoons and my wife was sleeping. While I was down at the car the housekeeping staff not twice I was halfway in the room before my wife could wake out of her Slumber and meet them and was caught off guard and totally shocked. Next incident happened over on the Gulf side where I had left the room to go to a mango tasting dinner housekeeping staff knocked on the door started to come in my wife met them he said oh I thought you needed towels. First off we had only been there one day and did not request any assistance but even more peculiar later that day when I had returned and my wife had left and we hadn't quite compared notes yet. I was relaxing heard two quick Knocks before I could jump up and get to the door and made was already in the room and I was half-dressed. She asked if I needed service I replied if I was 20 years younger but no I do not need any service. So not comparing notes with my wife I wasn't aware that she had already been there and was told we do not need a house or housekeeping assistance. But I see see this as a more frequent trend in our society today. So just makes me think since I can't put my mangoes in the safe are they having a housekeeping tasting party out of my refrigerator  or cooler while I'm making transactions down the road. I guess I'm going to have to buy a game camera to record such tasting events

If Carrie is cut back to 10 ft wide after harvest will it still bloom?

This last winter with extremes and days of extremely warm weather confused some of my mango trees.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-peach-shortage-farmers-cold-weather

https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2023/05/05/climate-outlook-for-the-2023-growing-season-and-winter-2023-2024/

Stumbled across this found it interesting

https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/article/laser-scarecrows-studied-to-deter-birds-from-fields/

https://youtu.be/xAc3SRCymvU

Is this even possible? I may have never had or lost my mind but fear of vegetables. When I was little my grandmother beat me with a stock of celery but I feared her much more than celery😡

Fear

I saw an article on the mangoes of Pakistan and I saw one name sensation I remember someone from across the pond mentioning that mango. After a Google search it seems to be in circulation also Mediterranean area. One description was of a darwfish tree with a red fruit that is very sweet and desirable  the tree itself can take lower temperatures is late season. Could this possibly also go by the name of Miami late

I just pulled out a old unproductive citrus tree new real estate available what should I plant.
I know nothing of P22 the CC love I gave my daughter is precocious.

As far as taste flavor and aroma how do you rate these three mangoes in order from 1 to 3. Of course one is you're most favorite. I'll list them alphabetically not to show any bias
 Ice Cream
 Little Gem
 White Piri

Yes John 51 I had to sing my alphabet song to get it right. Hopefully!




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I'm only a month into this pineapple Adventure but since my friends are mostlygrafters. Since I put the word out that I'm interested in pineapples. I've been flooded with generosity so I had to figure out how to protect these two pineapples from the masked Bandit. This forum is a well of knowledge that has served me greatly. Still have some fine-tuning to do this evening such as wearing chain link to the bottom of the cage and gauge to stakes

Anyone going to this. Friend of mine made me aware of this. He will be hanging out in the mango section in case anyone wants to swap chicken recipes🙂
Not sure but there may be a entrance fee 😅

Some of the descriptions of this sound tasty but some reviews from grocery store bought melons not so much. Could it be with proper picking and ripening it would  taste melon like


https://youtu.be/oRfIOfMjQU8