The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: JR561 on March 19, 2024, 03:24:49 PM

Anyone have any luck with this variety?

Mine doesnt seem to be setting any fruit at all.

How long ago did it get planted?

At least 2 years now from a huge 7 gallon.

Quote from: roblack on March 17, 2024, 02:30:38 PM

Quote from: JR561 on March 17, 2024, 11:10:58 AM

Quote from: Greater Good on March 17, 2024, 10:29:44 AM

Quote from: roblack on March 12, 2024, 01:07:29 PM

I'm with you GG! Never have sprayed, and don't want to, but going to try on SL and 1 or 2 others. If PM hammers them again, puggin' and graftin' time.

I visited Truly Tropical and Tropical Acres Farm on Friday (03/15/24) and their trees looked like they got beyond the powdery mildew and have a very nice fruit set. I didn't walk their properties, what I could see looked o much better than my carnage.

Yeah having Har around to spray would work wonders with my yard. This year convinced me to purchase a good sprayer for next years battle.

My Sugarloaf got wrecked so hard I yanked it out. Im done with that low fruitset variety.

I hear ya! I'm giving Sugar Loaf 1 more year, with spraying next season. If it doesn't make me happy, puggin' n graftin'.

The tree is so beautiful with near perfect growth habit, and the fruit are great, so would love to be able to hang on to it. Seems I need more copper in my diet anyway.

Master Cho says Grasshopper needs much patience 😉

Actually if I just did a forum search that variety would have never made it into my yard. I dont have the space for problems.

Quote from: roblack on March 12, 2024, 01:07:29 PM

I'm with you GG! Never have sprayed, and don't want to, but going to try on SL and 1 or 2 others. If PM hammers them again, puggin' and graftin' time.

I visited Truly Tropical and Tropical Acres Farm on Friday (03/15/24) and their trees looked like they got beyond the powdery mildew and have a very nice fruit set. I didn't walk their properties, what I could see looked o much better than my carnage.

Yeah having Har around to spray would work wonders with my yard. This year convinced me to purchase a good sprayer for next years battle.

My Sugarloaf got wrecked so hard I yanked it out. Im done with that low fruitset variety.

Easy.

Cecilove since Sweet tart will grow much faster.

Only reason I didnt plant a Sweet tart was its growth habit.

Cecilove is growing slow, quite manageable.

Alano and SW seems to set tons of fruit no problem where ever they are.

My butterscotch seems shy but its still quite young.

Quote from: Greater Good on September 22, 2023, 10:57:19 PM

What does that do to prevent stealing?

If you can catch a license plate along with images of the thieves in action, that opens up multiple options for legal retribution/deterrence. Fruit has quantifiable monetary value; somebody cleans a tree(s) of 100+ mangoes, that's very likely considered a felony in Florida (>=$750).

Few DAs here will do anything like that.

They have a hard time charging people even with major crimes.

When did you graft the failed ones?

Was it during any of this heat?

I have Wurtz, Maria Black, and Day.

So far all are staying compact.

Dwarf Hawaiian. Easy choice. Plus longer season.

Yeah I have some compact slow growers in my front yard that stop being slow growers when I pump the grass with nitrogen from spring to summer.

I use like a 27 N. So they get fed thats for sure.

If you are in need Tropical Acres has them.

You cannot accurately judge a tree's future productivity by the first crop or fruiting. 1 fruit means the tree is now starting to mature.

Most reports are the same. Lots of flowers, few fruits.

Alano, and silas wood seem to work better for me at my location thats for sure.